diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index c259c8a..477f917 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -149,8 +149,6 @@ int main ()
 
    fprintf (Fp_out_html, "<h2>Results</h2>\n");
 
-   TiXmlElement * XEp_sub = XEp_main -> FirstChildElement ("b");
-
    v_test_one_string (XEp_main, "/a/*[name()!='b']", "x");
    v_test_one_string (XEp_main, "//b/@val", "123" ); 
 
diff --git a/node_set.cpp b/node_set.cpp
index c1c554c..098f3ef 100644
--- a/node_set.cpp
+++ b/node_set.cpp
@@ -337,11 +337,10 @@ static int i_compare_ptr_2_and_flag (
    const void * vp_1,   ///< Ptr to first element to compare
    const void * vp_2)   ///< Ptr to second element to compare
 {
-   const ptr_2_and_flag * p2afp_1, * p2afp_2;
+   const ptr_2_and_flag * p2afp_1;
    int i_res;
 
    p2afp_1 = (const ptr_2_and_flag *) vp_1;
-   p2afp_2 = (const ptr_2_and_flag *) vp_2;
    i_res = i_compare_node_in_tree (p2afp_1 -> XNp_root, (const TiXmlBase *) p2afp_1 -> vp_node, (const TiXmlBase *) p2afp_1 -> vp_node);
    switch (i_res)
    {
diff --git a/xpath_processor.cpp b/xpath_processor.cpp
index d8d3f81..12c27ff 100644
--- a/xpath_processor.cpp
+++ b/xpath_processor.cpp
@@ -1001,7 +1001,7 @@ void xpath_processor::v_execute_absolute_path (
    if (o_with_rel)
    {
       int i_1, i_2, i_3;
-      int i_bak_position, i_current, i_first, i_relative;
+      int i_current, i_first, i_relative;
       TIXML_STRING S_lit;
 
       // compute position of the first (absolute) step
@@ -1022,7 +1022,6 @@ void xpath_processor::v_execute_absolute_path (
          i_first = i_relative;
       }
       // i_first = i_3 - 1;
-      i_bak_position = as_action_store . i_get_position ();
       as_action_store . v_set_position (i_first);
       if (o_everywhere)
          i_relative_action = -1;