diff --git a/lib/akabeihelpers.cpp b/lib/akabeihelpers.cpp
index 35e09c015cb43f82ce73b0f25848621d29bd3e02..60bfb73f47777952e59d45623f45415876c1e7d3 100644
--- a/lib/akabeihelpers.cpp
+++ b/lib/akabeihelpers.cpp
@@ -975,7 +975,6 @@ int QueryPerformer::insertFiles(Database *db, Package* p)
 
 int QueryPerformer::insertFiles(AbstractSQLiteConnection &dbConnection, Package* p)
 {
-    const QString null = "NULL";
     QString sqlQuery = "INSERT INTO files ('package', 'file', 'backup', 'ultimateowner') VALUES (:Package, :File, :Backup, :UltimateOwner);";
 
     try {
diff --git a/tools/akabei-create-db/createdb.cpp b/tools/akabei-create-db/createdb.cpp
index 523ee3b1d5c9dfbb233944139ee1797880372c50..c02f2c4d22a40fed3de9dc54129afd5e8c74f520 100644
--- a/tools/akabei-create-db/createdb.cpp
+++ b/tools/akabei-create-db/createdb.cpp
@@ -90,8 +90,6 @@ QStringList CreateDb::cleanTargets(const QStringList& targets)
 
 void CreateDb::start()
 {
-    QString dbFileName = m_db.split('/').last();
-
     m_targets = cleanTargets(m_targets);
 
     out << ":: Creating new database into " << m_db << "... ";