diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/LightStage.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/LightStage.cpp
index 259d0dd665..854ff71e20 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/LightStage.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/LightStage.cpp
@@ -208,8 +208,6 @@ void LightStage::Shadow::setKeylightFrustum(const ViewFrustum& viewFrustum,
 
     // Position the keylight frustum
     auto position = viewFrustum.getPosition() - (nearDepth + farDepth)*lightDirection;
-    // Update the buffer
-    auto& schema = _schemaBuffer.edit<Schema>();
     for (auto& cascade : _cascades) {
         cascade._frustum->setOrientation(orientation);
         cascade._frustum->setPosition(position);
diff --git a/libraries/render/src/render/CullTask.cpp b/libraries/render/src/render/CullTask.cpp
index 633465dba3..c745220ab8 100644
--- a/libraries/render/src/render/CullTask.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render/src/render/CullTask.cpp
@@ -390,7 +390,6 @@ void CullShapeBounds::run(const RenderContextPointer& renderContext, const Input
 void FetchSpatialSelection::run(const RenderContextPointer& renderContext,
                                const Inputs& inputs, ItemBounds& outItems) {
     assert(renderContext->args);
-    RenderArgs* args = renderContext->args;
     auto& scene = renderContext->_scene;
     auto& inSelection = inputs.get0();