diff --git a/lib/sgetspent.c b/lib/sgetspent.c
index 20531eba..8251a561 100644
--- a/lib/sgetspent.c
+++ b/lib/sgetspent.c
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ struct spwd *sgetspent (const char *string)
 	static struct spwd spwd;
 	char *fields[FIELDS];
 	char *cp;
-	char *cpp;
 	int i;
 
 	/*
diff --git a/lib/shadow.c b/lib/shadow.c
index 05cb0e4a..08d2c94c 100644
--- a/lib/shadow.c
+++ b/lib/shadow.c
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ static struct spwd *my_sgetspent (const char *string)
 	static struct spwd spwd;
 	char *fields[FIELDS];
 	char *cp;
-	char *cpp;
 	int i;
 
 	/*