diff --git a/subsurface-desktop-main.cpp b/subsurface-desktop-main.cpp
index a1d2dcb28..8d1532c08 100644
--- a/subsurface-desktop-main.cpp
+++ b/subsurface-desktop-main.cpp
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	int i;
 	bool no_filenames = true;
 	QLoggingCategory::setFilterRules(QStringLiteral("qt.bluetooth* = true"));
-	QApplication *application = new QApplication(argc, argv);
-	(void)application;
+	new QApplication(argc, argv);
 	QStringList files;
 	QStringList importedFiles;
 	QStringList arguments = QCoreApplication::arguments();
diff --git a/subsurface-mobile-main.cpp b/subsurface-mobile-main.cpp
index bb5e36151..878dc59ea 100644
--- a/subsurface-mobile-main.cpp
+++ b/subsurface-mobile-main.cpp
@@ -24,8 +24,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	int i;
 	QGuiApplication::setAttribute(Qt::AA_EnableHighDpiScaling);
 	QLoggingCategory::setFilterRules(QStringLiteral("qt.bluetooth* = true"));
-	QApplication *application = new QApplication(argc, argv);
-	(void)application;
+
+	// Start application
+	new QApplication(argc, argv);
+
+	// and get comand line arguments
 	QStringList arguments = QCoreApplication::arguments();
 
 	subsurface_console_init();