diff --git a/test/entt/entity/storage.cpp b/test/entt/entity/storage.cpp
index 628c4ab09..ff76a4b8a 100644
--- a/test/entt/entity/storage.cpp
+++ b/test/entt/entity/storage.cpp
@@ -351,7 +351,6 @@ TEST_F(Storage, Insert) {
 TEST_F(Storage, InsertEmptyType) {
     entt::storage<empty_stable_type> pool;
     entt::entity entities[2u]{entt::entity{3}, entt::entity{42}};
-    const entt::sparse_set &base = pool;
 
     pool.insert(std::begin(entities), std::end(entities));
 
diff --git a/test/entt/entity/storage_entity.cpp b/test/entt/entity/storage_entity.cpp
index 82c13bb26..fe9d6ecf0 100644
--- a/test/entt/entity/storage_entity.cpp
+++ b/test/entt/entity/storage_entity.cpp
@@ -223,11 +223,8 @@ TEST(StorageEntity, Emplace) {
 }
 
 TEST(StorageEntity, Insert) {
-    using traits_type = entt::entt_traits<entt::entity>;
-
     entt::storage<entt::entity> pool;
     entt::entity entities[2u]{};
-    const entt::sparse_set &base = pool;
 
     pool.insert(std::begin(entities), std::end(entities));