diff --git a/include/xrpl/basics/Number.h b/include/xrpl/basics/Number.h
index c9b0cb2b3d..e0500fad57 100644
--- a/include/xrpl/basics/Number.h
+++ b/include/xrpl/basics/Number.h
@@ -625,10 +625,10 @@ private:
 
     /** Rebuilds the number from components.
      *
-     * If "normalized" is true, the values are expected to be normalized - all
+     * If "expectNormal" is true, the values are expected to be normalized - all
      * in their valid ranges.
      *
-     * If "normalized" is false, the values are expected to be "near
+     * If "expectNormal" is false, the values are expected to be "near
      * normalized", meaning that the mantissa has to be modified at most once to
      * bring it back into range.
      *
@@ -639,10 +639,10 @@ private:
 
     /** Rebuilds the number from components.
      *
-     * If "normalized" is true, the values are expected to be normalized - all
+     * If "expectNormal" is true, the values are expected to be normalized - all
      * in their valid ranges.
      *
-     * If "normalized" is false, the values are expected to be "near
+     * If "expectNormal" is false, the values are expected to be "near
      * normalized", meaning that the mantissa has to be modified at most once to
      * bring it back into range.
      *
@@ -827,7 +827,6 @@ std::pair<T, int>
 Number::normalizeToRange(T minMantissa, T maxMantissa) const
 {
     bool negative = mantissa_ < 0;
-    auto const sign = negative ? -1 : 1;
     internalrep mantissa = externalToInternal(mantissa_);
     int exponent = exponent_;
 
diff --git a/src/libxrpl/basics/Number.cpp b/src/libxrpl/basics/Number.cpp
index a4600d52e2..c13a4046c3 100644
--- a/src/libxrpl/basics/Number.cpp
+++ b/src/libxrpl/basics/Number.cpp
@@ -323,7 +323,6 @@ Number::toInternal(MantissaRange const& range) const
 {
     auto exponent = exponent_;
     bool const negative = mantissa_ < 0;
-    auto const sign = negative ? -1 : 1;
     // It should be impossible for mantissa_ to be INT64_MIN, but use externalToInternal just in case.
     Rep mantissa = static_cast<Rep>(externalToInternal(mantissa_));
 
@@ -358,10 +357,10 @@ Number::toInternal() const
 
 /** Rebuilds the number from components.
  *
- * If "normalized" is true, the values are expected to be normalized - all
+ * If "expectNormal" is true, the values are expected to be normalized - all
  * in their valid ranges.
  *
- * If "normalized" is false, the values are expected to be "near
+ * If "expectNormal" is false, the values are expected to be "near
  * normalized", meaning that the mantissa has to be modified at most once to
  * bring it back into range.
  *
@@ -390,8 +389,6 @@ Number::fromInternal(bool negative, Rep mantissa, int exponent, MantissaRange co
             mantissa >= minMantissa && mantissa <= maxMantissa, "xrpl::Number::fromInternal", "mantissa in range");
     }
 
-    auto const sign = negative ? -1 : 1;
-
     // mantissa is unsigned, but it might not be uint64
     mantissa_ = static_cast<rep>(static_cast<internalrep>(mantissa));
     if (negative)
@@ -404,10 +401,10 @@ Number::fromInternal(bool negative, Rep mantissa, int exponent, MantissaRange co
 
 /** Rebuilds the number from components.
  *
- * If "normalized" is true, the values are expected to be normalized - all in
+ * If "expectNormal" is true, the values are expected to be normalized - all in
  * their valid ranges.
  *
- * If "normalized" is false, the values are expected to be "near normalized",
+ * If "expectNormal" is false, the values are expected to be "near normalized",
  * meaning that the mantissa has to be modified at most once to bring it back
  * into range.
  *