diff --git a/src/osx/carbon/graphics.cpp b/src/osx/carbon/graphics.cpp
index a1f9947489..053481f1ca 100644
--- a/src/osx/carbon/graphics.cpp
+++ b/src/osx/carbon/graphics.cpp
@@ -147,9 +147,7 @@ OSStatus wxMacDrawCGImage(
 
 CGColorRef wxMacCreateCGColor( const wxColour& col )
 {
-    CGColorRef retval = 0;
-
-    retval = col.CreateCGColor();
+    CGColorRef retval = col.CreateCGColor();
 
     wxASSERT(retval != NULL);
     return retval;
diff --git a/src/osx/menu_osx.cpp b/src/osx/menu_osx.cpp
index 70df6ba07a..aca50de2cd 100644
--- a/src/osx/menu_osx.cpp
+++ b/src/osx/menu_osx.cpp
@@ -616,11 +616,10 @@ void wxMenuBar::MacInstallMenuBar()
     
     // hide items in the apple menu that don't exist in the wx menubar
     
-    int menuid = 0;
     wxMenuItem* appleItem = NULL;
     wxMenuItem* wxItem = NULL;
 
-    menuid = wxApp::s_macAboutMenuItemId;
+    int menuid = wxApp::s_macAboutMenuItemId;
     appleItem = m_appleMenu->FindItem(menuid);
     wxItem = FindItem(menuid);
     if ( appleItem != NULL )