diff --git a/game/boe.actions.cpp b/game/boe.actions.cpp
index 7e5614dd..7264de0f 100644
--- a/game/boe.actions.cpp
+++ b/game/boe.actions.cpp
@@ -2954,12 +2954,10 @@ void set_up_lights() {
 
   short i, j, rad;
   location where, l;
-  short num_lights = 0;
   Boolean where_lit[64][64];
   short max_dim[3] = {64, 48, 32}; // Town sizes from Scenario Editor blscened.cpp:82
 
   // Find bonfires, braziers, etc.
-  num_lights = 0;
   for(i = 0; i < 64; i++)
     for(j = 0; j < 64; j++)
       where_lit[i][j] = 0;
diff --git a/game/boe.items.cpp b/game/boe.items.cpp
index 0921a75d..4fd5b996 100644
--- a/game/boe.items.cpp
+++ b/game/boe.items.cpp
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ void select_pc_event_filter (short item_hit)
 		else dialog_answer = item_hit - 3;
 }
 
-short char_select_pc(short active_only,short free_inv_only,char *title)
+short char_select_pc(short active_only,short free_inv_only,char const *title)
 //active_only;  // 0 - no  1 - yes   2 - disarm trap
 {
 	short i;
diff --git a/game/boe.items.h b/game/boe.items.h
index eab73b13..7f126ff3 100644
--- a/game/boe.items.h
+++ b/game/boe.items.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ short display_item(location from_loc,short pc_num,short mode, bool check_contain
 void fancy_choice_dialog_event_filter (short item_hit);
 short fancy_choice_dialog(short which_dlog,short parent);
 void select_pc_event_filter (short item_hit);
-short char_select_pc(short active_only,short free_inv_only,char *title);
+short char_select_pc(short active_only,short free_inv_only,char const *title);
 short select_pc(short active_only,short free_inv_only);
 void get_num_of_items_event_filter (short item_hit);
 short get_num_of_items(short max_num);