diff --git a/orte/mca/iof/hnp/iof_hnp_receive.c b/orte/mca/iof/hnp/iof_hnp_receive.c
index b328a2b3dd..ac7acb93b8 100644
--- a/orte/mca/iof/hnp/iof_hnp_receive.c
+++ b/orte/mca/iof/hnp/iof_hnp_receive.c
@@ -212,8 +212,6 @@ void orte_iof_hnp_recv(int status, orte_process_name_t* sender,
                        opal_buffer_t* buffer, orte_rml_tag_t tag,
                        void* cbdata)
 {
-    int rc;
-    
     OPAL_OUTPUT_VERBOSE((5, orte_iof_base.iof_output,
                          "%s iof:hnp:receive got message from %s",
                          ORTE_NAME_PRINT(ORTE_PROC_MY_NAME),
diff --git a/orte/mca/iof/orted/iof_orted_receive.c b/orte/mca/iof/orted/iof_orted_receive.c
index 1e9a34bc39..4a91dc7f14 100644
--- a/orte/mca/iof/orted/iof_orted_receive.c
+++ b/orte/mca/iof/orted/iof_orted_receive.c
@@ -175,8 +175,6 @@ void orte_iof_orted_recv(int status, orte_process_name_t* sender,
                          opal_buffer_t* buffer, orte_rml_tag_t tag,
                          void* cbdata)
 {
-    int rc;
-    
     OPAL_OUTPUT_VERBOSE((1, orte_iof_base.iof_output,
                          "%s iof:orted:receive got message from %s",
                          ORTE_NAME_PRINT(ORTE_PROC_MY_NAME),