diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_exec.c b/sys/kern/kern_exec.c
index c89c9a66a6eb..36a9fc87b670 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_exec.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_exec.c
@@ -591,7 +591,6 @@ do_execve(td, args, mac_p)
 		len = min(ndp->ni_cnd.cn_namelen,MAXCOMLEN);
 		bcopy(ndp->ni_cnd.cn_nameptr, p->p_comm, len);
 	} else {
-		len = MAXCOMLEN;
 		if (vn_commname(binvp, p->p_comm, MAXCOMLEN + 1) == 0)
 			len = MAXCOMLEN;
 		else {
@@ -1061,8 +1060,6 @@ exec_copyin_args(struct image_args *args, char *fname,
 	int error;
 	size_t length;
 
-	error = 0;
-
 	bzero(args, sizeof(*args));
 	if (argv == NULL)
 		return (EFAULT);
diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_exit.c b/sys/kern/kern_exit.c
index 4b4a417262ed..425573474b9b 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_exit.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_exit.c
@@ -585,8 +585,6 @@ abort2(struct thread *td, struct abort2_args *uap)
 	void *uargs[16];
 	int error, i, sig;
 
-	error = 0;	/* satisfy compiler */
-
 	/*
 	 * Do it right now so we can log either proper call of abort2(), or
 	 * note, that invalid argument was passed. 512 is big enough to
diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_malloc.c b/sys/kern/kern_malloc.c
index 02a1e7ece6a9..8c627a1639b7 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_malloc.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_malloc.c
@@ -435,8 +435,6 @@ free(void *addr, struct malloc_type *mtp)
 	addr = redzone_addr_ntor(addr);
 #endif
 
-	size = 0;
-
 	slab = vtoslab((vm_offset_t)addr & (~UMA_SLAB_MASK));
 
 	if (slab == NULL)
diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_rwlock.c b/sys/kern/kern_rwlock.c
index dca982ba14aa..531e145ed548 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_rwlock.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_rwlock.c
@@ -732,7 +732,6 @@ _rw_wunlock_hard(struct rwlock *rw, uintptr_t tid, const char *file, int line)
 			CTR2(KTR_LOCK, "%s: %p unrecursing", __func__, rw);
 		return;
 	}
-	v = rw->rw_lock;
 
 	KASSERT(rw->rw_lock & (RW_LOCK_READ_WAITERS | RW_LOCK_WRITE_WAITERS),
 	    ("%s: neither of the waiter flags are set", __func__));
diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_sig.c b/sys/kern/kern_sig.c
index f4cf8ad05a59..7460c13caac9 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_sig.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_sig.c
@@ -2585,7 +2585,6 @@ postsig(sig)
 	sig_t action;
 	ksiginfo_t ksi;
 	sigset_t returnmask;
-	int code;
 
 	KASSERT(sig != 0, ("postsig"));
 
@@ -2653,10 +2652,7 @@ postsig(sig)
 			ps->ps_sigact[_SIG_IDX(sig)] = SIG_DFL;
 		}
 		td->td_ru.ru_nsignals++;
-		if (p->p_sig != sig) {
-			code = 0;
-		} else {
-			code = p->p_code;
+		if (p->p_sig == sig) {
 			p->p_code = 0;
 			p->p_sig = 0;
 		}
diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_synch.c b/sys/kern/kern_synch.c
index bc539afe1cc5..b91c1a50bc27 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_synch.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_synch.c
@@ -173,7 +173,6 @@ _sleep(void *ident, struct lock_object *lock, int priority,
 	}
 	catch = priority & PCATCH;
 	pri = priority & PRIMASK;
-	rval = 0;
 
 	/*
 	 * If we are already on a sleep queue, then remove us from that
diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_thr.c b/sys/kern/kern_thr.c
index 3802259c047f..4059443194be 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_thr.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_thr.c
@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@ create_thread(struct thread *td, mcontext_t *ctx,
 	struct proc *p;
 	int error;
 
-	error = 0;
 	p = td->td_proc;
 
 	/* Have race condition but it is cheap. */
@@ -253,7 +252,7 @@ create_thread(struct thread *td, mcontext_t *ctx,
 	sched_add(newtd, SRQ_BORING);
 	thread_unlock(newtd);
 
-	return (error);
+	return (0);
 }
 
 int
@@ -403,7 +402,6 @@ thr_suspend(struct thread *td, struct thr_suspend_args *uap)
 	struct timespec ts, *tsp;
 	int error;
 
-	error = 0;
 	tsp = NULL;
 	if (uap->timeout != NULL) {
 		error = copyin((const void *)uap->timeout, (void *)&ts,
diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_time.c b/sys/kern/kern_time.c
index 7ccbb6a0b40e..a8ecace9a868 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_time.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_time.c
@@ -1367,10 +1367,8 @@ realtimer_expire(void *arg)
 	struct timespec cts, ts;
 	struct timeval tv;
 	struct itimer *it;
-	struct proc *p;
 
 	it = (struct itimer *)arg;
-	p = it->it_proc;
 
 	realtimer_clocktime(it->it_clockid, &cts);
 	/* Only fire if time is reached. */
diff --git a/sys/kern/tty_info.c b/sys/kern/tty_info.c
index b9d9c1a79785..d5885b926576 100644
--- a/sys/kern/tty_info.c
+++ b/sys/kern/tty_info.c
@@ -261,7 +261,6 @@ tty_info(struct tty *tp)
 
 	PROC_LOCK(pick);
 	picktd = NULL;
-	td = FIRST_THREAD_IN_PROC(pick);
 	FOREACH_THREAD_IN_PROC(pick, td)
 		if (thread_compare(picktd, td))
 			picktd = td;