diff --git a/fuzz/fuzz_targets/deserialize_br.rs b/fuzz/fuzz_targets/deserialize_br.rs
index e900c17e..7b4a819a 100644
--- a/fuzz/fuzz_targets/deserialize_br.rs
+++ b/fuzz/fuzz_targets/deserialize_br.rs
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ fuzz_target!(|data: &[u8]| {
     // reset allocators
     allocator.restore_checkpoint(&cp);
 
-    let program = node_from_bytes_backrefs(&mut allocator, &b1).unwrap();
+    let _program = node_from_bytes_backrefs(&mut allocator, &b1).unwrap();
     let new_pair_count = allocator.pair_count();
     allocator.restore_checkpoint(&cp);
-    let program_old = node_from_bytes_backrefs_old(&mut allocator, &b1).unwrap();
+    let _program_old = node_from_bytes_backrefs_old(&mut allocator, &b1).unwrap();
     assert!(new_pair_count <= allocator.pair_count());
 });