diff --git a/Python/compile.c b/Python/compile.c
index a01e72ad91c..6277e42e597 100644
--- a/Python/compile.c
+++ b/Python/compile.c
@@ -2480,7 +2480,6 @@ com_arglist(c, n)
 		for (i = 0; i < nch; i++) {
 			node *ch = CHILD(n, i);
 			node *fp;
-			char *name;
 			if (TYPE(ch) == STAR)
 				break;
 			REQ(ch, fpdef); /* fpdef: NAME | '(' fplist ')' */
diff --git a/Python/import.c b/Python/import.c
index b0f46b0e877..020d149368e 100644
--- a/Python/import.c
+++ b/Python/import.c
@@ -557,7 +557,6 @@ find_frozen(name)
 	char *name;
 {
 	struct frozen *p;
-	object *co;
 
 	for (p = frozen_modules; ; p++) {
 		if (p->name == NULL)
@@ -818,8 +817,7 @@ imp_get_frozen_object(self, args)
 	object *args;
 {
 	char *name;
-	int ret;
-	object *m;
+
 	if (!newgetargs(args, "s", &name))
 		return NULL;
 	return get_frozen_object(name);