diff --git a/benchmark/fs/read-stream-throughput.js b/benchmark/fs/read-stream-throughput.js
index 85aa3c929fe..162cef6864a 100644
--- a/benchmark/fs/read-stream-throughput.js
+++ b/benchmark/fs/read-stream-throughput.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ function main(conf) {
       throw new Error(`invalid encodingType: ${encodingType}`);
   }
 
-  makeFile(runTest);
+  makeFile();
 }
 
 function runTest() {
diff --git a/lib/path.js b/lib/path.js
index 580d55f9fc0..e9f76bce997 100644
--- a/lib/path.js
+++ b/lib/path.js
@@ -290,7 +290,6 @@ const win32 = {
                    (code >= 97/*a*/ && code <= 122/*z*/)) {
           // Possible device root
 
-          code = path.charCodeAt(1);
           if (path.charCodeAt(1) === 58/*:*/) {
             device = path.slice(0, 2);
             rootEnd = 2;
@@ -412,7 +411,6 @@ const win32 = {
                  (code >= 97/*a*/ && code <= 122/*z*/)) {
         // Possible device root
 
-        code = path.charCodeAt(1);
         if (path.charCodeAt(1) === 58/*:*/) {
           device = path.slice(0, 2);
           rootEnd = 2;
@@ -787,7 +785,6 @@ const win32 = {
                  (code >= 97/*a*/ && code <= 122/*z*/)) {
         // Possible device root
 
-        code = path.charCodeAt(1);
         if (path.charCodeAt(1) === 58/*:*/) {
           rootEnd = offset = 2;
           if (len > 2) {
@@ -1054,7 +1051,6 @@ const win32 = {
                  (code >= 97/*a*/ && code <= 122/*z*/)) {
         // Possible device root
 
-        code = path.charCodeAt(1);
         if (path.charCodeAt(1) === 58/*:*/) {
           rootEnd = 2;
           if (len > 2) {