diff --git a/array.go b/array.go
index 174007c..4c06686 100644
--- a/array.go
+++ b/array.go
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ func arrayParseQuotedValue(buf *bytes.Buffer) (string, bool, error) {
 				return "", false, err
 			}
 		case '"':
-			r, _, err = buf.ReadRune()
+			_, _, err = buf.ReadRune()
 			if err != nil {
 				return "", false, err
 			}
diff --git a/hstore.go b/hstore.go
index e42b755..e91f3da 100644
--- a/hstore.go
+++ b/hstore.go
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ func parseHstore(s string) (k []string, v []Text, err error) {
 				case end:
 					err = errors.New("Found EOS after ',', expecting space")
 				case (unicode.IsSpace(r)):
-					r, end = p.Consume()
+					p.Consume()
 					state = hsKey
 				default:
 					err = fmt.Errorf("Invalid character '%c' after ', ', expecting \"", r)