diff --git a/src/hb-ot-layout-gpos-table.hh b/src/hb-ot-layout-gpos-table.hh
index d88f7876e..69609d06c 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-layout-gpos-table.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-layout-gpos-table.hh
@@ -1450,7 +1450,6 @@ struct PosLookup : Lookup
   {
     TRACE_SANITIZE (this);
     if (unlikely (!Lookup::sanitize (c))) return TRACE_RETURN (false);
-    const OffsetArrayOf<PosLookupSubTable> &list = get_subtables<PosLookupSubTable> ();
     return TRACE_RETURN (dispatch (c));
   }
 };
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-layout-gsub-table.hh b/src/hb-ot-layout-gsub-table.hh
index ebe4c9ec4..ad1339dc6 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-layout-gsub-table.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-layout-gsub-table.hh
@@ -1222,7 +1222,6 @@ struct SubstLookup : Lookup
   {
     TRACE_SANITIZE (this);
     if (unlikely (!Lookup::sanitize (c))) return TRACE_RETURN (false);
-    const OffsetArrayOf<SubstLookupSubTable> &list = get_subtables<SubstLookupSubTable> ();
     if (unlikely (!dispatch (c))) return TRACE_RETURN (false);
 
     if (unlikely (get_type () == SubstLookupSubTable::Extension))