diff --git a/examples/dcdriftdist.C b/examples/dcdriftdist.C
index fe67618e90a191c4e381d9b2a8e9dd7504cafcc9..ca6023ec9fee30e60634411b5f0813e6098bb1a2 100644
--- a/examples/dcdriftdist.C
+++ b/examples/dcdriftdist.C
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   for(Int_t ih=0;ih<12;ih++) {
     Int_t ipad = 2*(ih%6)+1 + ih/6;
     cout << ipad << endl;
-    TPad *pt = c1->cd(ipad);
+    c1->cd(ipad);
     h[ih]->SetFillColor(kBlue);
     h[ih]->SetFillStyle(3354);
     h[ih]->Draw();
diff --git a/examples/dchitmaps.C b/examples/dchitmaps.C
index ce968cdd40c94219295fb1e60cfd25c285b5df53..c3285011bf6757949179aeef7fe5b88a34aedaa2 100644
--- a/examples/dchitmaps.C
+++ b/examples/dchitmaps.C
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   for(Int_t ih=0;ih<12;ih++) {
     Int_t ipad = 2*(ih%6)+1 + ih/6;
     cout << ipad << endl;
-    TPad *pt = c1->cd(ipad);
+    c1->cd(ipad);
     h[ih]->SetFillColor(kBlue);
     h[ih]->SetFillStyle(3354);
     h[ih]->Draw();