diff --git a/gst/rtp/gstrtpamrdepay.c b/gst/rtp/gstrtpamrdepay.c
index f28904bddb..5a545bf8e7 100644
--- a/gst/rtp/gstrtpamrdepay.c
+++ b/gst/rtp/gstrtpamrdepay.c
@@ -290,7 +290,6 @@ gst_rtp_amr_depay_process (GstBaseRTPDepayload * depayload, GstBuffer * buf)
    * no robust sorting, no interleaving data is to be depayloaded */
   {
     guint8 *payload, *p, *dp;
-    guint8 CMR;
     gint i, num_packets, num_nonempty_packets;
     gint amr_len;
     gint ILL, ILP;
@@ -311,7 +310,7 @@ gst_rtp_amr_depay_process (GstBaseRTPDepayload * depayload, GstBuffer * buf)
      * | CMR   |R|R|R|R|
      * +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      */
-    CMR = (payload[0] & 0xf0) >> 4;
+    /* CMR = (payload[0] & 0xf0) >> 4; */
 
     /* strip CMR header now, pack FT and the data for the decoder */
     payload_len -= 1;
diff --git a/gst/rtp/gstrtpbvdepay.c b/gst/rtp/gstrtpbvdepay.c
index 00c145267f..3ee660ae46 100644
--- a/gst/rtp/gstrtpbvdepay.c
+++ b/gst/rtp/gstrtpbvdepay.c
@@ -75,10 +75,8 @@ gst_rtp_bv_depay_base_init (gpointer klass)
 static void
 gst_rtp_bv_depay_class_init (GstRTPBVDepayClass * klass)
 {
-  GObjectClass *gobject_class;
   GstBaseRTPDepayloadClass *gstbasertpdepayload_class;
 
-  gobject_class = (GObjectClass *) klass;
   gstbasertpdepayload_class = (GstBaseRTPDepayloadClass *) klass;
 
   gstbasertpdepayload_class->process = gst_rtp_bv_depay_process;
diff --git a/gst/rtp/gstrtpbvpay.c b/gst/rtp/gstrtpbvpay.c
index 7ddc5781c9..0c01001055 100644
--- a/gst/rtp/gstrtpbvpay.c
+++ b/gst/rtp/gstrtpbvpay.c
@@ -93,10 +93,8 @@ gst_rtp_bv_pay_class_init (GstRTPBVPayClass * klass)
 static void
 gst_rtp_bv_pay_init (GstRTPBVPay * rtpbvpay, GstRTPBVPayClass * klass)
 {
-  GstBaseRTPPayload *basertppayload;
   GstBaseRTPAudioPayload *basertpaudiopayload;
 
-  basertppayload = GST_BASE_RTP_PAYLOAD (rtpbvpay);
   basertpaudiopayload = GST_BASE_RTP_AUDIO_PAYLOAD (rtpbvpay);
 
   rtpbvpay->mode = -1;
diff --git a/gst/rtp/gstrtpg722pay.c b/gst/rtp/gstrtpg722pay.c
index 7346ca149a..29cd22a647 100644
--- a/gst/rtp/gstrtpg722pay.c
+++ b/gst/rtp/gstrtpg722pay.c
@@ -190,10 +190,6 @@ gst_rtp_g722_pay_getcaps (GstBaseRTPPayload * rtppayload, GstPad * pad)
 
   if (otherpadcaps) {
     if (!gst_caps_is_empty (otherpadcaps)) {
-      GstStructure *structure;
-
-      structure = gst_caps_get_structure (otherpadcaps, 0);
-
       gst_caps_set_simple (caps, "channels", G_TYPE_INT, 1, NULL);
       gst_caps_set_simple (caps, "rate", G_TYPE_INT, 16000, NULL);
     }
diff --git a/gst/rtp/gstrtpgstdepay.c b/gst/rtp/gstrtpgstdepay.c
index 4e536bafac..6dc5e511aa 100644
--- a/gst/rtp/gstrtpgstdepay.c
+++ b/gst/rtp/gstrtpgstdepay.c
@@ -183,7 +183,6 @@ gst_rtp_gst_depay_process (GstBaseRTPDepayload * depayload, GstBuffer * buf)
   GstBuffer *subbuf, *outbuf = NULL;
   gint payload_len;
   guint8 *payload;
-  guint16 frag_offset;
   guint CV;
 
   rtpgstdepay = GST_RTP_GST_DEPAY (depayload);
@@ -210,8 +209,9 @@ gst_rtp_gst_depay_process (GstBaseRTPDepayload * depayload, GstBuffer * buf)
    * |                          Frag_offset                          |
    * +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    */
-  frag_offset =
-      (payload[4] << 24) | (payload[5] << 16) | (payload[6] << 8) | payload[7];
+  /* frag_offset =
+   *   (payload[4] << 24) | (payload[5] << 16) | (payload[6] << 8) | payload[7];
+   */
 
   /* subbuffer skipping the 8 header bytes */
   subbuf = gst_rtp_buffer_get_payload_subbuffer (buf, 8, -1);
diff --git a/gst/rtp/gstrtpgstpay.c b/gst/rtp/gstrtpgstpay.c
index 67dd1bf8c2..dfdd95404e 100644
--- a/gst/rtp/gstrtpgstpay.c
+++ b/gst/rtp/gstrtpgstpay.c
@@ -68,8 +68,6 @@ GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src",
         "clock-rate = (int) 90000, " "encoding-name = (string) \"X-GST\"")
     );
 
-static void gst_rtp_gst_pay_finalize (GObject * object);
-
 static gboolean gst_rtp_gst_pay_setcaps (GstBaseRTPPayload * payload,
     GstCaps * caps);
 static GstFlowReturn gst_rtp_gst_pay_handle_buffer (GstBaseRTPPayload * payload,
@@ -96,14 +94,10 @@ GST_BOILERPLATE (GstRtpGSTPay, gst_rtp_gst_pay, GstBaseRTPPayload,
 static void
 gst_rtp_gst_pay_class_init (GstRtpGSTPayClass * klass)
 {
-  GObjectClass *gobject_class;
   GstBaseRTPPayloadClass *gstbasertppayload_class;
 
-  gobject_class = (GObjectClass *) klass;
   gstbasertppayload_class = (GstBaseRTPPayloadClass *) klass;
 
-  gobject_class->finalize = gst_rtp_gst_pay_finalize;
-
   gstbasertppayload_class->set_caps = gst_rtp_gst_pay_setcaps;
   gstbasertppayload_class->handle_buffer = gst_rtp_gst_pay_handle_buffer;
 }
@@ -113,16 +107,6 @@ gst_rtp_gst_pay_init (GstRtpGSTPay * rtpgstpay, GstRtpGSTPayClass * klass)
 {
 }
 
-static void
-gst_rtp_gst_pay_finalize (GObject * object)
-{
-  GstRtpGSTPay *rtpgstpay;
-
-  rtpgstpay = GST_RTP_GST_PAY (object);
-
-  G_OBJECT_CLASS (parent_class)->finalize (object);
-}
-
 static gboolean
 gst_rtp_gst_pay_setcaps (GstBaseRTPPayload * payload, GstCaps * caps)
 {
diff --git a/gst/rtp/gstrtpj2kpay.c b/gst/rtp/gstrtpj2kpay.c
index 3734534f8b..782cf229f3 100644
--- a/gst/rtp/gstrtpj2kpay.c
+++ b/gst/rtp/gstrtpj2kpay.c
@@ -134,11 +134,9 @@ static void
 gst_rtp_j2k_pay_class_init (GstRtpJ2KPayClass * klass)
 {
   GObjectClass *gobject_class;
-  GstElementClass *gstelement_class;
   GstBaseRTPPayloadClass *gstbasertppayload_class;
 
   gobject_class = (GObjectClass *) klass;
-  gstelement_class = (GstElementClass *) klass;
   gstbasertppayload_class = (GstBaseRTPPayloadClass *) klass;
 
   gobject_class->set_property = gst_rtp_j2k_pay_set_property;
diff --git a/gst/rtp/gstrtpmp4gpay.c b/gst/rtp/gstrtpmp4gpay.c
index c095064062..b3a69662cc 100644
--- a/gst/rtp/gstrtpmp4gpay.c
+++ b/gst/rtp/gstrtpmp4gpay.c
@@ -451,11 +451,8 @@ gst_rtp_mp4g_pay_flush (GstRtpMP4GPay * rtpmp4gpay)
   guint avail, total;
   GstBuffer *outbuf;
   GstFlowReturn ret;
-  gboolean fragmented;
   guint mtu;
 
-  fragmented = FALSE;
-
   /* the data available in the adapter is either smaller
    * than the MTU or bigger. In the case it is smaller, the complete
    * adapter contents can be put in one packet. In the case the
@@ -544,7 +541,6 @@ gst_rtp_mp4g_pay_flush (GstRtpMP4GPay * rtpmp4gpay)
     ret = gst_basertppayload_push (GST_BASE_RTP_PAYLOAD (rtpmp4gpay), outbuf);
 
     avail -= payload_len;
-    fragmented = TRUE;
   }
 
   return ret;
diff --git a/gst/rtp/gstrtpmp4vpay.c b/gst/rtp/gstrtpmp4vpay.c
index 811e1b4a58..568bd835c5 100644
--- a/gst/rtp/gstrtpmp4vpay.c
+++ b/gst/rtp/gstrtpmp4vpay.c
@@ -141,8 +141,6 @@ gst_rtp_mp4v_pay_class_init (GstRtpMP4VPayClass * klass)
 static void
 gst_rtp_mp4v_pay_init (GstRtpMP4VPay * rtpmp4vpay, GstRtpMP4VPayClass * klass)
 {
-  GstPad *sinkpad;
-
   rtpmp4vpay->adapter = gst_adapter_new ();
   rtpmp4vpay->rate = 90000;
   rtpmp4vpay->profile = 1;
@@ -153,8 +151,6 @@ gst_rtp_mp4v_pay_init (GstRtpMP4VPay * rtpmp4vpay, GstRtpMP4VPayClass * klass)
   rtpmp4vpay->last_config = -1;
 
   rtpmp4vpay->config = NULL;
-
-  sinkpad = GST_BASE_RTP_PAYLOAD_SINKPAD (rtpmp4vpay);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/gst/rtp/gstrtpmpadepay.c b/gst/rtp/gstrtpmpadepay.c
index a76a7f39e6..1fdc8d449a 100644
--- a/gst/rtp/gstrtpmpadepay.c
+++ b/gst/rtp/gstrtpmpadepay.c
@@ -127,8 +127,6 @@ gst_rtp_mpa_depay_process (GstBaseRTPDepayload * depayload, GstBuffer * buf)
 
   {
     gint payload_len;
-    guint8 *payload;
-    guint16 frag_offset;
     gboolean marker;
 
     payload_len = gst_rtp_buffer_get_payload_len (buf);
@@ -136,7 +134,6 @@ gst_rtp_mpa_depay_process (GstBaseRTPDepayload * depayload, GstBuffer * buf)
     if (payload_len <= 4)
       goto empty_packet;
 
-    payload = gst_rtp_buffer_get_payload (buf);
     /* strip off header
      *
      *  0                   1                   2                   3
@@ -145,7 +142,7 @@ gst_rtp_mpa_depay_process (GstBaseRTPDepayload * depayload, GstBuffer * buf)
      * |             MBZ               |          Frag_offset          |
      * +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
      */
-    frag_offset = (payload[2] << 8) | payload[3];
+    /* frag_offset = (payload[2] << 8) | payload[3]; */
 
     /* subbuffer skipping the 4 header bytes */
     outbuf = gst_rtp_buffer_get_payload_subbuffer (buf, 4, -1);
diff --git a/gst/rtp/gstrtpqcelpdepay.c b/gst/rtp/gstrtpqcelpdepay.c
index badeb9f244..7949ae7804 100644
--- a/gst/rtp/gstrtpqcelpdepay.c
+++ b/gst/rtp/gstrtpqcelpdepay.c
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ static void
 gst_rtp_qcelp_depay_init (GstRtpQCELPDepay * rtpqcelpdepay,
     GstRtpQCELPDepayClass * klass)
 {
-  GstBaseRTPDepayload *depayload;
+  GstBaseRTPDepayload G_GNUC_UNUSED *depayload;
 
   depayload = GST_BASE_RTP_DEPAYLOAD (rtpqcelpdepay);
 }
@@ -144,11 +144,8 @@ static gboolean
 gst_rtp_qcelp_depay_setcaps (GstBaseRTPDepayload * depayload, GstCaps * caps)
 {
   GstCaps *srccaps;
-  GstRtpQCELPDepay *rtpqcelpdepay;
   gboolean res;
 
-  rtpqcelpdepay = GST_RTP_QCELP_DEPAY (depayload);
-
   srccaps = gst_caps_new_simple ("audio/qcelp",
       "channels", G_TYPE_INT, 1, "rate", G_TYPE_INT, 8000, NULL);
   res = gst_pad_set_caps (GST_BASE_RTP_DEPAYLOAD_SRCPAD (depayload), srccaps);
@@ -263,7 +260,7 @@ gst_rtp_qcelp_depay_process (GstBaseRTPDepayload * depayload, GstBuffer * buf)
   GstClockTime timestamp;
   guint payload_len, offset, index;
   guint8 *payload;
-  guint RR, LLL, NNN;
+  guint LLL, NNN;
 
   depay = GST_RTP_QCELP_DEPAY (depayload);
 
@@ -281,7 +278,7 @@ gst_rtp_qcelp_depay_process (GstBaseRTPDepayload * depayload, GstBuffer * buf)
    * |RR | LLL | NNN |
    * +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
    */
-  RR = payload[0] >> 6;
+  /* RR = payload[0] >> 6; */
   LLL = (payload[0] & 0x38) >> 3;
   NNN = (payload[0] & 0x07);
 
diff --git a/gst/rtpmanager/gstrtpjitterbuffer.c b/gst/rtpmanager/gstrtpjitterbuffer.c
index 260aba51f1..e11869985e 100644
--- a/gst/rtpmanager/gstrtpjitterbuffer.c
+++ b/gst/rtpmanager/gstrtpjitterbuffer.c
@@ -1144,10 +1144,8 @@ static gboolean
 gst_rtp_jitter_buffer_sink_rtcp_event (GstPad * pad, GstEvent * event)
 {
   GstRtpJitterBuffer *jitterbuffer;
-  GstRtpJitterBufferPrivate *priv;
 
   jitterbuffer = GST_RTP_JITTER_BUFFER (gst_pad_get_parent (pad));
-  priv = jitterbuffer->priv;
 
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (jitterbuffer, "received %s", GST_EVENT_TYPE_NAME (event));
 
diff --git a/gst/rtpmanager/gstrtpsession.c b/gst/rtpmanager/gstrtpsession.c
index 3be6392ba3..986b81a4d2 100644
--- a/gst/rtpmanager/gstrtpsession.c
+++ b/gst/rtpmanager/gstrtpsession.c
@@ -1597,7 +1597,6 @@ gst_rtp_session_chain_recv_rtcp (GstPad * pad, GstBuffer * buffer)
   GstRtpSessionPrivate *priv;
   GstClockTime current_time;
   guint64 ntpnstime;
-  GstFlowReturn ret;
 
   rtpsession = GST_RTP_SESSION (gst_pad_get_parent (pad));
   priv = rtpsession->priv;
@@ -1607,12 +1606,11 @@ gst_rtp_session_chain_recv_rtcp (GstPad * pad, GstBuffer * buffer)
   current_time = gst_clock_get_time (priv->sysclock);
   get_current_times (rtpsession, NULL, &ntpnstime);
 
-  ret =
-      rtp_session_process_rtcp (priv->session, buffer, current_time, ntpnstime);
+  rtp_session_process_rtcp (priv->session, buffer, current_time, ntpnstime);
 
   gst_object_unref (rtpsession);
 
-  return GST_FLOW_OK;
+  return GST_FLOW_OK;           /* always return OK */
 }
 
 static gboolean