diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.cpp
index 71f545e1b4..1fc2157e09 100755
--- a/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.cpp
@@ -443,14 +443,7 @@ void Avatar::setMouseRay(const glm::vec3 &origin, const glm::vec3 &direction) {
 }
 
 void Avatar::updateHandMovementAndTouching(float deltaTime, bool enableHandMovement) {
-    
-    glm::quat orientation = getOrientation();
-    
     // reset hand and arm positions according to hand movement
-    glm::vec3 right = orientation * IDENTITY_RIGHT;
-    glm::vec3 up = orientation * IDENTITY_UP;
-    glm::vec3 front = orientation * IDENTITY_FRONT;
-    
     enableHandMovement |= updateLeapHandPositions();
     
     //constrain right arm length and re-adjust elbow position as it bends
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
index 49ea35d688..32e244da29 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
@@ -828,9 +828,7 @@ void MyAvatar::updateHandMovementAndTouching(float deltaTime, bool enableHandMov
     glm::quat orientation = getOrientation();
     
     // reset hand and arm positions according to hand movement
-    glm::vec3 right = orientation * IDENTITY_RIGHT;
     glm::vec3 up = orientation * IDENTITY_UP;
-    glm::vec3 front = orientation * IDENTITY_FRONT;
     
     if (enableHandMovement) {
         // confine to the approximate shoulder plane