diff --git a/gfx/drivers/gx_gfx.c b/gfx/drivers/gx_gfx.c
index fda6fde44a..407a0ba320 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/gx_gfx.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/gx_gfx.c
@@ -473,7 +473,6 @@ static void setup_video_mode(void *data)
    OSInitThreadQueue(&g_video_cond);
 
    VIDEO_GetPreferredMode(&gx_mode);
-   global_t *global = global_get_ptr();
    gx_set_video_mode(data, 0, 0, true);
 }
 
diff --git a/runloop_data.c b/runloop_data.c
index 5b14cc30ed..d39ee0220f 100644
--- a/runloop_data.c
+++ b/runloop_data.c
@@ -301,7 +301,6 @@ void rarch_main_data_clear_state(void)
 
 void rarch_main_data_init_queues(void)
 {
-   data_runloop_t *runloop = rarch_main_data_get_ptr();
 #ifdef HAVE_NETWORKING
    rarch_main_data_http_init_msg_queue();
 #endif
@@ -318,7 +317,6 @@ void rarch_main_data_msg_queue_push(unsigned type,
 {
    char new_msg[PATH_MAX_LENGTH] = {0};
    msg_queue_t *queue            = NULL;
-   data_runloop_t *runloop       = rarch_main_data_get_ptr();
 
    switch(type)
    {