diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8058880..e876197 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@
 /lib/rb/ext/thrift_native.bundle
 /lib/rb/ext/thrift_native.so
 /lib/rb/spec/gen-*
+/lib/rb/test/
 /lib/php/Makefile
 /lib/php/Makefile.in
 /lib/php/src/ext/thrift_protocol/.deps
diff --git a/lib/cpp/src/server/TNonblockingServer.cpp b/lib/cpp/src/server/TNonblockingServer.cpp
index 8d72a15..cb1e27b 100644
--- a/lib/cpp/src/server/TNonblockingServer.cpp
+++ b/lib/cpp/src/server/TNonblockingServer.cpp
@@ -556,8 +556,6 @@
  */
 void TNonblockingServer::TConnection::transition() {
 
-  int sz = 0;
-
   // Switch upon the state that we are currently in and move to a new state
   switch (appState_) {