diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/BulletSPlugin/BSCharacter.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/BulletSPlugin/BSCharacter.cs
index c670cca542..d0cc1eb13e 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/BulletSPlugin/BSCharacter.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/BulletSPlugin/BSCharacter.cs
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ public sealed class BSCharacter : BSPhysObject
     private const string AvatarMoveActorName = "BSCharacter.AvatarMove";
 
     private OMV.Vector3 _PIDTarget;
-    private bool _usePID;
     private float _PIDTau;
 
 //        public override OMV.Vector3 RawVelocity 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/BulletSPlugin/BSLinksetCompound.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/BulletSPlugin/BSLinksetCompound.cs
index 22b3f3f066..cae9efad58 100755
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/BulletSPlugin/BSLinksetCompound.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/BulletSPlugin/BSLinksetCompound.cs
@@ -329,10 +329,6 @@ public sealed class BSLinksetCompound : BSLinkset
     // Note that this works for rebuilding just the root after a linkset is taken apart.
     // Called at taint time!!
     private bool UseBulletSimRootOffsetHack = false;    // Attempt to have Bullet track the coords of root compound shape
-    // Number of times to perform rebuilds on broken linkset children. This should only happen when
-    //    a linkset is initially being created and should happen only one or two times at the most.
-    //    This exists to cause a looping problem to be reported while not rebuilding a linkset forever.
-    private static int LinksetRebuildFailureLoopPrevention = 10;
     private void RecomputeLinksetCompound()
     {
         try