diff --git a/src/poc/cjkscroll.c b/src/poc/cjkscroll.c
index 17b78a494..2e92d0bff 100644
--- a/src/poc/cjkscroll.c
+++ b/src/poc/cjkscroll.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ int main(void){
   if(nc == NULL){
     return EXIT_FAILURE;
   }
-  int dimy, dimx, y, x;
+  int dimy, dimx;
   struct ncplane* n = notcurses_stddim_yx(nc, &dimy, &dimx);
   wchar_t wc = 0x4e00;
   ncplane_set_scrolling(n, true);
diff --git a/src/poc/scroll.c b/src/poc/scroll.c
index 936f8aa07..4eaa8b5d3 100644
--- a/src/poc/scroll.c
+++ b/src/poc/scroll.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ int main(void){
   if(nc == NULL){
     return EXIT_FAILURE;
   }
-  int dimy, dimx, y, x;
+  int dimy, dimx;
   struct ncplane* n = notcurses_stddim_yx(nc, &dimy, &dimx);
   char c = 'A';
   ncplane_set_scrolling(n, true);