diff --git a/clutter/clutter-align-constraint.c b/clutter/clutter-align-constraint.c
index 3c1a8bfc2..753ad7f8c 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-align-constraint.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter-align-constraint.c
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ clutter_align_constraint_update_allocation (ClutterConstraint *constraint,
                                             ClutterActorBox   *allocation)
 {
   ClutterAlignConstraint *align = CLUTTER_ALIGN_CONSTRAINT (constraint);
-  ClutterActorMeta *meta = CLUTTER_ACTOR_META (constraint);
   gfloat source_width, source_height;
   gfloat actor_width, actor_height;
   gfloat source_x, source_y;
diff --git a/clutter/clutter-bind-constraint.c b/clutter/clutter-bind-constraint.c
index 1a238a201..cf9e98a44 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-bind-constraint.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter-bind-constraint.c
@@ -150,7 +150,6 @@ clutter_bind_constraint_update_allocation (ClutterConstraint *constraint,
                                            ClutterActorBox   *allocation)
 {
   ClutterBindConstraint *bind = CLUTTER_BIND_CONSTRAINT (constraint);
-  ClutterActorMeta *meta = CLUTTER_ACTOR_META (constraint);
   gfloat source_width, source_height;
   gfloat actor_width, actor_height;
   ClutterVertex source_position = { 0., };