2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/xmlrpc/httpserver.rb b/lib/xmlrpc/httpserver.rb
index 66d52139db..a9605efa7a 100644
--- a/lib/xmlrpc/httpserver.rb
+++ b/lib/xmlrpc/httpserver.rb
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ private
     io << http_resp(response.status, response.status_message,
                     response.header, response.body)
 
-  rescue Exception => e
+  rescue Exception
     io << http_resp(500, "Internal Server Error")
   end
 
diff --git a/lib/xmlrpc/parser.rb b/lib/xmlrpc/parser.rb
index d8e91b0098..840130ca1e 100644
--- a/lib/xmlrpc/parser.rb
+++ b/lib/xmlrpc/parser.rb
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ module XMLRPC
         end
 
         def parse(str)
-          parser = REXML::Document.parse_stream(str, self)
+          REXML::Document.parse_stream(str, self)
         end
       end