diff --git a/src/lyxfunc.C b/src/lyxfunc.C
index f18fe3ada4..5324f4b53c 100644
--- a/src/lyxfunc.C
+++ b/src/lyxfunc.C
@@ -516,9 +516,8 @@ FuncStatus LyXFunc::getStatus(FuncRequest const & cmd) const
 		if (inset) {
 			FuncRequest fr(LFUN_INSET_MODIFY, cmd.argument());
 			FuncStatus fs;
-			bool const success = inset->getStatus(cur, fr, fs);
 			// Every inset is supposed to handle this
-			BOOST_ASSERT(success);
+			BOOST_ASSERT(inset->getStatus(cur, fr, fs));
 			flag |= fs;
 		} else {
 			FuncRequest fr(LFUN_INSET_INSERT, cmd.argument());
diff --git a/src/text3.C b/src/text3.C
index 3afcfbfd30..154d58528e 100644
--- a/src/text3.C
+++ b/src/text3.C
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ namespace {
 		replaceSelection(cur);
 
 		if (sel.empty()) {
-			const int old_pos = cur.pos();
 			cur.insert(new InsetMathHull(hullSimple));
 			BOOST_ASSERT(old_pos == cur.pos());
 			cur.nextInset()->edit(cur, true);