diff --git a/libdfu/dfu-tool.c b/libdfu/dfu-tool.c
index d5285fb3e..6200aaa39 100644
--- a/libdfu/dfu-tool.c
+++ b/libdfu/dfu-tool.c
@@ -1177,8 +1177,7 @@ dfu_tool_device_added_cb (DfuContext *context,
 			  gpointer user_data)
 {
 	DfuToolPrivate *priv = (DfuToolPrivate *) user_data;
-	g_autofree gchar *tmp;
-	tmp = dfu_tool_get_device_string (priv, device);
+	g_autofree gchar *tmp = dfu_tool_get_device_string (priv, device);
 	/* TRANSLATORS: this is when a device is hotplugged */
 	dfu_tool_print_indent (_("Added"), tmp, 0);
 }
@@ -1192,8 +1191,7 @@ dfu_tool_device_removed_cb (DfuContext *context,
 			    gpointer user_data)
 {
 	DfuToolPrivate *priv = (DfuToolPrivate *) user_data;
-	g_autofree gchar *tmp;
-	tmp = dfu_tool_get_device_string (priv, device);
+	g_autofree gchar *tmp = dfu_tool_get_device_string (priv, device);
 	/* TRANSLATORS: this is when a device is hotplugged */
 	dfu_tool_print_indent (_("Removed"), tmp, 0);
 }
@@ -1205,8 +1203,7 @@ static void
 dfu_tool_device_changed_cb (DfuContext *context, DfuDevice *device, gpointer user_data)
 {
 	DfuToolPrivate *priv = (DfuToolPrivate *) user_data;
-	g_autofree gchar *tmp;
-	tmp = dfu_tool_get_device_string (priv, device);
+	g_autofree gchar *tmp = dfu_tool_get_device_string (priv, device);
 	/* TRANSLATORS: this is when a device is hotplugged */
 	dfu_tool_print_indent (_("Changed"), tmp, 0);
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/fu-plugin-steelseries.c b/src/plugins/fu-plugin-steelseries.c
index 43e6e5a57..563d549bf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/fu-plugin-steelseries.c
+++ b/src/plugins/fu-plugin-steelseries.c
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ fu_plugin_device_probe (FuPlugin *plugin, FuDevice *device, GError **error)
 	gboolean ret;
 	gsize actual_len = 0;
 	guint8 data[32];
-	guint i;
 	g_autofree gchar *version = NULL;
 	g_autoptr(GUsbContext) usb_ctx = NULL;
 	g_autoptr(GUsbDevice) usb_device = NULL;
@@ -150,7 +149,6 @@ fu_plugin_device_update (FuPlugin *plugin,
 			 GError **error)
 {
 	const gchar *platform_id;
-	const gchar *vendor_driver;
 	g_autoptr(GUsbContext) usb_ctx = NULL;
 	g_autoptr(GUsbDevice) usb_device = NULL;
 	g_autoptr(GUsbDevice) usb_devnew = NULL;