diff --git a/clutter/deprecated/clutter-cairo-texture.c b/clutter/deprecated/clutter-cairo-texture.c
index 84ab061af..d08b6eaba 100644
--- a/clutter/deprecated/clutter-cairo-texture.c
+++ b/clutter/deprecated/clutter-cairo-texture.c
@@ -711,9 +711,7 @@ clutter_cairo_texture_class_init (ClutterCairoTextureClass *klass)
 static void
 clutter_cairo_texture_init (ClutterCairoTexture *self)
 {
-  ClutterCairoTexturePrivate *priv;
-
-  self->priv = priv = CLUTTER_CAIRO_TEXTURE_GET_PRIVATE (self);
+  self->priv = CLUTTER_CAIRO_TEXTURE_GET_PRIVATE (self);
 
   /* FIXME - we are hardcoding the format; it would be good to have
    * a :surface-format construct-only property for creating
diff --git a/tests/interactive/test-animator.c b/tests/interactive/test-animator.c
index dcd64c038..fc9f9f513 100644
--- a/tests/interactive/test-animator.c
+++ b/tests/interactive/test-animator.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ static ClutterActor *new_rect (gint r,
 {
   GError *error = NULL;
   ClutterColor *color = clutter_color_new (r, g, b, a);
-  ClutterActor *rectangle = clutter_rectangle_new_with_color (color);
+  ClutterActor *rectangle;
 
   gchar *file = g_build_filename (TESTS_DATADIR, "redhand.png", NULL);
   rectangle = clutter_texture_new_from_file (file, &error);
diff --git a/tests/interactive/test-cogl-offscreen.c b/tests/interactive/test-cogl-offscreen.c
index 4e1c210ca..72aeb7933 100644
--- a/tests/interactive/test-cogl-offscreen.c
+++ b/tests/interactive/test-cogl-offscreen.c
@@ -83,8 +83,6 @@ test_coglbox_paint (ClutterActor *self)
   gfloat texcoords[4] = { 0, 0, 1, 1 };
   CoglHandle material;
 
-  priv = TEST_COGLBOX_GET_PRIVATE (self);
-
   cogl_set_source_color4ub (0x66, 0x66, 0xdd, 0xff);
   cogl_rectangle (0, 0, 400, 400);
 
diff --git a/tests/interactive/test-cogl-tex-foreign.c b/tests/interactive/test-cogl-tex-foreign.c
index 18f4e44a3..b499abbbe 100644
--- a/tests/interactive/test-cogl-tex-foreign.c
+++ b/tests/interactive/test-cogl-tex-foreign.c
@@ -125,8 +125,6 @@ test_coglbox_paint(ClutterActor *self)
   TestCoglboxPrivate *priv = TEST_COGLBOX_GET_PRIVATE (self);
   gfloat texcoords[4] = { 0.3f, 0.3f, 0.7f, 0.7f };
   
-  priv = TEST_COGLBOX_GET_PRIVATE (self);
-  
   cogl_set_source_color4ub (0x66, 0x66, 0xdd, 0xff);
   cogl_rectangle (0,0,400,400);
   
diff --git a/tests/interactive/test-cogl-tex-getset.c b/tests/interactive/test-cogl-tex-getset.c
index 2697f1a69..952947df1 100644
--- a/tests/interactive/test-cogl-tex-getset.c
+++ b/tests/interactive/test-cogl-tex-getset.c
@@ -79,8 +79,6 @@ test_coglbox_paint(ClutterActor *self)
 {
   TestCoglboxPrivate *priv = TEST_COGLBOX_GET_PRIVATE (self);
   gfloat texcoords[4] = { 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f };
-
-  priv = TEST_COGLBOX_GET_PRIVATE (self);
   
   cogl_set_source_color4ub (0x66, 0x66, 0xdd, 0xff);
   cogl_rectangle (0, 0, 400, 400);
diff --git a/tests/interactive/test-devices.c b/tests/interactive/test-devices.c
index 498da35b9..d2c88f4d0 100644
--- a/tests/interactive/test-devices.c
+++ b/tests/interactive/test-devices.c
@@ -41,10 +41,6 @@ device_type_name (ClutterInputDevice *device)
     default:
       return "Unknown";
     }
-
-  g_warn_if_reached ();
-
-  return NULL;
 }
 
 static const gchar *
@@ -73,10 +69,6 @@ axis_type_name (ClutterInputAxis axis)
     default:
       return "Unknown";
     }
-
-  g_warn_if_reached ();
-
-  return NULL;
 }
 
 static gboolean
diff --git a/tests/interactive/test-state-animator.c b/tests/interactive/test-state-animator.c
index 94d93c211..42ae7d253 100644
--- a/tests/interactive/test-state-animator.c
+++ b/tests/interactive/test-state-animator.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ static ClutterActor *new_rect (gint r,
 {
   GError *error = NULL;
   ClutterColor *color = clutter_color_new (r, g, b, a);
-  ClutterActor *rectangle = clutter_rectangle_new_with_color (color);
+  ClutterActor *rectangle;
 
   gchar *file = g_build_filename (TESTS_DATADIR, "redhand.png", NULL);
   rectangle = clutter_texture_new_from_file (file, &error);