diff --git a/core_info.c b/core_info.c
index 3ed5eddb0e..58d329e55b 100644
--- a/core_info.c
+++ b/core_info.c
@@ -1342,7 +1342,6 @@ static void core_info_path_list_free(core_path_list_t *path_list)
 static core_path_list_t *core_info_path_list_new(const char *core_dir,
       const char *core_exts, bool show_hidden_files)
 {
-   union string_list_elem_attr attr;
    core_path_list_t *path_list       = (core_path_list_t*)
          calloc(1, sizeof(*path_list));
    struct string_list *core_ext_list = NULL;
diff --git a/runtime_file.c b/runtime_file.c
index 098382efda..51073ab0a0 100644
--- a/runtime_file.c
+++ b/runtime_file.c
@@ -235,7 +235,6 @@ runtime_log_t *runtime_log_init(
       const char *dir_playlist,
       bool log_per_core)
 {
-   size_t len;
    char content_name[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
    char core_name[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
    char log_file_dir[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];