diff --git a/builtin/cat-file.c b/builtin/cat-file.c
index 00528ddc38..ad29000736 100644
--- a/builtin/cat-file.c
+++ b/builtin/cat-file.c
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ static int batch_one_object(const char *obj_name, int print_contents)
 	unsigned char sha1[20];
 	enum object_type type = 0;
 	unsigned long size;
-	void *contents = contents;
+	void *contents;
 
 	if (!obj_name)
 	   return 1;
diff --git a/fast-import.c b/fast-import.c
index 583a439dba..e12a8b88ee 100644
--- a/fast-import.c
+++ b/fast-import.c
@@ -2434,7 +2434,7 @@ static void note_change_n(struct branch *b, unsigned char *old_fanout)
 {
 	const char *p = command_buf.buf + 2;
 	static struct strbuf uq = STRBUF_INIT;
-	struct object_entry *oe = oe;
+	struct object_entry *oe;
 	struct branch *s;
 	unsigned char sha1[20], commit_sha1[20];
 	char path[60];