diff --git a/fcore/app-update.sml b/fcore/app-update.sml
index 2cb811c..1bf2823 100644
--- a/fcore/app-update.sml
+++ b/fcore/app-update.sml
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ struct
       (* move buffer to new startLine as required by TextBuilder.build 
       * and move searchList to idx where line starts as well *)
       val buffer = LineGap.goToLine (startLine, buffer)
-      val lineIdx = TextBuilder.getLineAbsIdx (startLine, buffer)
 
       val drawMsg = TextBuilder.build
         ( startLine
diff --git a/fcore/finish.sml b/fcore/finish.sml
index 190a22a..4e5e27a 100644
--- a/fcore/finish.sml
+++ b/fcore/finish.sml
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ struct
 
       (* move buffer to new startLine as required by TextBuilder.build *)
       val buffer = LineGap.goToLine (startLine, buffer)
-      val lineIdx = TextBuilder.getLineAbsIdx (startLine, buffer)
 
       val msgs = TextBuilder.build
         ( startLine