diff --git a/build.py b/build.py
index 77f20921..72d7851c 100755
--- a/build.py
+++ b/build.py
@@ -1337,7 +1337,7 @@ def cmd_build_py(options, args):
                 WX_CONFIG = 'wx-config' # hope it is on the PATH
 
 
-    wafBuildBase = wafBuildDir  = getWafBuildBase()
+    wafBuildBase = wafBuildDir = getWafBuildBase()
     if isWindows:
         wafBuildDir = posixjoin(wafBuildBase, 'release')
 
@@ -1531,7 +1531,6 @@ def cmd_clean_wx(options, args):
         if options.both:
             options.debug = True
         msw = getMSWSettings(options)
-        cfg = Config()
         deleteIfExists(opj(msw.dllDir, 'msw'+msw.dll_type))
         delFiles(glob.glob(opj(msw.dllDir, 'wx*%s%s*' % (version2_nodot, msw.dll_type))))
         delFiles(glob.glob(opj(msw.dllDir, 'wx*%s%s*' % (version3_nodot, msw.dll_type))))
@@ -1690,7 +1689,7 @@ def cmd_sdist(options, args):
             copyFile(name, destdir)
 
     # Also add the waf executable
-    waf = getWafCmd()
+    getWafCmd()
     copyFile('bin/waf-%s' % wafCurrentVersion, os.path.join(PDEST, 'bin'))
 
     # and the REV.txt if there is one
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 09a939f6..8117fcb0 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -265,7 +265,6 @@ def wx_copy_file(src, dst, preserve_mode=1, preserve_times=1, update=0,
     else:
         # make a new, matching symlink in dst
         if os.path.isdir(dst):
-            dir = dst
             dst = os.path.join(dst, os.path.basename(src))
         linkdst = os.readlink(src)
         if verbose >= 1: