diff --git a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableParticleEffectEntityItem.cpp b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableParticleEffectEntityItem.cpp
index 6f3b40eb1e..41cf3b9bbf 100644
--- a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableParticleEffectEntityItem.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableParticleEffectEntityItem.cpp
@@ -218,7 +218,6 @@ void RenderableParticleEffectEntityItem::updateRenderItem() {
     _vertices.clear();
 
     // build vertices from particle positions and radiuses
-    glm::vec3 frustumPosition = frustum->getPosition();
     glm::vec3 dir = frustum->getDirection();
     for (auto&& particle : particleDetails) {
         glm::vec3 right = glm::normalize(glm::cross(glm::vec3(0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f), dir));
diff --git a/libraries/recording/src/recording/Deck.cpp b/libraries/recording/src/recording/Deck.cpp
index a80fc43204..f0db37078b 100644
--- a/libraries/recording/src/recording/Deck.cpp
+++ b/libraries/recording/src/recording/Deck.cpp
@@ -6,4 +6,7 @@
 //  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
 //
 
-#include "Deck.h"
+
+// FIXME -- DO NOT include headers in empty CPP files, it produces warnings. Once we define new symbols
+// and some actual code here, we can uncomment this include.
+//#include "Deck.h"
diff --git a/libraries/recording/src/recording/Frame.cpp b/libraries/recording/src/recording/Frame.cpp
index 211f192c0a..aac8a4d9c3 100644
--- a/libraries/recording/src/recording/Frame.cpp
+++ b/libraries/recording/src/recording/Frame.cpp
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ FrameType Frame::registerFrameType(const QString& frameTypeName) {
     std::call_once(once, [&] {
         auto headerType = frameTypes.registerValue("com.highfidelity.recording.Header");
         Q_ASSERT(headerType == Frame::TYPE_HEADER);
+        Q_UNUSED(headerType); // FIXME - build system on unix still not upgraded to Qt 5.5.1 so Q_ASSERT still produces warnings
     });
     return frameTypes.registerValue(frameTypeName);
 }