diff --git a/gst/videomeasure/gstvideomeasure_collector.c b/gst/videomeasure/gstvideomeasure_collector.c
index 061c8943f4..7619967fca 100644
--- a/gst/videomeasure/gstvideomeasure_collector.c
+++ b/gst/videomeasure/gstvideomeasure_collector.c
@@ -120,12 +120,9 @@ gst_measure_collector_collect (GstMeasureCollector * mc, GstEvent * gstevent)
 static void
 gst_measure_collector_post_message (GstMeasureCollector * mc)
 {
-  GstBaseTransform *trans;
   GstMessage *m;
   guint64 i;
 
-  trans = GST_BASE_TRANSFORM_CAST (mc);
-
   g_return_if_fail (mc->metric);
 
   if (strcmp (mc->metric, "SSIM") == 0) {
diff --git a/gst/videomeasure/gstvideomeasure_ssim.c b/gst/videomeasure/gstvideomeasure_ssim.c
index c1d7c842c9..acbe781a23 100644
--- a/gst/videomeasure/gstvideomeasure_ssim.c
+++ b/gst/videomeasure/gstvideomeasure_ssim.c
@@ -866,15 +866,12 @@ forward_event_func (GstPad * pad, GValue * ret, GstEvent * event)
 static gboolean
 forward_event (GstSSim * ssim, GstEvent * event)
 {
-  gboolean ret;
   GstIterator *it;
   GValue vret = { 0 };
 
   GST_LOG_OBJECT (ssim, "Forwarding event %p (%s)", event,
       GST_EVENT_TYPE_NAME (event));
 
-  ret = TRUE;
-
   g_value_init (&vret, G_TYPE_BOOLEAN);
   g_value_set_boolean (&vret, TRUE);
   it = gst_element_iterate_sink_pads (GST_ELEMENT_CAST (ssim));
@@ -883,9 +880,7 @@ forward_event (GstSSim * ssim, GstEvent * event)
   gst_iterator_free (it);
   gst_event_unref (event);
 
-  ret = g_value_get_boolean (&vret);
-
-  return ret;
+  return g_value_get_boolean (&vret);
 }
 
 static gboolean