diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/SettingsHandler.cpp b/Source/Core/Common/SettingsHandler.cpp
index 109c80abb8..c36805d4ce 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/SettingsHandler.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/SettingsHandler.cpp
@@ -70,12 +70,10 @@ std::string SettingsHandler::GetValue(std::string_view key) const
 
 void SettingsHandler::Decrypt()
 {
-  const u8* str = m_buffer.data();
   while (m_position < m_buffer.size())
   {
     decoded.push_back((u8)(m_buffer[m_position] ^ m_key));
     m_position++;
-    str++;
     m_key = (m_key >> 31) | (m_key << 1);
   }