diff --git a/ges/ges-timeline-test-source.c b/ges/ges-timeline-test-source.c
index 6a7f1d6d4b..fe24fd76dc 100644
--- a/ges/ges-timeline-test-source.c
+++ b/ges/ges-timeline-test-source.c
@@ -308,16 +308,14 @@ ges_timeline_test_source_new (void)
 GESTimelineTestSource *
 ges_timeline_test_source_new_for_nick (gchar * nick)
 {
-  GESTimelineTestSource *ret;
   GEnumValue *value;
   int i;
 
   for (i = 0, value = &vpattern_enum_values[i]; value->value_nick;
       value = &vpattern_enum_values[i++]) {
     if (!strcmp (nick, value->value_nick)) {
-      ret = g_object_new (GES_TYPE_TIMELINE_TEST_SOURCE, "vpattern",
+      return g_object_new (GES_TYPE_TIMELINE_TEST_SOURCE, "vpattern",
           (gint) value->value, NULL);
-      return ret;
     }
     value++;
   }
diff --git a/ges/ges-timeline-transition.c b/ges/ges-timeline-transition.c
index 4ef9ae5f2d..216febb6d9 100644
--- a/ges/ges-timeline-transition.c
+++ b/ges/ges-timeline-transition.c
@@ -184,12 +184,8 @@ ges_tl_transition_create_track_object (GESTimelineObject * obj,
 GESTimelineTransition *
 ges_timeline_transition_new (GESVideoTransitionType vtype)
 {
-  GESTimelineTransition *ret;
-
-  ret = g_object_new (GES_TYPE_TIMELINE_TRANSITION, "vtype", (gint) vtype,
+  return g_object_new (GES_TYPE_TIMELINE_TRANSITION, "vtype", (gint) vtype,
       NULL);
-
-  return ret;
 }
 
 /**