diff --git a/lib/VMCore/Instructions.cpp b/lib/VMCore/Instructions.cpp
index 929e1409281..ea1008b3767 100644
--- a/lib/VMCore/Instructions.cpp
+++ b/lib/VMCore/Instructions.cpp
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ StoreInst::StoreInst(Value *val, Value *addr, bool isVolatile,
 // message on bad indexes for a gep instruction.
 //
 static inline const Type *checkType(const Type *Ty) {
-  assert(Ty && "Invalid indices for type!");
+  assert(Ty && "Invalid GetElementPtrInst indices for type!");
   return Ty;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/VMCore/Verifier.cpp b/lib/VMCore/Verifier.cpp
index 70c6a4c8e9a..0814f69d01d 100644
--- a/lib/VMCore/Verifier.cpp
+++ b/lib/VMCore/Verifier.cpp
@@ -693,7 +693,6 @@ void Verifier::visitInstruction(Instruction &I) {
 ///
 void Verifier::visitIntrinsicFunctionCall(Intrinsic::ID ID, CallInst &CI) {
   Function *IF = CI.getCalledFunction();
-  const FunctionType *FTy = IF->getFunctionType();
   Assert1(IF->isExternal(), "Intrinsic functions should never be defined!", IF);
   
 #define GET_INTRINSIC_VERIFIER