diff --git a/kernel/zarch/icamax.c b/kernel/zarch/icamax.c
index 96cb37a1d..27f969eee 100644
--- a/kernel/zarch/icamax.c
+++ b/kernel/zarch/icamax.c
@@ -283,7 +283,6 @@ BLASLONG CNAME(BLASLONG n, FLOAT *x, BLASLONG inc_x)
       }
       else
         {
-            max = 0;
             maxf = CABS1(x,0);
             ix += 2;
             i++;
diff --git a/kernel/zarch/icamin.c b/kernel/zarch/icamin.c
index 73bd9e8de..ae7b37b4f 100644
--- a/kernel/zarch/icamin.c
+++ b/kernel/zarch/icamin.c
@@ -283,7 +283,6 @@ BLASLONG CNAME(BLASLONG n, FLOAT *x, BLASLONG inc_x)
       }
       else
         {
-            min = 0;
             minf = CABS1(x,0);
             ix += 2;
             i++;
diff --git a/kernel/zarch/idamax.c b/kernel/zarch/idamax.c
index 4a0114242..e5a1d3a7c 100644
--- a/kernel/zarch/idamax.c
+++ b/kernel/zarch/idamax.c
@@ -206,7 +206,6 @@ BLASLONG CNAME(BLASLONG n, FLOAT *x, BLASLONG inc_x) {
         }
         else
         {
-            max = 0;
             maxf = ABS(x[0]);
             i++;
         }
diff --git a/kernel/zarch/idamin.c b/kernel/zarch/idamin.c
index 503f92ff7..a68f7282f 100644
--- a/kernel/zarch/idamin.c
+++ b/kernel/zarch/idamin.c
@@ -206,7 +206,6 @@ BLASLONG CNAME(BLASLONG n, FLOAT *x, BLASLONG inc_x) {
         }
         else
         {
-            min = 0;
             minf = ABS(x[0]);
             i++;
         }
diff --git a/kernel/zarch/idmax.c b/kernel/zarch/idmax.c
index 871c896e6..4c3040779 100644
--- a/kernel/zarch/idmax.c
+++ b/kernel/zarch/idmax.c
@@ -182,7 +182,6 @@ BLASLONG CNAME(BLASLONG n, FLOAT *x, BLASLONG inc_x) {
         }
         else
         {
-            max = 0;
             maxf = x[0];
             i++;
         }
diff --git a/kernel/zarch/idmin.c b/kernel/zarch/idmin.c
index dd14ec92c..ba1776a49 100644
--- a/kernel/zarch/idmin.c
+++ b/kernel/zarch/idmin.c
@@ -182,7 +182,6 @@ BLASLONG CNAME(BLASLONG n, FLOAT *x, BLASLONG inc_x) {
         }
         else
         {
-            min = 0;
             minf = x[0];
             i++;
         }
diff --git a/kernel/zarch/isamax.c b/kernel/zarch/isamax.c
index 1a9ac3cd8..2f5c1c867 100644
--- a/kernel/zarch/isamax.c
+++ b/kernel/zarch/isamax.c
@@ -249,7 +249,6 @@ BLASLONG CNAME(BLASLONG n, FLOAT *x, BLASLONG inc_x) {
         }
         else
         {
-            max = 0;
             maxf = ABS(x[0]);
             i++;
         }
diff --git a/kernel/zarch/isamin.c b/kernel/zarch/isamin.c
index 5a7e669eb..04e05aad9 100644
--- a/kernel/zarch/isamin.c
+++ b/kernel/zarch/isamin.c
@@ -249,7 +249,6 @@ BLASLONG CNAME(BLASLONG n, FLOAT *x, BLASLONG inc_x) {
         }
         else
         {
-            min = 0;
             minf = ABS(x[0]);
             i++;
         }
diff --git a/kernel/zarch/ismax.c b/kernel/zarch/ismax.c
index 0b144c200..084b4ce94 100644
--- a/kernel/zarch/ismax.c
+++ b/kernel/zarch/ismax.c
@@ -225,7 +225,6 @@ BLASLONG CNAME(BLASLONG n, FLOAT *x, BLASLONG inc_x) {
         }
         else
         {
-            max = 0;
             maxf = x[0];
             i++;
         }
diff --git a/kernel/zarch/ismin.c b/kernel/zarch/ismin.c
index 7fda9dffc..4e85816a3 100644
--- a/kernel/zarch/ismin.c
+++ b/kernel/zarch/ismin.c
@@ -225,7 +225,6 @@ BLASLONG CNAME(BLASLONG n, FLOAT *x, BLASLONG inc_x) {
         }
         else
         {
-            min = 0;
             minf = x[0];
             i++;
         }
diff --git a/kernel/zarch/izamax.c b/kernel/zarch/izamax.c
index 7db64181c..2ffad2570 100644
--- a/kernel/zarch/izamax.c
+++ b/kernel/zarch/izamax.c
@@ -204,7 +204,6 @@ BLASLONG CNAME(BLASLONG n, FLOAT *x, BLASLONG inc_x)
       }
       else
         {
-            max = 0;
             maxf = CABS1(x,0);
             ix += 2;
             i++;
diff --git a/kernel/zarch/izamin.c b/kernel/zarch/izamin.c
index 707d702d3..1e037c0c7 100644
--- a/kernel/zarch/izamin.c
+++ b/kernel/zarch/izamin.c
@@ -204,7 +204,6 @@ BLASLONG CNAME(BLASLONG n, FLOAT *x, BLASLONG inc_x)
       }
       else
         {
-            min = 0;
             minf = CABS1(x,0);
             ix += 2;
             i++;