diff --git a/libbackground/ChangeLog b/libbackground/ChangeLog
index e764c065a..11bf8e537 100644
--- a/libbackground/ChangeLog
+++ b/libbackground/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 2001-12-20  Bradford Hovinen  <hovinen@ximian.com>
 
+	* applier.c: Eliminate compiler warnings
+
 	* applier.[ch]: Rename applier to bg_applier to avoid possible
 	namespace collision
 
diff --git a/libbackground/applier.c b/libbackground/applier.c
index 7371c2e29..8f541a9b4 100644
--- a/libbackground/applier.c
+++ b/libbackground/applier.c
@@ -214,7 +214,6 @@ static void
 bg_applier_class_init (BGApplierClass *class) 
 {
 	GObjectClass *object_class;
-	GdkVisual *visual;
 
 	object_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS (class);
 
@@ -497,7 +496,6 @@ draw_disabled_message (GtkWidget *widget)
 	PangoRectangle  extents;
 	GdkGC          *gc;
 	gint            x, y, w, h;
-	gint            height, width;
 	const char     *disabled_string = _("Disabled");
 
 	g_return_if_fail (widget != NULL);