diff --git a/core/modules/user/user.module b/core/modules/user/user.module
index 60da26ced44814778ddfe0c8be6d475424962591..0a8d4ab91570c7d22877d64a7e8a099f18edd17f 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/user.module
+++ b/core/modules/user/user.module
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@
  * Implement hook_help().
  */
 function user_help($path, $arg) {
-  global $user;
-
   switch ($path) {
     case 'admin/help#user':
       $output = '';
@@ -522,7 +520,6 @@ function user_search_access() {
  * Implements hook_search_execute().
  */
 function user_search_execute($keys = NULL, $conditions = NULL) {
-  $find = array();
   // Replace wildcards with MySQL/PostgreSQL wildcards.
   $keys = preg_replace('!\*+!', '%', $keys);
   $query = db_select('users')