diff --git a/src/richtext/richtextctrl.cpp b/src/richtext/richtextctrl.cpp
index 1b321c28f1..b2b2b590c2 100644
--- a/src/richtext/richtextctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/richtext/richtextctrl.cpp
@@ -767,13 +767,12 @@ void wxRichTextCtrl::OnChar(wxKeyEvent& event)
 
             long newPos = m_caretPosition;
 
-            DeleteSelectedContent(& newPos);
+            bool processed = DeleteSelectedContent(& newPos);
 
             // Submit range in character positions, which are greater than caret positions,
             // so subtract 1 for deleted character and add 1 for conversion to character position.
             if (newPos > -1)
             {
-                bool processed = false;
                 if (event.CmdDown())
                 {
                     long pos = wxRichTextCtrl::FindNextWordPosition(-1);
diff --git a/src/richtext/richtextfontpage.cpp b/src/richtext/richtextfontpage.cpp
index 3105bddeb0..83215b5068 100644
--- a/src/richtext/richtextfontpage.cpp
+++ b/src/richtext/richtextfontpage.cpp
@@ -793,8 +793,6 @@ void wxRichTextFontPage::OnRichtextfontpageSuperscriptClick( wxCommandEvent& WXU
 {
     if ( m_superscriptCtrl->Get3StateValue() == wxCHK_CHECKED)
         m_subscriptCtrl->Set3StateValue( wxCHK_UNCHECKED );
-    else
-        m_subscriptCtrl->Set3StateValue( wxCHK_CHECKED );
 
     UpdatePreview();
 }
@@ -807,8 +805,6 @@ void wxRichTextFontPage::OnRichtextfontpageSubscriptClick( wxCommandEvent& WXUNU
 {
     if ( m_subscriptCtrl->Get3StateValue() == wxCHK_CHECKED)
         m_superscriptCtrl->Set3StateValue( wxCHK_UNCHECKED );
-    else
-        m_superscriptCtrl->Set3StateValue( wxCHK_CHECKED );
 
     UpdatePreview();
 }