diff --git a/gst/gstelementfactory.c b/gst/gstelementfactory.c
index 7817bc1332..bb3ef8e455 100644
--- a/gst/gstelementfactory.c
+++ b/gst/gstelementfactory.c
@@ -133,8 +133,6 @@ gst_element_factory_cleanup (GstElementFactory *factory)
   padtemplates = factory->padtemplates;
 
   while (padtemplates) {
-    GstPadTemplate *oldtempl = GST_PAD_TEMPLATE (padtemplates->data);
-
     /* We leak the padtemplates, since they're generally not properly
      * ref'ed by the factories */
     /* gst_object_unref (GST_OBJECT (oldtempl)); */
diff --git a/gst/gstpad.c b/gst/gstpad.c
index b5c293d2cc..d74dd1be54 100644
--- a/gst/gstpad.c
+++ b/gst/gstpad.c
@@ -1311,7 +1311,7 @@ gst_pad_get_ghost_pad_list (GstPad *pad)
 static GstPadLinkReturn
 gst_pad_try_set_caps_func (GstRealPad *pad, GstCaps *caps, gboolean notify)
 {
-  GstCaps *oldcaps, *allowed = NULL;
+  GstCaps *allowed = NULL;
   GstPadTemplate *template;
   GstElement *parent = GST_PAD_PARENT (pad);