diff --git a/Tools/clinic/clinic.py b/Tools/clinic/clinic.py
index 5fcf2bf485fc8a..ebee9782939499 100755
--- a/Tools/clinic/clinic.py
+++ b/Tools/clinic/clinic.py
@@ -4230,10 +4230,8 @@ def directive_module(self, name):
 
     def directive_class(self, name, typedef, type_object):
         fields = name.split('.')
-        in_classes = False
         parent = self
         name = fields.pop()
-        so_far = []
         module, cls = self.clinic._module_and_class(fields)
 
         parent = cls or module