diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/v/pml_v_component.c b/ompi/mca/pml/v/pml_v_component.c
index 7f5bcae851..1f14213027 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/pml/v/pml_v_component.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/pml/v/pml_v_component.c
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ static int mca_pml_v_component_open(void)
     int verbose;
     int priority;
     char *vprotocol_include_list;
-    int ret;
     
     priority = mca_pml_v_param_register_int("priority", -1);
     output = mca_pml_v_param_register_string("output", "stderr");
diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/v/vprotocol/base/vprotocol_base.c b/ompi/mca/pml/v/vprotocol/base/vprotocol_base.c
index a9cec5f40a..82e62d3cdf 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/pml/v/vprotocol/base/vprotocol_base.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/pml/v/vprotocol/base/vprotocol_base.c
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ char *mca_vprotocol_base_include_list;
  */
 int mca_vprotocol_base_open(char *vprotocol_include_list)
 {
-    int ret;
-    
     OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&mca_vprotocol_base_components_available, opal_list_t);
     mca_vprotocol_base_include_list = vprotocol_include_list;
     return mca_base_components_open("vprotocol", 0,