diff --git a/src/detect-engine-port.c b/src/detect-engine-port.c
index a5562fcd76..8b4659027a 100644
--- a/src/detect-engine-port.c
+++ b/src/detect-engine-port.c
@@ -181,8 +181,6 @@ void DetectPortCleanupList (DetectPort *head) {
         DetectPortFree(cur);
         cur = next;
     }
-
-    head = NULL;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/source-ipfw.c b/src/source-ipfw.c
index 03a8ab8b6a..853ac47512 100644
--- a/src/source-ipfw.c
+++ b/src/source-ipfw.c
@@ -417,8 +417,6 @@ TmEcode ReceiveIPFWThreadDeinit(ThreadVars *tv, void *data)
         SCReturnInt(TM_ECODE_FAILED);
     }
 
-    data = (void *)ptv;
-
     SCReturnInt(TM_ECODE_OK);
 }