diff --git a/interface/src/raypick/PickScriptingInterface.cpp b/interface/src/raypick/PickScriptingInterface.cpp
index cf7680bb6c..09f4b68cb9 100644
--- a/interface/src/raypick/PickScriptingInterface.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/raypick/PickScriptingInterface.cpp
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ unsigned int PickScriptingInterface::createRayPick(const QVariant& properties) {
     QString jointName { "" };
     if (propMap["joint"].isValid()) {
         QString jointName = propMap["joint"].toString();
-        QString mouseJoint { "Mouse" };
-        if (jointName == mouseJoint) {
+        const QString MOUSE_JOINT = "Mouse";
+        if (jointName == MOUSE_JOINT) {
             return PointerEvent::INVALID_POINTER_ID;
         }
     }
diff --git a/interface/src/raypick/PointerScriptingInterface.cpp b/interface/src/raypick/PointerScriptingInterface.cpp
index 10761e0696..1c80caff88 100644
--- a/interface/src/raypick/PointerScriptingInterface.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/raypick/PointerScriptingInterface.cpp
@@ -154,8 +154,8 @@ unsigned int PointerScriptingInterface::createLaserPointer(const QVariant& prope
     QString jointName { "" };
     if (propertyMap["joint"].isValid()) {
         QString jointName = propertyMap["joint"].toString();
-        QString mouseJoint { "Mouse" };
-        if (jointName == mouseJoint) {
+        const QString MOUSE_JOINT = "Mouse";
+        if (jointName == MOUSE_JOINT) {
             return PointerEvent::INVALID_POINTER_ID;
         }
     }
diff --git a/libraries/pointers/src/PickCacheOptimizer.h b/libraries/pointers/src/PickCacheOptimizer.h
index 6aa343480b..0bbdfea8e4 100644
--- a/libraries/pointers/src/PickCacheOptimizer.h
+++ b/libraries/pointers/src/PickCacheOptimizer.h
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
 #include <unordered_map>
 
 #include "Pick.h"
-#include "PerfStat.h"
-#include "Profile.h"
 
 typedef struct PickCacheKey {
     PickFilter::Flags mask;