diff --git a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_start.c b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_start.c
index aa82c7c269..c004d15b0f 100644
--- a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_start.c
+++ b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_start.c
@@ -223,7 +223,6 @@ static int action_start_core_setting(unsigned type,
 static int action_start_playlist_association(unsigned type, const char *label)
 {
    playlist_t *playlist  = playlist_get_cached();
-   bool load_playlist    = false;
 
    if (!playlist)
       return -1;
diff --git a/playlist.c b/playlist.c
index 20fbe20075..c58a15ac1b 100644
--- a/playlist.c
+++ b/playlist.c
@@ -1937,7 +1937,6 @@ static bool playlist_read_file(
       char metadata_line[1024];
       char default_core_path[1024];
       char default_core_name[1024];
-      char metadata_char;
       size_t metadata_counter;
 
       for (i = 0; i < PLAYLIST_ENTRIES; i++)
@@ -1946,7 +1945,6 @@ static bool playlist_read_file(
       metadata_line[0]     = '\0';
       default_core_path[0] = '\0';
       default_core_name[0] = '\0';
-      metadata_char        = 0;
       metadata_counter     = 0;
 
       /* Attempt to read metadata lines at end of file */