diff --git a/frontend/frontend.c b/frontend/frontend.c
index 84b5500f4a..47e57cca0d 100644
--- a/frontend/frontend.c
+++ b/frontend/frontend.c
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
  **/
 void main_exit(void *args)
 {
-   driver_t *driver                      = driver_get_ptr();
    settings_t *settings                  = config_get_ptr();
    global_t   *global                    = global_get_ptr();
 
@@ -53,6 +52,7 @@ void main_exit(void *args)
    if (global->inited.main)
    {
 #ifdef HAVE_MENU
+      driver_t *driver     = driver_get_ptr();
       /* Do not want menu context to live any more. */
       driver->menu_data_own = false;
 #endif
diff --git a/gfx/common/win32_common.cpp b/gfx/common/win32_common.cpp
index 360de77963..3bec5c195f 100644
--- a/gfx/common/win32_common.cpp
+++ b/gfx/common/win32_common.cpp
@@ -459,10 +459,9 @@ bool win32_set_video_mode(void *data,
    float refresh_mod;
    unsigned refresh;
    bool windowed_full;
-   RECT rect   = {0};
-   HMONITOR hm_to_use = NULL;
-   driver_t *driver     = driver_get_ptr();
-   settings_t *settings = config_get_ptr();
+   RECT rect             = {0};
+   HMONITOR hm_to_use    = NULL;
+   settings_t *settings  = config_get_ptr();
 
    win32_monitor_info(&current_mon, &hm_to_use, &mon_id);
 
diff --git a/gfx/d3d/d3d.cpp b/gfx/d3d/d3d.cpp
index b7625a3254..51d88e2f51 100644
--- a/gfx/d3d/d3d.cpp
+++ b/gfx/d3d/d3d.cpp
@@ -358,7 +358,6 @@ static bool d3d_initialize(d3d_video_t *d3d, const video_info_t *info)
    unsigned width, height;
    bool ret             = true;
    settings_t *settings = config_get_ptr();
-   driver_t   *driver   = driver_get_ptr();
 
    if (!d3d)
       return false;
@@ -536,7 +535,6 @@ static bool d3d_construct(d3d_video_t *d3d,
       void **input_data)
 {
    unsigned full_x, full_y;
-   driver_t    *driver         = driver_get_ptr();
    settings_t    *settings     = config_get_ptr();
 
    d3d->should_resize = false;
@@ -1430,7 +1428,6 @@ static bool d3d_frame(void *data, const void *frame,
    unsigned i                          = 0;
    d3d_video_t *d3d                    = (d3d_video_t*)data;
    LPDIRECT3DDEVICE d3dr               = (LPDIRECT3DDEVICE)d3d->dev;
-   driver_t *driver                    = driver_get_ptr();
    settings_t *settings                = config_get_ptr();
    HWND window                         = win32_get_window();
 
diff --git a/gfx/drivers/vita2d_gfx.c b/gfx/drivers/vita2d_gfx.c
index cd975e8dc6..052e8b1fe6 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/vita2d_gfx.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/vita2d_gfx.c
@@ -80,8 +80,7 @@ typedef struct vita_video
 static void *vita2d_gfx_init(const video_info_t *video,
       const input_driver_t **input, void **input_data)
 {
-   vita_video_t *vita = (vita_video_t *)calloc(1, sizeof(vita_video_t));
-   driver_t            *driver = driver_get_ptr();
+   vita_video_t *vita   = (vita_video_t *)calloc(1, sizeof(vita_video_t));
    settings_t *settings = config_get_ptr();
 
    if (!vita)
diff --git a/menu/drivers/rgui.c b/menu/drivers/rgui.c
index c414b15a59..c73931a9ee 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/rgui.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/rgui.c
@@ -424,7 +424,6 @@ static void rgui_render(void)
    uint16_t *fb_data              = NULL;
    rgui_t *rgui                   = NULL;
    menu_handle_t *menu            = menu_driver_get_ptr();
-   driver_t *driver               = driver_get_ptr();
    settings_t *settings           = config_get_ptr();
 
    video_driver_ctl(RARCH_DISPLAY_CTL_GET_FRAME_COUNT, &frame_count);
@@ -435,8 +434,6 @@ static void rgui_render(void)
    title_msg[0] = '\0';
    timedate[0]  = '\0';
 
-   (void)driver;
-
    if (!menu || !menu->userdata)
       return;
 
diff --git a/menu/drivers/rmenu_xui.cpp b/menu/drivers/rmenu_xui.cpp
index c31f7cb9fb..165a26622c 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/rmenu_xui.cpp
+++ b/menu/drivers/rmenu_xui.cpp
@@ -274,9 +274,7 @@ static void* rmenu_xui_init(void)
    video_info_t video_info     = {0};
    TypefaceDescriptor typeface = {0};
    settings_t *settings        = config_get_ptr();
-   driver_t   *driver          = driver_get_ptr();
-   menu_handle_t *menu         = (menu_handle_t*)
-      calloc(1, sizeof(*menu));
+   menu_handle_t *menu         = (menu_handle_t*)calloc(1, sizeof(*menu));
 
    if (!menu)
       return NULL;
@@ -368,8 +366,7 @@ static void xui_render_message(const char *msg)
    size_t i                      = 0;
    size_t j                      = 0;
    struct string_list *list      = NULL;
-   driver_t *driver              = driver_get_ptr();
-   d3d_video_t *d3d = (d3d_video_t*)video_driver_get_ptr(false);
+   d3d_video_t              *d3d = (d3d_video_t*)video_driver_get_ptr(false);
 
    if (!d3d)
       return;
@@ -408,10 +405,9 @@ static void rmenu_xui_frame(void)
    D3DXMATRIX matOrigView;
    LPDIRECT3DDEVICE d3dr;
    const char *message;
-   D3DVIEWPORT vp_full = {0};
-   d3d_video_t *d3d = NULL;
+   D3DVIEWPORT vp_full   = {0};
+   d3d_video_t *d3d      = NULL;
    menu_handle_t *menu   = menu_driver_get_ptr();
-   driver_t      *driver = driver_get_ptr();
 
    if (!menu)
       return;
diff --git a/menu/drivers/zarch.c b/menu/drivers/zarch.c
index 06a300de1a..bd172af348 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/zarch.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/zarch.c
@@ -967,15 +967,12 @@ static void zarch_frame(void)
    float coord_color[16];
    float coord_color2[16];
    zui_t *zui           = NULL;
-   driver_t *driver     = driver_get_ptr();
    settings_t *settings = config_get_ptr();
    menu_handle_t *menu  = menu_driver_get_ptr();
    
    if (!menu)
       return;
 
-   (void)driver;
-   
    zui      = (zui_t*)menu->userdata;
    zui->menu = menu;
 
@@ -1125,7 +1122,6 @@ error:
 static void zarch_free(void *data)
 {
    menu_handle_t *menu                     = (menu_handle_t*)data;
-   driver_t      *driver                   = driver_get_ptr();
    zui_t        *zui                       = (zui_t*)menu->userdata;
 
    if (!zui || !menu)
@@ -1150,10 +1146,9 @@ static void zarch_context_bg_destroy(zui_t *zui)
 static void zarch_context_destroy(void)
 {
    menu_handle_t *menu   = menu_driver_get_ptr();
-   driver_t      *driver = driver_get_ptr();
    zui_t        *zui     = menu ? (zui_t*)menu->userdata : NULL;
     
-   if (!menu || !zui || !driver)
+   if (!menu || !zui)
       return;
 
    menu_display_free_main_font();