diff --git a/common/draw.h b/common/draw.h
index a7fb2d3b6..af875447b 100644
--- a/common/draw.h
+++ b/common/draw.h
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
 #include <cairo.h>
 #include <pango/pangocairo.h>
 
-#include <confuse.h>
-
 #include <xcb/xcb.h>
 
 #include "config.h"
diff --git a/widgets/graph.c b/widgets/graph.c
index 6f706184b..cb7d72785 100644
--- a/widgets/graph.c
+++ b/widgets/graph.c
@@ -377,7 +377,6 @@ graph_new(alignment_t align)
 {
     widget_t *w;
     Data *d;
-    cfg_t *cfg;
     char *color;
     int i;
     char *type;
diff --git a/widgets/progressbar.c b/widgets/progressbar.c
index 599ea9b67..e206ad0f3 100644
--- a/widgets/progressbar.c
+++ b/widgets/progressbar.c
@@ -489,8 +489,6 @@ progressbar_new(alignment_t align)
     Data *d;
     char *color;
     int i;
-    cfg_t *cfg;
-
 
     w = p_new(widget_t, 1);
     widget_common_new(w);