diff --git a/lib/bootstrap.py b/lib/bootstrap.py
index c70046ddddb0d19d374fe16c66bbc3b14c5cc617..4f3fa98db525ed810815d107090adf8533f379b9 100644
--- a/lib/bootstrap.py
+++ b/lib/bootstrap.py
@@ -430,8 +430,6 @@ def GatherMasterVotes(node_list):
     # this should not happen (unless internal error in rpc)
     logging.critical("Can't complete rpc call, aborting master startup")
     return [(None, len(node_list))]
-  positive = negative = 0
-  other_masters = {}
   votes = {}
   for node in results:
     nres = results[node]