diff --git a/kdc/kstash.c b/kdc/kstash.c
index efad50439..a99f20eba 100644
--- a/kdc/kstash.c
+++ b/kdc/kstash.c
@@ -61,10 +61,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     EncryptionKey key;
     FILE *f;
     size_t len;
-    int optind = 0;
     krb5_context context = NULL;
     
-
     krb5_program_setup(&context, argc, argv, args, num_args, NULL);
 
     if(help_flag)
diff --git a/lib/hdb/hdb.c b/lib/hdb/hdb.c
index 3ef0570b9..105994947 100644
--- a/lib/hdb/hdb.c
+++ b/lib/hdb/hdb.c
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ hdb_next_keytype2key(krb5_context context,
 		     krb5_keytype keytype,
 		     Key **key)
 {
-    krb5_error_code ret;
     int i;
     if(*key) 
 	i = *key - e->keys.val + 1;
diff --git a/lib/hdb/ndbm.c b/lib/hdb/ndbm.c
index da408310d..b589712b5 100644
--- a/lib/hdb/ndbm.c
+++ b/lib/hdb/ndbm.c
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ NDBM_seq(krb5_context context, HDB *db, hdb_entry *entry, int first)
     DBM *d = (DBM*)db->db;
     datum key, value;
     krb5_data key_data, data;
-    krb5_principal principal;
     krb5_error_code ret;
 
     if(first)