diff --git a/ietf/status/models.py b/ietf/status/models.py
index b3f97d989..c55192027 100644
--- a/ietf/status/models.py
+++ b/ietf/status/models.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ from django.db.models import ForeignKey
 import debug                            # pyflakes:ignore
 
 class Status(models.Model):
-    name = 'Status'
     
     date = models.DateTimeField(default=timezone.now)
     slug = models.SlugField(blank=False, null=False, unique=True)
diff --git a/ietf/sync/views.py b/ietf/sync/views.py
index 62306c6fc..bd539d4e1 100644
--- a/ietf/sync/views.py
+++ b/ietf/sync/views.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 import datetime
-import os
 import json
 
 from django.conf import settings
@@ -23,8 +22,6 @@ from ietf.utils.log import log
 from ietf.utils.response import permission_denied
 
 
-SYNC_BIN_PATH = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), "../bin"))
-
 #@role_required('Secretariat', 'IANA', 'RFC Editor')
 def discrepancies(request):
     sections = find_discrepancies()