diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/AvatarActionHold.h b/interface/src/avatar/AvatarActionHold.h
index 018c3fd076..1c3a4386bc 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/AvatarActionHold.h
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/AvatarActionHold.h
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ private:
     glm::vec3 _previousPositionalTarget;
     glm::quat _previousRotationalTarget;
 
-    float _previousDeltaTimeStep = 0.0f;
     glm::vec3 _previousPositionalDelta;
 
     glm::vec3 _palmOffsetFromRigidBody;
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
index b080c0e283..6318a9bb1e 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
@@ -1684,7 +1684,7 @@ void MyAvatar::goToLocation(const QVariant& propertiesVar) {
         qCWarning(interfaceapp, "goToLocation called with invalid position variable");
         return;
     }
-    bool validOrientation;
+    bool validOrientation = false;
     glm::quat q;
     if (properties.contains("orientation")) {
         q = quatFromVariant(properties["orientation"], validOrientation);