diff --git a/OpenSim/Data/MSSQL/MSSQLMigration.cs b/OpenSim/Data/MSSQL/MSSQLMigration.cs
index 1aa96c7ff0..c2fecefc7b 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Data/MSSQL/MSSQLMigration.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Data/MSSQL/MSSQLMigration.cs
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.MSSQL
                         cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
                     }
                 }
-                catch (Exception ex)
+                catch (Exception)
                 {
                     throw new Exception(sql);
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Data/MSSQL/MSSQLXInventoryData.cs b/OpenSim/Data/MSSQL/MSSQLXInventoryData.cs
index 10b0f2938f..b19a0da872 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Data/MSSQL/MSSQLXInventoryData.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Data/MSSQL/MSSQLXInventoryData.cs
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.MSSQL
                     {
                         cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();
                     }
-                    catch (Exception e)
+                    catch (Exception)
                     {
                         return false;
                     }