diff --git a/asyncprotocol.c b/asyncprotocol.c
index 707e813b..3c1eb14e 100644
--- a/asyncprotocol.c
+++ b/asyncprotocol.c
@@ -208,7 +208,6 @@ int AsyncProtocolNoAction(SConnection *pCon, SicsInterp *pSics,
                         void *pData, int argc, char *argv[])
 {
   char line[132];
-  pAsyncProtocol self = (pAsyncProtocol) pData;
   snprintf(line, 132, "%s does not understand %s", argv[0], argv[1]);
   SCWrite(pCon, line, eError);
   return 0;
@@ -217,7 +216,6 @@ int AsyncProtocolNoAction(SConnection *pCon, SicsInterp *pSics,
 int AsyncProtocolAction(SConnection *pCon, SicsInterp *pSics,
                         void *pData, int argc, char *argv[])
 {
-  char line[132];
   pAsyncProtocol self = (pAsyncProtocol) pData;
   if (argc > 1) {
     /* handle genecic parameters like terminators */