diff --git a/source/blender/editors/interface/view2d.c b/source/blender/editors/interface/view2d.c
index b2227405d8b..51e1b30f0bf 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/interface/view2d.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/interface/view2d.c
@@ -2078,18 +2078,21 @@ void UI_view2d_text_cache_draw(ARegion *ar)
 {
 	View2DString *v2s;
 	int col_pack_prev = 0;
+
+	/* investigate using BLF_ascender() */
+	const float default_height = strings.first ? BLF_height_default("28") : 0.0f;
 	
 	// glMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION);
 	// glPushMatrix();
 	// glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);
 	// glPushMatrix();
 	ED_region_pixelspace(ar);
-	
+
 	for (v2s = strings.first; v2s; v2s = v2s->next) {
 		const char *str = (const char *)(v2s + 1);
 		int xofs = 0, yofs;
 
-		yofs = ceil(0.5f * (v2s->rect.ymax - v2s->rect.ymin - BLF_height_default("28")));
+		yofs = ceil(0.5f * (v2s->rect.ymax - v2s->rect.ymin - default_height));
 		if (yofs < 1) yofs = 1;
 
 		if (col_pack_prev != v2s->col.pack) {
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_sequencer/sequencer_ops.c b/source/blender/editors/space_sequencer/sequencer_ops.c
index 685358393cf..4a1c8f0c006 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_sequencer/sequencer_ops.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_sequencer/sequencer_ops.c
@@ -324,7 +324,6 @@ void sequencer_keymap(wmKeyConfig *keyconf)
 void ED_operatormacros_sequencer(void)
 {
 	wmOperatorType *ot;
-	wmOperatorTypeMacro *otmacro;
 
 	ot = WM_operatortype_append_macro("SEQUENCER_OT_duplicate_move", "Duplicate Strips",
 	                                  "Duplicate selected strips and move them", OPTYPE_UNDO | OPTYPE_REGISTER);