diff --git a/src/OpenMesh/Tools/Utils/MeshCheckerT_impl.hh b/src/OpenMesh/Tools/Utils/MeshCheckerT_impl.hh
index 8a32c648..37aef1ef 100644
--- a/src/OpenMesh/Tools/Utils/MeshCheckerT_impl.hh
+++ b/src/OpenMesh/Tools/Utils/MeshCheckerT_impl.hh
@@ -145,8 +145,6 @@ check(unsigned int _targets, std::ostream& _os)
 
   if (_targets & CHECK_EDGES)
   {
-    typename Mesh::ConstHalfedgeIter  h_it(mesh_.halfedges_begin()), 
-        h_end(mesh_.halfedges_end());
     typename Mesh::HalfedgeHandle     hstart, hhh;
     size_t                            n_halfedges = 2*mesh_.n_edges();
 
@@ -215,8 +213,6 @@ check(unsigned int _targets, std::ostream& _os)
 
   if (_targets & CHECK_FACES)
   {
-    typename Mesh::ConstFaceIter          f_it(mesh_.faces_begin()), 
-        f_end(mesh_.faces_end());
     typename Mesh::ConstFaceHalfedgeIter  fh_it;
 
     for(const auto fh: mesh_.faces()) {