diff --git a/spec/httparty/request_spec.rb b/spec/httparty/request_spec.rb
index f06a71f..70c71e7 100644
--- a/spec/httparty/request_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/httparty/request_spec.rb
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ describe HTTParty::Request do
         end
 
         it "returns the HTTParty::Response when the 300 does not contain a location header" do
-          net_response = stub_response '', 300
+          stub_response '', 300
           HTTParty::Response.should === @request.perform
         end
       end
diff --git a/spec/support/ssl_test_server.rb b/spec/support/ssl_test_server.rb
index a2e2d73..8a74038 100644
--- a/spec/support/ssl_test_server.rb
+++ b/spec/support/ssl_test_server.rb
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class SSLTestServer
 
     def thread_main
       until @stopping_mutex.synchronize{ @stopping }
-        (rr,ww,ee) = select([@ssl_server.to_io], nil, nil, 0.1)
+        (rr,_,_) = select([@ssl_server.to_io], nil, nil, 0.1)
 
         next unless rr && rr.include?(@ssl_server.to_io)