diff --git a/src/h5/openclose.c b/src/h5/openclose.c
index 4a9e799..64b7b4e 100644
--- a/src/h5/openclose.c
+++ b/src/h5/openclose.c
@@ -20,11 +20,6 @@ extern h5part_error_handler	_err_handler;
 extern h5part_int64_t		_h5part_errno;
 extern unsigned			_debug;
 
-static h5part_int64_t
-_close_block (
-	h5_file *f
-	);
-
 /*!
   \ingroup h5block_private
 
@@ -156,8 +151,6 @@ H5_open_file (
 	MPI_Comm comm		/*!< [in] MPI communicator */
 	) {
 
-	h5part_int64_t rc = H5PART_SUCCESS;
-
 	if ( _init() < 0 ) {
 		HANDLE_H5_INIT_ERR;
 		return NULL;
@@ -402,6 +395,7 @@ H5_close_file (
 	CHECK_FILEHANDLE ( f );
 
 	_h5_close_step ( f );
+
 	_h5u_close_file ( f );
 	_h5b_close_file ( f );
 	_h5t_close_file ( f );