diff --git a/src/libventi/file.c b/src/libventi/file.c
index 43455ab..ac81c2a 100644
--- a/src/libventi/file.c
+++ b/src/libventi/file.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 static char EBadEntry[] = "bad VtEntry";
 static char ENotDir[] = "walk in non-directory";
 static char ETooBig[] = "file too big";
-static char EBadAddr[] = "bad address";
+/* static char EBadAddr[] = "bad address"; */
 static char ELabelMismatch[] = "label mismatch";
 
 static int	sizetodepth(uvlong s, int psize, int dsize);
diff --git a/src/libventi/packet.c b/src/libventi/packet.c
index 94d3b91..98f697c 100644
--- a/src/libventi/packet.c
+++ b/src/libventi/packet.c
@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@
 static char EPacketOffset[] = "bad packet offset";
 static char EBadSize[] = "bad size";
 
+#if 0
 static void checkpacket(Packet*);
+#endif
 
 /*
  * the free list is primarily for speed, but it is 
@@ -1006,6 +1008,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+#if 0
 static void
 checkpacket(Packet *p)
 {
@@ -1026,4 +1029,4 @@
 	if(p->first)
 		assert(ff==p->last);
 }
-
+#endif