diff --git a/command.c b/command.c
index bce0de04c3..1179f6151a 100644
--- a/command.c
+++ b/command.c
@@ -1859,6 +1859,7 @@ bool command_event(enum event_command cmd, void *data)
       case CMD_EVENT_LOAD_CORE:
       {
          bool success = command_event(CMD_EVENT_LOAD_CORE_PERSIST, NULL);
+         (void)success;
 
 #ifndef HAVE_DYNAMIC
          command_event(CMD_EVENT_QUIT, NULL);
diff --git a/tasks/task_save.c b/tasks/task_save.c
index 650f88f2ce..826cc7d08e 100644
--- a/tasks/task_save.c
+++ b/tasks/task_save.c
@@ -1186,7 +1186,6 @@ error:
 bool content_save_state(const char *path, bool save_to_disk, bool autosave)
 {
    retro_ctx_size_info_t info;
-   bool ret    = false;
    void *data  = NULL;
 
    core_serialize_size(&info);