diff --git a/gst/quicktime/descriptors.c b/gst/quicktime/descriptors.c
index d1e99c21e7..e7d5a5d42b 100644
--- a/gst/quicktime/descriptors.c
+++ b/gst/quicktime/descriptors.c
@@ -416,13 +416,12 @@ guint64
 desc_es_descriptor_copy_data (ESDescriptor * desc, guint8 ** buffer,
     guint64 * size, guint64 * offset)
 {
-  guint64 desc_size;
   guint64 original_offset = *offset;
 
   /* must call this twice to have size fields of all contained descriptors set
    * correctly, and to have the size of the size fields taken into account */
-  desc_size = desc_es_descriptor_get_size (desc);
-  desc_size = desc_es_descriptor_get_size (desc);
+  desc_es_descriptor_get_size (desc);
+  desc_es_descriptor_get_size (desc);
 
   if (!desc_base_descriptor_copy_data (&desc->base, buffer, size, offset)) {
     return 0;
diff --git a/gst/quicktime/gstrtpxqtdepay.c b/gst/quicktime/gstrtpxqtdepay.c
index 4d3a68d9db..66a9219d97 100644
--- a/gst/quicktime/gstrtpxqtdepay.c
+++ b/gst/quicktime/gstrtpxqtdepay.c
@@ -277,7 +277,6 @@ gst_rtp_xqt_depay_process (GstBaseRTPDepayload * depayload, GstBuffer * buf)
     gint payload_len;
     guint avail;
     guint8 *payload;
-    guint32 timestamp;
     guint8 ver, pck;
     gboolean s, q, l, d;
 
@@ -335,7 +334,9 @@ gst_rtp_xqt_depay_process (GstBaseRTPDepayload * depayload, GstBuffer * buf)
       gboolean k, f, a, z;
       guint pdlen, pdpadded;
       gint padding;
-      guint32 media_type, timescale;
+      /* media_type only used for printing */
+      guint32 G_GNUC_UNUSED media_type;
+      guint32 timescale;
 
       /*                      1                   2                   3
        *  0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
@@ -537,7 +538,6 @@ gst_rtp_xqt_depay_process (GstBaseRTPDepayload * depayload, GstBuffer * buf)
       payload_len -= padding;
     }
 
-    timestamp = gst_rtp_buffer_get_timestamp (buf);
     rtpxqtdepay->previous_id = rtpxqtdepay->current_id;
 
     switch (pck) {
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ gst_rtp_xqt_depay_process (GstBaseRTPDepayload * depayload, GstBuffer * buf)
       }
       case 2:
       {
-        guint slen, timestamp;
+        guint slen;
 
         /* multiple samples per packet. 
          *                      1                   2                   3
@@ -574,9 +574,10 @@ gst_rtp_xqt_depay_process (GstBaseRTPDepayload * depayload, GstBuffer * buf)
         while (payload_len > 8) {
           s = (payload[0] & 0x80) != 0; /* contains sync sample */
           slen = (payload[2] << 8) | payload[3];
-          timestamp =
-              (payload[4] << 24) | (payload[5] << 16) | (payload[6] << 8) |
-              payload[7];
+          /* timestamp =
+           *    (payload[4] << 24) | (payload[5] << 16) | (payload[6] << 8) |
+           *    payload[7];
+           */
 
           payload += 8;
           payload_len -= 8;
diff --git a/gst/quicktime/qtdemux.c b/gst/quicktime/qtdemux.c
index a992fb93a8..5f6b077744 100644
--- a/gst/quicktime/qtdemux.c
+++ b/gst/quicktime/qtdemux.c
@@ -4139,16 +4139,12 @@ gst_qtdemux_chain (GstPad * sinkpad, GstBuffer * inbuf)
         }
 
         if (demux->mdatbuffer && demux->n_streams) {
-          GstBuffer *buf;
-
           /* the mdat was before the header */
           GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (demux, "We have n_streams:%d and mdatbuffer:%p",
               demux->n_streams, demux->mdatbuffer);
           /* restore our adapter/offset view of things with upstream;
            * put preceding buffered data ahead of current moov data.
            * This should also handle evil mdat, moov, mdat cases and alike */
-          buf = gst_adapter_take_buffer (demux->adapter,
-              gst_adapter_available (demux->adapter));
           gst_adapter_clear (demux->adapter);
           demux->mdatbuffer = NULL;
           demux->offset = demux->mdatoffset;
@@ -6045,7 +6041,6 @@ end:
 static gchar *
 qtdemux_get_rtsp_uri_from_hndl (GstQTDemux * qtdemux, GNode * minf)
 {
-  GNode *hndl;
   GNode *dinf;
   GstByteReader dref;
   gchar *uri = NULL;
@@ -6065,7 +6060,6 @@ qtdemux_get_rtsp_uri_from_hndl (GstQTDemux * qtdemux, GNode * minf)
         gst_byte_reader_skip (&dref, 4) &&
         gst_byte_reader_get_uint32_be (&dref, &dref_num_entries)) {
       gint i;
-      hndl = NULL;
 
       /* search dref entries for hndl atom */
       for (i = 0; i < dref_num_entries; i++) {