diff --git a/dlls/kernel32/format_msg.c b/dlls/kernel32/format_msg.c
index cdbc9443e4f..5741713d81a 100644
--- a/dlls/kernel32/format_msg.c
+++ b/dlls/kernel32/format_msg.c
@@ -68,8 +68,6 @@ struct format_args
  * Yes, ANSI strings in win32 resources. Go figure.
  */
 
-static const WCHAR FMTWSTR[] = { '%','s',0 };
-
 /**********************************************************************
  *	load_message    (internal)
  */
diff --git a/dlls/kernel32/locale.c b/dlls/kernel32/locale.c
index 730574bfe55..171f14c7d81 100644
--- a/dlls/kernel32/locale.c
+++ b/dlls/kernel32/locale.c
@@ -3456,17 +3456,6 @@ static BOOL NLS_GetLanguageGroupName(LGRPID lgrpid, LPWSTR szName, ULONG nameSiz
     return bRet;
 }
 
-/* Registry keys for NLS related information */
-
-static const WCHAR szCountryListName[] = {
-    'M','a','c','h','i','n','e','\\','S','o','f','t','w','a','r','e','\\',
-    'M','i','c','r','o','s','o','f','t','\\','W','i','n','d','o','w','s','\\',
-    'C','u','r','r','e','n','t','V','e','r','s','i','o','n','\\',
-    'T','e','l','e','p','h','o','n','y','\\',
-    'C','o','u','n','t','r','y',' ','L','i','s','t','\0'
-};
-
-
 /* Callback function ptrs for EnumSystemLanguageGroupsA/W */
 typedef struct
 {