diff --git a/src/grib_bufr_descriptors_array.c b/src/grib_bufr_descriptors_array.c
index 9fe074957..bf51c5e3e 100644
--- a/src/grib_bufr_descriptors_array.c
+++ b/src/grib_bufr_descriptors_array.c
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ bufr_descriptors_array* grib_bufr_descriptors_array_append(bufr_descriptors_arra
     }
 
     grib_bufr_descriptors_array_delete(ar);
-    ar = 0;
+    /* ar = 0; */
 
     return v;
 }
diff --git a/src/grib_filepool.c b/src/grib_filepool.c
index 4dc681354..d13251e95 100644
--- a/src/grib_filepool.c
+++ b/src/grib_filepool.c
@@ -460,6 +460,6 @@ void grib_file_delete(grib_file* file)
         free(file->buffer);
     }
     grib_context_free(file->context, file);
-    file = NULL;
+    /* file = NULL; */
     GRIB_MUTEX_UNLOCK(&mutex1);
 }