diff --git a/gst/gstdebugutils.c b/gst/gstdebugutils.c
index 5f5af694d9..0e15797787 100644
--- a/gst/gstdebugutils.c
+++ b/gst/gstdebugutils.c
@@ -179,12 +179,11 @@ debug_dump_element_pad (GstPad * pad, GstElement * element,
   GstElement *target_element;
   GstPad *target_pad, *tmp_pad;
   GstPadDirection dir;
-  gchar *pad_name, *element_name;
+  gchar *element_name;
   gchar *target_element_name;
   gchar *color_name;
 
   dir = gst_pad_get_direction (pad);
-  pad_name = debug_dump_make_object_name (GST_OBJECT (pad));
   element_name = debug_dump_make_object_name (GST_OBJECT (element));
   if (GST_IS_GHOST_PAD (pad)) {
     color_name =
diff --git a/gst/gstpad.c b/gst/gstpad.c
index b966be4c4c..af65724d08 100644
--- a/gst/gstpad.c
+++ b/gst/gstpad.c
@@ -4067,7 +4067,6 @@ chain_groups:
     list = GST_BUFFER_LIST_CAST (data);
     it = gst_buffer_list_iterate (list);
 
-    ret = GST_FLOW_OK;
     if (gst_buffer_list_iterator_next_group (it)) {
       do {
         group = gst_buffer_list_iterator_merge_group (it);
@@ -4275,7 +4274,6 @@ push_groups:
     list = GST_BUFFER_LIST_CAST (data);
     it = gst_buffer_list_iterate (list);
 
-    ret = GST_FLOW_OK;
     if (gst_buffer_list_iterator_next_group (it)) {
       do {
         group = gst_buffer_list_iterator_merge_group (it);
diff --git a/gst/gsttask.c b/gst/gsttask.c
index 5ab1c039b6..0dc90de34f 100644
--- a/gst/gsttask.c
+++ b/gst/gsttask.c
@@ -548,7 +548,6 @@ static gboolean
 start_task (GstTask * task)
 {
   gboolean res = TRUE;
-  GstTaskClass *tclass;
   GError *error = NULL;
   GstTaskPrivate *priv;
 
@@ -561,8 +560,6 @@ start_task (GstTask * task)
    * and exit the task function. */
   task->running = TRUE;
 
-  tclass = GST_TASK_GET_CLASS (task);
-
   /* push on the thread pool, we remember the original pool because the user
    * could change it later on and then we join to the wrong pool. */
   priv->pool_id = gst_object_ref (priv->pool);