diff --git a/runloop.c b/runloop.c
index 4af4e15822..25cda90f10 100644
--- a/runloop.c
+++ b/runloop.c
@@ -880,8 +880,6 @@ static int rarch_main_iterate_quit(void)
 
 static int rarch_main_iterate_nbio_transfer(void)
 {
-   size_t pos = 0, tot = 0;
-
    if (!nbio_iterate(g_extern.nbio.handle))
       return -1;