diff --git a/array.c b/array.c
index 132528d2e1..27b6325aa2 100644
--- a/array.c
+++ b/array.c
@@ -1811,10 +1811,9 @@ ary_enum_length(VALUE ary, VALUE args, VALUE eobj)
  */
 
 VALUE
-rb_ary_each(VALUE array)
+rb_ary_each(VALUE ary)
 {
     long i;
-    volatile VALUE ary = array;
 
     RETURN_SIZED_ENUMERATOR(ary, 0, 0, ary_enum_length);
     for (i=0; i<RARRAY_LEN(ary); i++) {
diff --git a/cont.c b/cont.c
index 2ac2b3d997..d5d892557a 100644
--- a/cont.c
+++ b/cont.c
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ cont_capture(volatile int *stat)
     }
 
     if (ruby_setjmp(cont->jmpbuf)) {
-	volatile VALUE value;
+	VALUE value;
 
 	VAR_INITIALIZED(cont);
 	value = cont->value;