diff --git a/hash.c b/hash.c
index a0d11c06dd..b06b3535ea 100644
--- a/hash.c
+++ b/hash.c
@@ -79,19 +79,17 @@ static int
 rb_any_cmp(a, b)
     VALUE a, b;
 {
+    VALUE args[2];
     if (FIXNUM_P(a)) {
 	if (FIXNUM_P(b)) return a != b;
     }
     else if (TYPE(a) == T_STRING) {
 	if (TYPE(b) == T_STRING) return rb_str_cmp(a, b);
     }
-    else {
-	VALUE args[2];
 
-	args[0] = a;
-	args[1] = b;
-	return !rb_with_disable_interrupt(eql, (VALUE)args);
-    }
+    args[0] = a;
+    args[1] = b;
+    return !rb_with_disable_interrupt(eql, (VALUE)args);
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/regex.c b/regex.c
index 8634dfe90c..9988be2d2a 100644
--- a/regex.c
+++ b/regex.c
@@ -48,13 +48,6 @@
 # include <sys/types.h>
 #endif
 
-#if defined(STDC_HEADERS)
-# include <stddef.h>
-#else
-/* We need this for `regex.h', and perhaps for the Emacs include files.  */
-# include <sys/types.h>
-#endif
-
 #ifndef __STDC__
 # define volatile
 #endif