diff --git a/EventViewer/LocalSettings.cs b/EventViewer/LocalSettings.cs
index d68be119c..3ea77b836 100644
--- a/EventViewer/LocalSettings.cs
+++ b/EventViewer/LocalSettings.cs
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ namespace EventViewer
                     }
                 }
             }
-            catch (Exception e)
+            catch (Exception)
             {
                 //log.ErrorFormat("Failed to load from '{0}': {1}", fileName, e.Message);
                 return null;
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ namespace EventViewer
                 }
 #endif
             }
-            catch (Exception e)
+            catch (Exception)
             {
                 //log.ErrorFormat("Failed to save to '{0}': {1}", Program.LocalSettingsFileName, e.Message);
             }
diff --git a/EventViewer/Program.cs b/EventViewer/Program.cs
index 725979222..9841c89b9 100644
--- a/EventViewer/Program.cs
+++ b/EventViewer/Program.cs
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ namespace EventViewer
                 /// Open the main application window
                 Application.Run(new EventViewerWnd());
             }
-            catch (Exception e)
+            catch (Exception)
             {
                 //LogException(log, "Exception in Application.Run(new ResultsBrowserWnd(args))", e);
             }