diff --git a/menu/menu.c b/menu/menu.c
index cbc6221140..bc60b28291 100644
--- a/menu/menu.c
+++ b/menu/menu.c
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ static void menu_environment_get(int *argc, char *argv[],
       void *args, void *params_data)
 {
    struct rarch_main_wrap *wrap_args = (struct rarch_main_wrap*)params_data;
-   driver_t *driver     = driver_get_ptr();
    global_t *global     = global_get_ptr();
    settings_t *settings = config_get_ptr();
    menu_handle_t *menu  = menu_driver_get_ptr();
diff --git a/menu/menu_input.c b/menu/menu_input.c
index d35cdc19ac..9ed2998538 100644
--- a/menu/menu_input.c
+++ b/menu/menu_input.c
@@ -172,7 +172,6 @@ void menu_input_st_cheat_callback(void *userdata, const char *str)
 
 void menu_input_search_start(void)
 {
-   driver_t *driver    = driver_get_ptr();
    menu_handle_t *menu = menu_driver_get_ptr();
    if (!menu)
       return;
@@ -680,7 +679,6 @@ static int menu_input_mouse_post_iterate(menu_file_list_cbs_t *cbs,
    {
       if (!menu->mouse.oldleft)
       {
-         driver_t *driver = driver_get_ptr();
          rarch_setting_t *setting =
             (rarch_setting_t*)setting_find_setting
             (menu->list_settings,
diff --git a/menu/menu_navigation.c b/menu/menu_navigation.c
index 1a65dce796..fe5745935b 100644
--- a/menu/menu_navigation.c
+++ b/menu/menu_navigation.c
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ void menu_navigation_clear(menu_navigation_t *nav, bool pending_push)
  **/
 void menu_navigation_decrement(menu_navigation_t *nav, unsigned scroll_speed)
 {
-   driver_t *driver     = driver_get_ptr();
    menu_handle_t *menu  = menu_driver_get_ptr();
    settings_t *settings = config_get_ptr();
 
@@ -74,7 +73,6 @@ void menu_navigation_decrement(menu_navigation_t *nav, unsigned scroll_speed)
  **/
 void menu_navigation_increment(menu_navigation_t *nav, unsigned scroll_speed)
 {
-   driver_t *driver     = driver_get_ptr();
    settings_t *settings = config_get_ptr();
    menu_handle_t *menu  = menu_driver_get_ptr();
 
diff --git a/menu/menu_setting.c b/menu/menu_setting.c
index a57d2a8099..c1436b8939 100644
--- a/menu/menu_setting.c
+++ b/menu/menu_setting.c
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ int menu_setting_handler(rarch_setting_t *setting, unsigned action)
 static int menu_action_handle_setting(rarch_setting_t *setting,
       unsigned type, unsigned action, bool wraparound)
 {
-   driver_t    *driver = driver_get_ptr();
    menu_handle_t *menu = menu_driver_get_ptr();
 
    if (!setting)