diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.Common/lua/EmuLuaLibrary.SQL.cs b/BizHawk.Client.Common/lua/EmuLuaLibrary.SQL.cs
index ac03a3c9d4..00bcfb92c1 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.Common/lua/EmuLuaLibrary.SQL.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.Common/lua/EmuLuaLibrary.SQL.cs
@@ -81,14 +81,14 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 				return "Command ran successfully";
 
 			}
-			catch (NullReferenceException nullEX)
+			catch (NullReferenceException)
 			{
 				return "Database not open.";
 			}
-			catch (SQLiteException sqlEX)
+			catch (SQLiteException sqlEx)
 			{
 				m_dbConnection.Close();
-				return sqlEX.Message;
+				return sqlEx.Message;
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Watch/RamSearch.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Watch/RamSearch.cs
index 11adfdccb6..0355886e44 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Watch/RamSearch.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/Watch/RamSearch.cs
@@ -944,11 +944,11 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 					//TODO add error text to dialog?
 					// Re-show dialog if the address isn't found
 				}
-				catch (FormatException e)
+				catch (FormatException)
 				{
 					// Re-show dialog if given invalid text (shouldn't happen)
 				}
-				catch (OverflowException e)
+				catch (OverflowException)
 				{
 					//TODO add error text to dialog?
 					// Re-show dialog if the address isn't valid