diff --git a/osu.Framework.Android/AndroidGameActivity.cs b/osu.Framework.Android/AndroidGameActivity.cs
index ff0e51233d..1564bb24c1 100644
--- a/osu.Framework.Android/AndroidGameActivity.cs
+++ b/osu.Framework.Android/AndroidGameActivity.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 using ManagedBass;
 using Org.Libsdl.App;
 using osu.Framework.Extensions.ObjectExtensions;
-using osu.Framework.Platform;
 using Debug = System.Diagnostics.Debug;
 
 namespace osu.Framework.Android
@@ -34,8 +33,6 @@ public abstract class AndroidGameActivity : SDLActivity
 
         internal static AndroidGameSurface Surface => (AndroidGameSurface)MSurface!;
 
-        private GameHost? host;
-
         protected abstract Game CreateGame();
 
         protected override string[] GetLibraries() => new string[] { "SDL3" };
@@ -44,7 +41,7 @@ public abstract class AndroidGameActivity : SDLActivity
 
         protected override IRunnable CreateSDLMainRunnable() => new Runnable(() =>
         {
-            host = new AndroidGameHost(this);
+            var host = new AndroidGameHost(this);
             host.AllowScreenSuspension.Result.BindValueChanged(allow =>
             {
                 RunOnUiThread(() =>