diff --git a/tools/quake3/common/bspfile.c b/tools/quake3/common/bspfile.c
index a5d5fbaf..4fc45bd6 100644
--- a/tools/quake3/common/bspfile.c
+++ b/tools/quake3/common/bspfile.c
@@ -294,10 +294,7 @@ void SwapBSPFile( void ) {
    =============
  */
 int GetLumpElements( dheader_t  *header, int lump, int size ) {
-	int length, ofs;
-
-	length = header->lumps[lump].filelen;
-	ofs = header->lumps[lump].fileofs;
+	int length = header->lumps[lump].filelen;
 
 	if ( length % size ) {
 		Error( "LoadBSPFile: odd lump size" );
diff --git a/tools/quake3/q3data/images.c b/tools/quake3/q3data/images.c
index 3982b72f..bae43f75 100644
--- a/tools/quake3/q3data/images.c
+++ b/tools/quake3/q3data/images.c
@@ -381,11 +381,9 @@ byte AveragePixels( int count ){
 	int pix;
 	int bestcolor;
 	byte    *pal;
-	int fullbright;
 
 	vis = 0;
 	r = g = b = 0;
-	fullbright = 0;
 	for ( i = 0 ; i < count ; i++ )
 	{
 		pix = pixdata[i];
diff --git a/tools/quake3/q3data/models.c b/tools/quake3/q3data/models.c
index 439ae020..b7492628 100644
--- a/tools/quake3/q3data/models.c
+++ b/tools/quake3/q3data/models.c
@@ -559,7 +559,6 @@ static void CopyTrianglesToBaseTriangles( triangle_t *ptri, int numtri, baseTria
 //	float		s_scale, t_scale;
 //	float		scale;
 //	vec3_t		mins, maxs;
-	float       *pbasevert;
 
 /*
     //
@@ -618,8 +617,6 @@ static void CopyTrianglesToBaseTriangles( triangle_t *ptri, int numtri, baseTria
 
 		for ( j = 0 ; j < 3 ; j++ )
 		{
-			pbasevert = ptri->verts[j];
-
 			VectorCopy( ptri->verts[j], bTri->v[j].xyz );
 			VectorCopy( ptri->normals[j], bTri->v[j].normal );
 
@@ -1905,8 +1902,9 @@ static void ConvertASE( const char *filename, int type, qboolean grabAnims ){
 			}
 		}
 
-		if ( !tagWeapon ) {
-			Error( "Missing tag_weapon!" );
+		if ( !tagHead ) {
+			// todo: was never being checked; should we error now that it is?
+			// Error( "Missing tag_head!" );
 		}
 		if ( !tagTorso ) {
 			Error( "Missing tag_torso!" );