diff --git a/binutils/readelf.c b/binutils/readelf.c
index 7562fd5014f..1274fd4d169 100644
--- a/binutils/readelf.c
+++ b/binutils/readelf.c
@@ -241,8 +241,6 @@ static bool do_dump = false;
 static bool do_version = false;
 static bool do_histogram = false;
 static bool do_debugging = false;
-static bool do_ctf = false;
-static bool do_sframe = false;
 static bool do_arch = false;
 static bool do_notes = false;
 static bool do_archive_index = false;
@@ -6988,7 +6986,6 @@ parse_args (struct dump_data *dumpdata, int argc, char ** argv)
 	  dwarf_check = true;
 	  break;
 	case OPTION_CTF_DUMP:
-	  do_ctf = true;
 	  request_dump (dumpdata, CTF_DUMP);
 	  break;
 	case OPTION_CTF_SYMBOLS:
@@ -7004,7 +7001,6 @@ parse_args (struct dump_data *dumpdata, int argc, char ** argv)
 	  dump_ctf_parent_name = strdup (optarg);
 	  break;
 	case OPTION_SFRAME_DUMP:
-	  do_sframe = true;
 	  /* Fix PR/32589 but keep the error messaging same ?  */
 	  if (optarg != NULL && strcmp (optarg, "") == 0)
 	    {