diff --git a/transcoder/basisu_transcoder.cpp b/transcoder/basisu_transcoder.cpp
index 574e33f..1d6a46e 100644
--- a/transcoder/basisu_transcoder.cpp
+++ b/transcoder/basisu_transcoder.cpp
@@ -3388,7 +3388,6 @@ namespace basist
 		const uint32_t min_bits = basisu::minimum(x_bits, y_bits);
 		//const uint32_t max_bits = basisu::maximum(x_bits, y_bits);
 		const uint32_t swizzle_mask = (1 << (min_bits * 2)) - 1;
-		BASISU_NOTE_UNUSED(max_bits);
 
 		uint32_t block_index = 0;
 
@@ -3570,7 +3569,6 @@ namespace basist
 		const uint32_t min_bits = basisu::minimum(x_bits, y_bits);
 		//const uint32_t max_bits = basisu::maximum(x_bits, y_bits);
 		const uint32_t swizzle_mask = (1 << (min_bits * 2)) - 1;
-		BASISU_NOTE_UNUSED(max_bits);
 
 		uint32_t block_index = 0;