diff --git a/src/sys/kernel/endtask.c b/src/sys/kernel/endtask.c
index 73b10a8..b958afe 100644
--- a/src/sys/kernel/endtask.c
+++ b/src/sys/kernel/endtask.c
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
 /* this function is much faster if you have the kTask_t item at hand */
 void endTask2(kTask_t *task)
 {
-        kTask_t *tmpTask = 0x0;
         sched_setStatus2(task, DEAD);
 
         return;
diff --git a/src/sys/kernel/fork.c b/src/sys/kernel/fork.c
index 27f8a01..8687fc2 100644
--- a/src/sys/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/src/sys/kernel/fork.c
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
 
 *****************************************************************************************/
 static int fork_copyProcess(struct taskStruct *newProcess,long ebp,long edi,long esi,long none,long ebx,long ecx,long edx,long eip,long cs,long eflags,long esp,long ss) {
-  volatile struct taskStruct * tmpProcPtr = newProcess;
   assert(newProcess);
   assert(_current);
   
@@ -89,9 +88,6 @@
   newProcess->tss.cr3 = (uInt32)vmmCopyVirtualSpace(newProcess->id);
   newProcess->state = FORK;
  
-  /* Fix gcc optimization problems */
-  //while (tmpProcPtr->state == FORK) sched_yield();
-
   /* Return Id of Proccess */
   return(newProcess->id);
   }