diff --git a/src/colormap.c b/src/colormap.c
index 7d5b567ab..dd1f3bd1b 100644
--- a/src/colormap.c
+++ b/src/colormap.c
@@ -1787,7 +1787,7 @@ PIXCMAP  *cmap;
 PIXCMAP *
 pixcmapReadStream(FILE  *fp)
 {
-l_int32   rval, gval, bval, aval, ignore;
+l_int32   rval, gval, bval, aval;
 l_int32   i, index, ret, depth, ncolors;
 PIXCMAP  *cmap;
 
@@ -1800,8 +1800,8 @@ PIXCMAP  *cmap;
         (depth != 1 && depth != 2 && depth != 4 && depth != 8) ||
         (ncolors < 2 || ncolors > 256))
         return (PIXCMAP *)ERROR_PTR("invalid cmap size", __func__, NULL);
-    ignore = fscanf(fp, "Color    R-val    G-val    B-val   Alpha\n");
-    ignore = fscanf(fp, "----------------------------------------\n");
+    (void)fscanf(fp, "Color    R-val    G-val    B-val   Alpha\n");
+    (void)fscanf(fp, "----------------------------------------\n");
 
     if ((cmap = pixcmapCreate(depth)) == NULL)
         return (PIXCMAP *)ERROR_PTR("cmap not made", __func__, NULL);
diff --git a/src/kernel.c b/src/kernel.c
index edb56fb31..9ad4042c7 100644
--- a/src/kernel.c
+++ b/src/kernel.c
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ L_KERNEL  *kel;
 L_KERNEL *
 kernelReadStream(FILE  *fp)
 {
-l_int32    sy, sx, cy, cx, i, j, ret, version, ignore;
+l_int32    sy, sx, cy, cx, i, j, ret, version;
 L_KERNEL  *kel;
 
     if (!fp)
@@ -562,10 +562,10 @@ L_KERNEL  *kel;
 
     for (i = 0; i < sy; i++) {
         for (j = 0; j < sx; j++)
-            ignore = fscanf(fp, "%15f", &kel->data[i][j]);
-        ignore = fscanf(fp, "\n");
+            (void)fscanf(fp, "%15f", &kel->data[i][j]);
+        (void)fscanf(fp, "\n");
     }
-    ignore = fscanf(fp, "\n");
+    (void)fscanf(fp, "\n");
 
     return kel;
 }
diff --git a/src/pnmio.c b/src/pnmio.c
index c3e2831c9..2f69909eb 100644
--- a/src/pnmio.c
+++ b/src/pnmio.c
@@ -1327,8 +1327,6 @@ static l_int32
 pnmReadNextAsciiValue(FILE     *fp,
                       l_int32  *pval)
 {
-l_int32  ignore;
-
     if (!pval)
         return ERROR_INT("&val not defined", __func__, 1);
     *pval = 0;
diff --git a/src/sarray1.c b/src/sarray1.c
index ba5719a99..2e6c39dd1 100644
--- a/src/sarray1.c
+++ b/src/sarray1.c
@@ -1387,7 +1387,7 @@ SARRAY *
 sarrayReadStream(FILE  *fp)
 {
 char    *stringbuf;
-l_int32  i, n, size, index, bufsize, version, ignore, success;
+l_int32  i, n, size, index, bufsize, version, success;
 SARRAY  *sa;
 
     if (!fp)
@@ -1435,7 +1435,7 @@ SARRAY  *sa;
             /* Copy it in, skipping the 2 leading spaces */
         sarrayAddString(sa, stringbuf + 2, L_COPY);
     }
-    ignore = fscanf(fp, "\n");
+    (void)fscanf(fp, "\n");
 
 cleanup:
     LEPT_FREE(stringbuf);
diff --git a/src/sel1.c b/src/sel1.c
index c7e24e93b..321266b89 100644
--- a/src/sel1.c
+++ b/src/sel1.c
@@ -1351,7 +1351,7 @@ selReadStream(FILE  *fp)
 {
 char     selname[256];
 char     linebuf[256];
-l_int32  sy, sx, cy, cx, i, j, version, ignore;
+l_int32  sy, sx, cy, cx, i, j, version;
 SEL     *sel;
 
     if (!fp)
@@ -1375,12 +1375,12 @@ SEL     *sel;
     selSetOrigin(sel, cy, cx);
 
     for (i = 0; i < sy; i++) {
-        ignore = fscanf(fp, "    ");
+        (void)fscanf(fp, "    ");
         for (j = 0; j < sx; j++)
-            ignore = fscanf(fp, "%1d", &sel->data[i][j]);
-        ignore = fscanf(fp, "\n");
+            (void)fscanf(fp, "%1d", &sel->data[i][j]);
+        (void)fscanf(fp, "\n");
     }
-    ignore = fscanf(fp, "\n");
+    (void)fscanf(fp, "\n");
 
     return sel;
 }