diff --git a/tools/test/stress2/testcases/socket/socket.c b/tools/test/stress2/testcases/socket/socket.c
index 965ce6b852c..ec9b1e6cd28 100644
--- a/tools/test/stress2/testcases/socket/socket.c
+++ b/tools/test/stress2/testcases/socket/socket.c
@@ -47,15 +47,13 @@ static int sv[2];
 
 static void
 reader(void) {
-	int n, t, *buf;
+	int n, *buf;
 
-	t = 0;
 	if ((buf = malloc(bufsize)) == NULL)
 			err(1, "malloc(%d), %s:%d", bufsize, __FILE__, __LINE__);
 	while (done_testing == 0) {
 		if ((n = read(sv[0], buf, bufsize)) < 0)
 			err(1, "read(), %s:%d", __FILE__, __LINE__);
-		t += n;
 		if (n == 0) break;
 	}
 	close(sv[0]);
diff --git a/tools/test/stress2/testcases/tcp/tcp.c b/tools/test/stress2/testcases/tcp/tcp.c
index 5d8d7197b5b..468acb169f4 100644
--- a/tools/test/stress2/testcases/tcp/tcp.c
+++ b/tools/test/stress2/testcases/tcp/tcp.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ reader(void) {
 	struct sockaddr_in inetaddr, inetpeer;
 	socklen_t len;
 	int on;
-	int n, t, *buf;
+	int n, *buf;
 	int tcpsock, msgsock;
 
 	alarm(op->run_time + 30);
@@ -85,13 +85,11 @@ reader(void) {
 	    (struct sockaddr *)&inetpeer, &len)) < 0)
 		err(1, "accept(), %s:%d", __FILE__, __LINE__);
 
-	t = 0;
 	if ((buf = malloc(bufsize)) == NULL)
 			err(1, "malloc(%d), %s:%d", bufsize, __FILE__, __LINE__);
 	while (done_testing == 0) {
 		if ((n = read(msgsock, buf, bufsize)) < 0)
 			err(1, "read(), %s:%d", __FILE__, __LINE__);
-		t += n;
 		if (n == 0) break;
 	}
 	close(msgsock);