diff --git a/src/backend/x11.c b/src/backend/x11.c
index ae62941..72e54f3 100644
--- a/src/backend/x11.c
+++ b/src/backend/x11.c
@@ -1276,7 +1276,7 @@ static void MwLLEndStateChangeImpl(MwLL handle) {
 }
 
 static int MwLLX11CallInitImpl(void) {
-	MwBool loadX11;
+	MwBool loadX11 = MwFALSE;
 	if(getenv("MILSKO_BACKEND")) {
 		loadX11 |=
 		    (strcmp(getenv("MILSKO_BACKEND"), "x11") == 0);
diff --git a/src/text/ft2.c b/src/text/ft2.c
index 2737d68..17381f9 100644
--- a/src/text/ft2.c
+++ b/src/text/ft2.c
@@ -39,10 +39,6 @@ static int ft2_MwDrawText(MwWidget handle, MwFLFont ttf, MwPoint* point, const c
 	MwLLPixmap     p;
 	MwRect	       r;
 	int	       x = 0, y = 0;
-	float	       l1 = ttf->face->bbox.xMax - ttf->face->bbox.xMin;
-	float	       l2 =
-	    ttf->face->bbox.yMax - ttf->face->bbox.yMin;
-	float length = ttf->face->bbox.xMax;
 
 	tw = MwTextWidth(handle, ttf, text);
 	th = MwTextHeight(handle, ttf, text);