diff --git a/tasks/task_save.c b/tasks/task_save.c
index fb08c229b7..a61ae33534 100644
--- a/tasks/task_save.c
+++ b/tasks/task_save.c
@@ -1187,7 +1187,6 @@ bool content_save_state(const char *path, bool save_to_disk, bool autosave)
 {
    //retro_ctx_serialize_info_t serial_info;
    retro_ctx_size_info_t info;
-   bool ret    = false;
    void *data  = NULL;
 
    core_serialize_size(&info);