diff --git a/contrib/include/wx/animate/animate.h b/contrib/include/wx/animate/animate.h
index 7ef1d57957..e58a5d3896 100644
--- a/contrib/include/wx/animate/animate.h
+++ b/contrib/include/wx/animate/animate.h
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ public:
 
 //// Operations
 
-    virtual bool LoadFile(const wxString& filename) { return FALSE; }
+    virtual bool LoadFile(const wxString& WXUNUSED(filename)) { return FALSE; }
 };
 
 /* wxGIFAnimation
diff --git a/contrib/src/animate/animate.cpp b/contrib/src/animate/animate.cpp
index a334227ce1..a0fd35de33 100644
--- a/contrib/src/animate/animate.cpp
+++ b/contrib/src/animate/animate.cpp
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ bool wxAnimationPlayer::Build()
         int i;
         for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
         {
-            wxBitmap* bitmap = NULL;
             wxImage* image = GetFrame(i);
             if (image)
             {
@@ -120,7 +119,7 @@ bool wxAnimationPlayer::Build()
                 if (GetTransparentColour(transparentColour))
                     image->SetMaskColour(transparentColour.Red(), transparentColour.Green(), transparentColour.Blue());
 
-                bitmap = new wxBitmap(* image);
+                wxBitmap* bitmap = new wxBitmap(* image);
                 delete image;
                 if (bitmap)
                     m_frames.Append(bitmap);