diff --git a/sys/vdpau/basevideodecoder/gstbasevideodecoder.c b/sys/vdpau/basevideodecoder/gstbasevideodecoder.c
index 7bbfb4ea57..d2a1b145de 100644
--- a/sys/vdpau/basevideodecoder/gstbasevideodecoder.c
+++ b/sys/vdpau/basevideodecoder/gstbasevideodecoder.c
@@ -266,12 +266,9 @@ static gboolean
 gst_base_video_decoder_sink_event (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event)
 {
   GstBaseVideoDecoder *base_video_decoder;
-  GstBaseVideoDecoderClass *base_video_decoder_class;
   gboolean res = FALSE;
 
   base_video_decoder = GST_BASE_VIDEO_DECODER (gst_pad_get_parent (pad));
-  base_video_decoder_class =
-      GST_BASE_VIDEO_DECODER_GET_CLASS (base_video_decoder);
 
   switch (GST_EVENT_TYPE (event)) {
     case GST_EVENT_EOS:
@@ -634,7 +631,6 @@ static GstFlowReturn
 gst_base_video_decoder_chain (GstPad * pad, GstBuffer * buf)
 {
   GstBaseVideoDecoder *base_video_decoder;
-  GstBaseVideoDecoderClass *base_video_decoder_class;
   GstFlowReturn ret;
 
   GST_DEBUG ("chain %" GST_TIME_FORMAT " duration %" GST_TIME_FORMAT,
@@ -651,8 +647,6 @@ gst_base_video_decoder_chain (GstPad * pad, GstBuffer * buf)
 #endif
 
   base_video_decoder = GST_BASE_VIDEO_DECODER (gst_pad_get_parent (pad));
-  base_video_decoder_class =
-      GST_BASE_VIDEO_DECODER_GET_CLASS (base_video_decoder);
 
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (base_video_decoder, "chain");
 
@@ -968,16 +962,11 @@ void
 gst_base_video_decoder_skip_frame (GstBaseVideoDecoder * base_video_decoder,
     GstVideoFrame * frame)
 {
-  GstBaseVideoDecoderClass *base_video_decoder_class;
-
   GstClockTime presentation_timestamp;
   GstClockTime presentation_duration;
 
   GST_DEBUG ("skip frame");
 
-  base_video_decoder_class =
-      GST_BASE_VIDEO_DECODER_GET_CLASS (base_video_decoder);
-
   gst_base_video_decoder_calculate_timestamps (base_video_decoder, frame,
       &presentation_timestamp, &presentation_duration);
 
@@ -1112,11 +1101,9 @@ static void
 gst_base_video_decoder_finalize (GObject * object)
 {
   GstBaseVideoDecoder *base_video_decoder;
-  GstBaseVideoDecoderClass *base_video_decoder_class;
 
   g_return_if_fail (GST_IS_BASE_VIDEO_DECODER (object));
   base_video_decoder = GST_BASE_VIDEO_DECODER (object);
-  base_video_decoder_class = GST_BASE_VIDEO_DECODER_GET_CLASS (object);
 
   g_object_unref (base_video_decoder->input_adapter);
 
diff --git a/sys/vdpau/gstvdpsink.c b/sys/vdpau/gstvdpsink.c
index 31a3d5926d..c3d097fdd4 100644
--- a/sys/vdpau/gstvdpsink.c
+++ b/sys/vdpau/gstvdpsink.c
@@ -1391,11 +1391,9 @@ static void
 gst_vdp_sink_class_init (VdpSinkClass * klass)
 {
   GObjectClass *gobject_class;
-  GstElementClass *gstelement_class;
   GstBaseSinkClass *gstbasesink_class;
 
   gobject_class = (GObjectClass *) klass;
-  gstelement_class = (GstElementClass *) klass;
   gstbasesink_class = (GstBaseSinkClass *) klass;
 
   parent_class = g_type_class_peek_parent (klass);
diff --git a/sys/vdpau/h264/gsth264dpb.c b/sys/vdpau/h264/gsth264dpb.c
index 71a04e9635..4fadc171c2 100644
--- a/sys/vdpau/h264/gsth264dpb.c
+++ b/sys/vdpau/h264/gsth264dpb.c
@@ -132,13 +132,10 @@ gst_h264_dpb_bump (GstH264DPB * dpb, guint poc, GstFlowReturn * ret)
 GstFlowReturn
 gst_h264_dpb_add (GstH264DPB * dpb, GstH264Frame * h264_frame)
 {
-  GstH264Frame **frames;
   GstFlowReturn ret;
 
   GST_DEBUG ("add frame with poc: %d", h264_frame->poc);
 
-  frames = dpb->frames;
-
   if (h264_frame->is_reference && h264_frame->is_long_term &&
       (h264_frame->frame_idx > dpb->max_longterm_frame_idx))
     h264_frame->is_reference = FALSE;
diff --git a/sys/vdpau/h264/gsth264parser.c b/sys/vdpau/h264/gsth264parser.c
index b154a54cc7..a2a3cf0b82 100644
--- a/sys/vdpau/h264/gsth264parser.c
+++ b/sys/vdpau/h264/gsth264parser.c
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ gst_h264_slice_parse_ref_pic_list_reordering (GstH264Slice * slice,
       do {
         READ_UE_ALLOWED (reader, reordering_of_pic_nums_idc, 0, 3);
         if (reordering_of_pic_nums_idc == 0 || reordering_of_pic_nums_idc == 1) {
-          guint32 abs_diff_pic_num_minus1;
+          guint32 abs_diff_pic_num_minus1 G_GNUC_UNUSED;
 
           READ_UE_ALLOWED (reader, abs_diff_pic_num_minus1, 0,
               slice->MaxPicNum - 1);
diff --git a/sys/vdpau/h264/gstvdph264dec.c b/sys/vdpau/h264/gstvdph264dec.c
index 8d7e3fa4ec..6c181aff01 100644
--- a/sys/vdpau/h264/gstvdph264dec.c
+++ b/sys/vdpau/h264/gstvdph264dec.c
@@ -471,8 +471,8 @@ gst_vdp_h264_dec_handle_frame (GstBaseVideoDecoder * base_video_decoder,
 
   GstH264Frame *h264_frame;
   GstH264Slice *slice;
-  GstH264Picture *pic;
-  GstH264Sequence *seq;
+  GstH264Picture *pic G_GNUC_UNUSED;
+  GstH264Sequence *seq G_GNUC_UNUSED;
 
   GstFlowReturn ret;
   GstVdpVideoBuffer *outbuf;