diff --git a/gfx/drivers/gl.c b/gfx/drivers/gl.c
index d7ac4f975f..423a2ad206 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/gl.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/gl.c
@@ -877,7 +877,6 @@ static void gl_set_video_mode(void *data, unsigned width, unsigned height,
       bool fullscreen)
 {
    gl_t                    *gl = (gl_t*)data;
-   driver_t            *driver = driver_get_ptr();
    const gfx_ctx_driver_t *ctx = gfx_ctx_get_ptr();
 
    if (gl && ctx && ctx->set_video_mode)
@@ -1197,6 +1196,8 @@ static void gl_init_textures(gl_t *gl, const video_info_t *video)
 {
    unsigned i;
    const gfx_ctx_driver_t *ctx = gfx_ctx_get_ptr();
+    
+   (void)ctx;
 
 #if defined(HAVE_EGL) && defined(HAVE_OPENGLES2)
    // Use regular textures if we use HW render.
@@ -1734,7 +1735,6 @@ static void gl_free(void *data)
 {
    gl_t *gl = (gl_t*)data;
    const struct font_renderer *font_driver = NULL;
-   driver_t           *driver  = driver_get_ptr();
    const gfx_ctx_driver_t *ctx = gfx_ctx_get_ptr();
 
    if (!gl)
@@ -1817,7 +1817,6 @@ static void gl_set_nonblock_state(void *data, bool state)
 {
    gl_t             *gl        = (gl_t*)data;
    settings_t        *settings = config_get_ptr();
-   driver_t           *driver  = driver_get_ptr();
    const gfx_ctx_driver_t *ctx = gfx_ctx_get_ptr();
 
    if (!gl)
@@ -2477,7 +2476,6 @@ static bool gl_alive(void *data)
    bool quit = false, resize = false;
    gl_t *gl = (gl_t*)data;
    runloop_t *runloop = rarch_main_get_ptr();
-   driver_t  *driver  = driver_get_ptr();
    const gfx_ctx_driver_t *ctx = gfx_ctx_get_ptr();
     
    if (!gl)
@@ -2498,7 +2496,6 @@ static bool gl_alive(void *data)
 static bool gl_focus(void *data)
 {
    gl_t *gl = (gl_t*)data;
-   driver_t  *driver  = driver_get_ptr();
    const gfx_ctx_driver_t *ctx = gfx_ctx_get_ptr();
 
    if (!gl)
@@ -2509,7 +2506,6 @@ static bool gl_focus(void *data)
 static bool gl_suppress_screensaver(void *data, bool enable)
 {
    gl_t *gl = (gl_t*)data;
-   driver_t  *driver  = driver_get_ptr();
    const gfx_ctx_driver_t *ctx = gfx_ctx_get_ptr();
 
    if (gl && ctx)
@@ -2520,7 +2516,6 @@ static bool gl_suppress_screensaver(void *data, bool enable)
 static bool gl_has_windowed(void *data)
 {
    gl_t *gl = (gl_t*)data;
-   driver_t  *driver  = driver_get_ptr();
    const gfx_ctx_driver_t *ctx = gfx_ctx_get_ptr();
 
    if (gl && ctx)
@@ -2992,7 +2987,6 @@ static void gl_overlay_vertex_geom(void *data,
 static void gl_overlay_enable(void *data, bool state)
 {
    gl_t *gl           = (gl_t*)data;
-   driver_t  *driver  = driver_get_ptr();
    const gfx_ctx_driver_t *ctx = gfx_ctx_get_ptr();
 
    if (!gl)
@@ -3093,7 +3087,6 @@ static uintptr_t gl_get_current_framebuffer(void *data)
 
 static retro_proc_address_t gl_get_proc_address(void *data, const char *sym)
 {
-   driver_t  *driver  = driver_get_ptr();
    const gfx_ctx_driver_t *ctx = gfx_ctx_get_ptr();
 
    return ctx->get_proc_address(sym);
@@ -3202,7 +3195,6 @@ static void gl_set_osd_msg(void *data, const char *msg,
 static void gl_show_mouse(void *data, bool state)
 {
    gl_t *gl = (gl_t*)data;
-   driver_t  *driver  = driver_get_ptr();
    const gfx_ctx_driver_t *ctx = gfx_ctx_get_ptr();
 
    if (gl && ctx->show_mouse)
@@ -3218,7 +3210,6 @@ static struct video_shader *gl_get_current_shader(void *data)
 static void gl_get_video_output_size(void *data, unsigned *width, unsigned *height)
 {
    gl_t *gl = (gl_t*)data;
-   driver_t  *driver  = driver_get_ptr();
    const gfx_ctx_driver_t *ctx = gfx_ctx_get_ptr();
 
    if (ctx->get_video_output_size)
@@ -3228,7 +3219,6 @@ static void gl_get_video_output_size(void *data, unsigned *width, unsigned *heig
 static void gl_get_video_output_prev(void *data)
 {
    gl_t *gl = (gl_t*)data;
-   driver_t  *driver  = driver_get_ptr();
    const gfx_ctx_driver_t *ctx = gfx_ctx_get_ptr();
 
    if (ctx->get_video_output_prev)
@@ -3238,7 +3228,6 @@ static void gl_get_video_output_prev(void *data)
 static void gl_get_video_output_next(void *data)
 {
    gl_t *gl = (gl_t*)data;
-   driver_t  *driver  = driver_get_ptr();
    const gfx_ctx_driver_t *ctx = gfx_ctx_get_ptr();
 
    if (ctx->get_video_output_next)