diff --git a/lib/base/tlsstream.cpp b/lib/base/tlsstream.cpp
index 7d9c0ce26..f9bbb6de2 100644
--- a/lib/base/tlsstream.cpp
+++ b/lib/base/tlsstream.cpp
@@ -193,8 +193,6 @@ void TlsStream::OnEvent(int revents)
 
 	err = SSL_get_error(m_SSL.get(), rc);
 
-	std::ostringstream msgbuf;
-
 	switch (err) {
 		case SSL_ERROR_WANT_READ:
 			m_Retry = true;
diff --git a/lib/base/tlsutility.cpp b/lib/base/tlsutility.cpp
index 91804b6f4..e69197529 100644
--- a/lib/base/tlsutility.cpp
+++ b/lib/base/tlsutility.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ void InitializeOpenSSL(void)
  */
 boost::shared_ptr<SSL_CTX> MakeSSLContext(const String& pubkey, const String& privkey, const String& cakey)
 {
-	std::ostringstream msgbuf;
 	char errbuf[120];
 
 	InitializeOpenSSL();