diff --git a/tests/interactive/test-pixmap.c b/tests/interactive/test-pixmap.c
index 20585809f..3e3ea964c 100644
--- a/tests/interactive/test-pixmap.c
+++ b/tests/interactive/test-pixmap.c
@@ -247,7 +247,6 @@ test_pixmap_main (int argc, char **argv)
   GOptionContext      *context;
   Display	      *xdpy;
   int		       screen;
-  Window	       rootwin;
   ClutterActor        *group = NULL, *label, *stage, *tex;
   Pixmap               pixmap;
   const ClutterColor   gry = { 0x99, 0x99, 0x99, 0xFF };
@@ -272,7 +271,6 @@ test_pixmap_main (int argc, char **argv)
   pixmap = create_pixmap (&w, &h, &d);
 
   screen = DefaultScreen(xdpy);
-  rootwin = RootWindow(xdpy, screen);
   win_remote = XCreateSimpleWindow (xdpy, DefaultRootWindow(xdpy),
 				    0, 0, 200, 200,
 				    0,
diff --git a/tests/interactive/test-texture-async.c b/tests/interactive/test-texture-async.c
index 83270d373..9ea0a2071 100644
--- a/tests/interactive/test-texture-async.c
+++ b/tests/interactive/test-texture-async.c
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ test_texture_async_main (int argc, char *argv[])
 {
   ClutterActor *stage;
   ClutterColor  stage_color = { 0x12, 0x34, 0x56, 0xff };
-  GError       *error;
   gchar        *path;
 
   clutter_init (&argc, &argv);
@@ -137,8 +136,6 @@ test_texture_async_main (int argc, char *argv[])
                     "button-press-event", G_CALLBACK (clutter_main_quit),
                     NULL);
 
-  error = NULL;
-
   path = (argc > 1)
        ? g_strdup (argv[1])
        : g_build_filename (TESTS_DATADIR, "redhand.png", NULL);