diff --git a/DetourTileCache/Source/DetourTileCacheBuilder.cpp b/DetourTileCache/Source/DetourTileCacheBuilder.cpp
index 21a59f1..05e34ac 100644
--- a/DetourTileCache/Source/DetourTileCacheBuilder.cpp
+++ b/DetourTileCache/Source/DetourTileCacheBuilder.cpp
@@ -1399,7 +1399,6 @@ static void pushBack(unsigned short v, unsigned short* arr, int& an)
 static bool canRemoveVertex(dtTileCachePolyMesh& mesh, const unsigned short rem)
 {
 	// Count number of polygons to remove.
-	int numRemovedVerts = 0;
 	int numTouchedVerts = 0;
 	int numRemainingEdges = 0;
 	for (int i = 0; i < mesh.npolys; ++i)
@@ -1419,7 +1418,6 @@ static bool canRemoveVertex(dtTileCachePolyMesh& mesh, const unsigned short rem)
 		}
 		if (numRemoved)
 		{
-			numRemovedVerts += numRemoved;
 			numRemainingEdges += numVerts-(numRemoved+1);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/Recast/Source/RecastMesh.cpp b/Recast/Source/RecastMesh.cpp
index e99eaeb..ea09ee1 100644
--- a/Recast/Source/RecastMesh.cpp
+++ b/Recast/Source/RecastMesh.cpp
@@ -566,7 +566,6 @@ static bool canRemoveVertex(rcContext* ctx, rcPolyMesh& mesh, const unsigned sho
 	const int nvp = mesh.nvp;
 	
 	// Count number of polygons to remove.
-	int numRemovedVerts = 0;
 	int numTouchedVerts = 0;
 	int numRemainingEdges = 0;
 	for (int i = 0; i < mesh.npolys; ++i)
@@ -586,7 +585,6 @@ static bool canRemoveVertex(rcContext* ctx, rcPolyMesh& mesh, const unsigned sho
 		}
 		if (numRemoved)
 		{
-			numRemovedVerts += numRemoved;
 			numRemainingEdges += numVerts-(numRemoved+1);
 		}
 	}