diff --git a/camera/drivers/ffmpeg.c b/camera/drivers/ffmpeg.c
index 036d4c0994..925c1247b0 100644
--- a/camera/drivers/ffmpeg.c
+++ b/camera/drivers/ffmpeg.c
@@ -275,7 +275,6 @@ static void ffmpeg_camera_poll_thread(void *data);
 
 static bool ffmpeg_camera_start(void *data)
 {
-   const settings_t *settings = config_get_ptr();
    ffmpeg_camera_t *ffmpeg = data;
    int result = 0;
    AVStream *stream = NULL;