diff --git a/modules/http/http_protocol.c b/modules/http/http_protocol.c
index 4ce47e6120..3438cf7f4c 100644
--- a/modules/http/http_protocol.c
+++ b/modules/http/http_protocol.c
@@ -1775,7 +1775,6 @@ API_EXPORT(void) ap_method_list_remove(ap_method_list_t *l,
 				       const char *method)
 {
     int methnum;
-    const char **xmethod;
     char **methods;
 
     /*
diff --git a/modules/http/http_request.c b/modules/http/http_request.c
index db742e7dce..72d7764f06 100644
--- a/modules/http/http_request.c
+++ b/modules/http/http_request.c
@@ -1445,10 +1445,9 @@ API_EXPORT(void) ap_update_mtime(request_rec *r, apr_time_t dependency_mtime)
     }
 }
 
-API_EXPORT(void) ap_allow_methods(request_rec *r, int reset, ...) {
-    int mnum;
+API_EXPORT(void) ap_allow_methods(request_rec *r, int reset, ...) 
+{
     const char *method;
-    const char **xmethod;
     va_list methods;
 
     /*