diff --git a/src/shuf/shuf.rs b/src/shuf/shuf.rs
index ee0d1c91c..aaf6280a8 100644
--- a/src/shuf/shuf.rs
+++ b/src/shuf/shuf.rs
@@ -228,7 +228,6 @@ fn shuf_bytes(
         len >>= 1;
         len_mod <<= 1;
     }
-    drop(len);
 
     let mut count = count;
     while count > 0 && !input.is_empty() {
diff --git a/src/tac/tac.rs b/src/tac/tac.rs
index eb6786359..fe6e36025 100644
--- a/src/tac/tac.rs
+++ b/src/tac/tac.rs
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ fn tac(filenames: Vec<String>, before: bool, _: bool, separator: &str) {
                 i += 1;
             }
         }
-        drop(i);
 
         // if there isn't a separator at the end of the file, fake it
         if offsets.is_empty() || *offsets.last().unwrap() < data.len() - slen {