diff --git a/gfx/video_driver.c b/gfx/video_driver.c
index 9f9eadaff7..d1e566a594 100644
--- a/gfx/video_driver.c
+++ b/gfx/video_driver.c
@@ -495,7 +495,6 @@ static void video_monitor_compute_fps_statistics(void)
    double avg_fps       = 0.0;
    double stddev        = 0.0;
    unsigned samples     = 0;
-   settings_t *settings = config_get_ptr();
 
    if (video_driver_is_threaded())
    {
diff --git a/menu/menu_display.c b/menu/menu_display.c
index 6a0b90697e..f6b257fac9 100644
--- a/menu/menu_display.c
+++ b/menu/menu_display.c
@@ -100,8 +100,6 @@ void menu_display_toggle_set_reason(enum menu_toggle_reason reason)
 static const char *menu_video_get_ident(void)
 {
 #ifdef HAVE_THREADS
-   settings_t *settings = config_get_ptr();
-
    if (video_driver_is_threaded())
       return video_thread_get_ident();
 #endif