diff --git a/lib/libqof/qof/gnc-date.c b/lib/libqof/qof/gnc-date.c
index b0e005736f..a649021560 100644
--- a/lib/libqof/qof/gnc-date.c
+++ b/lib/libqof/qof/gnc-date.c
@@ -1006,7 +1006,6 @@ qof_strftime(gchar *buf, gsize max, const gchar *format, const struct tm *tm)
 {
     gsize convlen, retval;
     gchar *convbuf;
-    GError *error = NULL;
 
     g_return_val_if_fail(buf, 0);
     g_return_val_if_fail(max > 0, 0);
diff --git a/src/app-utils/file-utils.c b/src/app-utils/file-utils.c
index d4e8f48422..a3d23a13be 100644
--- a/src/app-utils/file-utils.c
+++ b/src/app-utils/file-utils.c
@@ -182,7 +182,6 @@ gnc_getline (gchar **line, FILE *file)
 static gboolean
 gnc_update_state_file_keys(const gchar *filename)
 {
-  const gchar *eol;
   gchar *contents, **lines, *line, **kv, **parts, *part, *newkey;
   GError *error = NULL;
   int i, j;