diff --git a/contrib/platform/src/com/sun/jna/platform/win32/COM/Wbemcli.java b/contrib/platform/src/com/sun/jna/platform/win32/COM/Wbemcli.java
index b008969c16..329691fca3 100644
--- a/contrib/platform/src/com/sun/jna/platform/win32/COM/Wbemcli.java
+++ b/contrib/platform/src/com/sun/jna/platform/win32/COM/Wbemcli.java
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ public IWbemServices ConnectServer(String strNetworkResource, String strUser, St
             PointerByReference pbr = new PointerByReference();
 
             try {
-                HRESULT result = (HRESULT) ConnectServer(strNetworkResourceBSTR, strUserBSTR,
+                HRESULT result = ConnectServer(strNetworkResourceBSTR, strUserBSTR,
                     strPasswordBSTR, strLocaleBSTR, lSecurityFlags, strAuthorityBSTR, pCtx, pbr);
 
                 COMUtils.checkRC(result);
diff --git a/contrib/platform/src/com/sun/jna/platform/win32/COM/WbemcliUtil.java b/contrib/platform/src/com/sun/jna/platform/win32/COM/WbemcliUtil.java
index 2046cbb4e8..e1cded2df4 100644
--- a/contrib/platform/src/com/sun/jna/platform/win32/COM/WbemcliUtil.java
+++ b/contrib/platform/src/com/sun/jna/platform/win32/COM/WbemcliUtil.java
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
 import com.sun.jna.platform.win32.COM.Wbemcli.IWbemLocator;
 import com.sun.jna.platform.win32.COM.Wbemcli.IWbemServices;
 import com.sun.jna.ptr.IntByReference;
-import com.sun.jna.ptr.PointerByReference;
 
 /**
  * Utility class providing access to Windows Management Interface (WMI) via COM.
@@ -213,7 +212,6 @@ public WmiResult<T> execute(int timeout) throws TimeoutException {
          * @return An enumerator to receive the results of the query
          */
         private static <T extends Enum<T>> IEnumWbemClassObject selectProperties(IWbemServices svc, WmiQuery<T> query) {
-            PointerByReference pEnumerator = new PointerByReference();
             // Step 6: --------------------------------------------------
             // Use the IWbemServices pointer to make requests of WMI ----
             T[] props = query.getPropertyEnum().getEnumConstants();