diff --git a/src/ripple/app/data/DatabaseCon.cpp b/src/ripple/app/data/DatabaseCon.cpp
index 4bb10a6e85..801783cd01 100644
--- a/src/ripple/app/data/DatabaseCon.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple/app/data/DatabaseCon.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ DatabaseCon::DatabaseCon (Setup const& setup,
         {
             *session_ << initStrings[i];
         }
-        catch (soci::soci_error& e)
+        catch (soci::soci_error&)
         {
             // ignore errors
         }
diff --git a/src/ripple/app/data/SociDB.cpp b/src/ripple/app/data/SociDB.cpp
index 69564e8ad7..796eef71b5 100644
--- a/src/ripple/app/data/SociDB.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple/app/data/SociDB.cpp
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ size_t getKBUsedAll (soci::session& s)
 {
     auto be = dynamic_cast<soci::sqlite3_session_backend*>(s.get_backend ());
     assert (be);  // Make sure the backend is sqlite
+    (void) be;
     return static_cast<int>(sqlite_api::sqlite3_memory_used () / 1024);
 }
 
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ size_t getKBUsedDB (soci::session& s)
     // This function will have to be customized when other backends are added
     auto be = dynamic_cast<soci::sqlite3_session_backend*>(s.get_backend ());
     assert (be);
+    (void) be;
     int cur = 0, hiw = 0;
     sqlite_api::sqlite3_db_status (
         be->conn_, SQLITE_DBSTATUS_CACHE_USED, &cur, &hiw, 0);