diff --git a/src/core/json.cpp b/src/core/json.cpp
index 4918c2de4..d686a00d0 100644
--- a/src/core/json.cpp
+++ b/src/core/json.cpp
@@ -1513,9 +1513,6 @@ static JsonValue parse_string(const Token& token)
 				hex[3] = *++itr;
 				if (hex[0] == -1 || hex[1] == -1 || hex[2] == -1 || hex[3] == -1)
 					throw JsonParseError("invalid unicode escape");
-				char byte[2];
-				byte[0] = (hexconv(hex[0]) << 4) | hexconv(hex[1]);
-				byte[1] = (hexconv(hex[2]) << 4) | hexconv(hex[3]);
 				uint16_t utf16 = hexconv(hex[0]) << 12 | hexconv(hex[1]) << 8 | hexconv(hex[2]) << 4 | hexconv(hex[3]);
 				bool valid_codepoint = false;
 				uint32_t codepoint = 0;
diff --git a/src/hwr2/upscale_backbuffer.cpp b/src/hwr2/upscale_backbuffer.cpp
index 3a14c5254..4984198c3 100644
--- a/src/hwr2/upscale_backbuffer.cpp
+++ b/src/hwr2/upscale_backbuffer.cpp
@@ -53,10 +53,6 @@ void UpscaleBackbuffer::begin_pass(Rhi& rhi)
 		color_tex.u_wrap = TextureWrapMode::kClamp;
 		color_tex.v_wrap = TextureWrapMode::kClamp;
 		color_ = rhi.create_texture(color_tex);
-
-		RenderbufferDesc depth_tex {};
-		depth_tex.width = vid_width;
-		depth_tex.height = vid_height;
 	}
 
 	RenderPassBeginInfo begin_info {};
diff --git a/src/k_hud.cpp b/src/k_hud.cpp
index 59bfc3c8e..09149d92a 100644
--- a/src/k_hud.cpp
+++ b/src/k_hud.cpp
@@ -2026,13 +2026,11 @@ static void K_drawBackupItem(void)
 {
 	bool tiny = r_splitscreen > 1;
 	patch_t *localpatch[3] = { kp_nodraw, kp_nodraw, kp_nodraw };
-	patch_t *localbg = (kp_itembg[2]);
 	patch_t *localinv = kp_invincibility[((leveltime % (6*3)) / 3) + 7 + tiny];
 	INT32 fx = 0, fy = 0, fflags = 0, tx = 0, ty = 0;	// final coords for hud and flags...
 	const INT32 numberdisplaymin = 2;
 	skincolornum_t localcolor[3] = { static_cast<skincolornum_t>(stplyr->skincolor) };
 	SINT8 colormode[3] = { TC_RAINBOW };
-	boolean flipamount = false;	// Used for 3P/4P splitscreen to flip item amount stuff
 
 	if (stplyr->backupitemamount <= 0)
 		return;
@@ -2041,20 +2039,12 @@ static void K_drawBackupItem(void)
 	{
 		case KITEM_INVINCIBILITY:
 			localpatch[1] = localinv;
-			localbg = kp_itembg[2];
 			break;
 
 		case KITEM_ORBINAUT:
 			localpatch[1] = kp_orbinaut[tiny+4];
 			break;
 
-		case KITEM_SPB:
-		case KITEM_LIGHTNINGSHIELD:
-		case KITEM_BUBBLESHIELD:
-		case KITEM_FLAMESHIELD:
-			localbg = kp_itembg[2];
-			/*FALLTHRU*/
-
 		default:
 			localpatch[1] = K_GetCachedItemPatch(stplyr->backupitemtype, 1 + tiny);
 
@@ -2075,7 +2065,7 @@ static void K_drawBackupItem(void)
 		fx = ITEM2_X;
 		fy = ITEM2_Y;
 		fflags = V_SNAPTORIGHT|V_SNAPTOTOP|V_SPLITSCREEN;
-		flipamount = true;
+		//flipamount = true;
 	}
 
 	if (r_splitscreen == 1)