diff --git a/src/ostree/ot-admin-builtin-upgrade.c b/src/ostree/ot-admin-builtin-upgrade.c
index 6db0465c..006914a6 100644
--- a/src/ostree/ot-admin-builtin-upgrade.c
+++ b/src/ostree/ot-admin-builtin-upgrade.c
@@ -50,14 +50,8 @@ ot_admin_builtin_upgrade (int argc, char **argv, GCancellable *cancellable, GErr
   GOptionContext *context;
   glnx_unref_object OstreeSysroot *sysroot = NULL;
   glnx_unref_object OstreeSysrootUpgrader *upgrader = NULL;
-  g_autofree char *origin_remote = NULL;
-  g_autofree char *origin_ref = NULL;
-  g_autofree char *origin_refspec = NULL;
-  g_autofree char *new_revision = NULL;
   g_autoptr(GFile) deployment_path = NULL;
   g_autoptr(GFile) deployment_origin_path = NULL;
-  glnx_unref_object OstreeDeployment *merge_deployment = NULL;
-  glnx_unref_object OstreeDeployment *new_deployment = NULL;
   GSConsole *console = NULL;
   gboolean in_status_line = FALSE;
   glnx_unref_object OstreeAsyncProgress *progress = NULL;