diff --git a/editor/ehostage.c b/editor/ehostage.c
index 9e56ccad5..a0595909f 100644
--- a/editor/ehostage.c
+++ b/editor/ehostage.c
@@ -345,7 +345,6 @@ void hostage_close_window()
 
 int hostage_dialog_handler(UI_DIALOG *dlg, d_event *event, hostage_dialog *h)
 {
-	fix DeltaTime;
 	fix64 Temp;
 	int keypress = 0;
 	int rval = 0;
@@ -392,7 +391,6 @@ int hostage_dialog_handler(UI_DIALOG *dlg, d_event *event, hostage_dialog *h)
 
 		// A simple frame time counter for spinning the objects...
 		Temp = timer_query();
-		DeltaTime = Temp - h->time;
 		h->time = Temp;
 		
 		if (CurrentHostageIndex > -1 )	{
diff --git a/main/bmread.c b/main/bmread.c
index cdf7b61b3..c5a3ee1f6 100644
--- a/main/bmread.c
+++ b/main/bmread.c
@@ -1753,11 +1753,12 @@ void bm_read_hostage()
 
 void bm_read_hostage_face(int skip, int pc_shareware)
 {
-	char *abm_name,*equal_ptr;
-	int clip_num=-1,sound_num=-1;
-        fix time=0;
+	char *equal_ptr;
+#ifndef NDEBUG
+	int clip_num=-1;
+#endif
 
-	abm_name = strtok( NULL, space );
+	strtok( NULL, space );
 
 	arg = strtok( NULL, space ); 
 	while (arg!=NULL)	{
@@ -1768,13 +1769,11 @@ void bm_read_hostage_face(int skip, int pc_shareware)
 
 			// if we have john=cool, arg is 'john' and equal_ptr is 'cool'
 
+#ifndef NDEBUG
 			if (!d_stricmp( arg, "clip_num" ))	{
 				clip_num = atoi(equal_ptr);
-			} else if (!d_stricmp( arg, "time" ))	{
-				time = fl2f(atof(equal_ptr));
-			} else if (!d_stricmp( arg, "sound_num" ))	{
-				sound_num = atoi(equal_ptr);
 			}
+#endif
 		}
 
 		arg = strtok( NULL, space );