diff --git a/tools/command.c b/tools/command.c
index b8b38ad78..5c2ec2618 100644
--- a/tools/command.c
+++ b/tools/command.c
@@ -1817,8 +1817,6 @@ void print_usage(struct command *cmd, int longhelp, int desc_first)
 	}
 
 	if (!onereq && cmd->ro_count) {
-		first = 1;
-
 		for (ro = 0; ro < cmd->ro_count; ro++) {
 			opt_enum = cmd->required_opt_args[ro].opt;
 
diff --git a/tools/reporter.c b/tools/reporter.c
index b9c415315..ad9d5eeb6 100644
--- a/tools/reporter.c
+++ b/tools/reporter.c
@@ -1387,7 +1387,7 @@ static int _report(struct cmd_context *cmd, int argc, char **argv, report_type_t
 	struct single_report_args *single_args = &args.single_args[REPORT_IDX_SINGLE];
 	static char report_name[] = "report";
 	struct processing_handle *handle;
-	int r = ECMD_FAILED;
+	int r;
 
 	/*
 	 * Include foreign VGs that contain active LVs.
diff --git a/tools/toollib.c b/tools/toollib.c
index 622dbf3eb..452c8b069 100644
--- a/tools/toollib.c
+++ b/tools/toollib.c
@@ -2690,7 +2690,7 @@ static int _lv_props_match(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct logical_volume *lv, u
 
 static int _check_lv_types(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct logical_volume *lv, int pos)
 {
-	int ret = 1;
+	int ret;
 
 	if (!pos)
 		return 1;