diff --git a/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_connected_game.cpp b/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_connected_game.cpp
index 3f2e0d00..9f96656c 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_connected_game.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_connected_game.cpp
@@ -4217,7 +4217,6 @@ void MenuStateConnectedGame::FTPClient_CallbackEvent(string itemName,
 }
 
 void MenuStateConnectedGame::setupUIFromGameSettings(GameSettings *gameSettings, bool errorOnMissingData) {
-	Lang &lang= Lang::getInstance();
 	NetworkManager &networkManager= NetworkManager::getInstance();
 	ClientInterface *clientInterface = networkManager.getClientInterface();
 
diff --git a/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_custom_game.cpp b/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_custom_game.cpp
index ac4800fd..c5168ce6 100644
--- a/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_custom_game.cpp
+++ b/source/glest_game/menu/menu_state_custom_game.cpp
@@ -1556,7 +1556,6 @@ void MenuStateCustomGame::PlayNow(bool saveGame) {
 	if(listBoxTechTree.getItemCount() <= 0) {
 		mainMessageBoxState=1;
 
-		Lang &lang= Lang::getInstance();
 		char szMsg[8096]="";
 		strcpy(szMsg,"Cannot start game.\nThere are no tech-trees!\n");
 		printf("%s",szMsg);