diff --git a/src/cache/ftcmru.c b/src/cache/ftcmru.c
index 2cac6f9d3..40bbfe181 100644
--- a/src/cache/ftcmru.c
+++ b/src/cache/ftcmru.c
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@
                    FTC_MruNode  *anode )
   {
     FT_Error     error;
-    FTC_MruNode  node   = NULL;
+    FTC_MruNode  node;
     FT_Memory    memory = list->memory;
 
 
diff --git a/src/psaux/psstack.c b/src/psaux/psstack.c
index bc8888c3a..ca8d422e8 100644
--- a/src/psaux/psstack.c
+++ b/src/psaux/psstack.c
@@ -54,9 +54,8 @@
                   FT_Error*  e,
                   FT_UInt    stackSize )
   {
-    FT_Error  error = FT_Err_Ok;     /* for FT_NEW */
-
-    CF2_Stack  stack = NULL;
+    FT_Error   error;     /* for FT_QNEW */
+    CF2_Stack  stack;
 
 
     if ( FT_QNEW( stack ) )