diff --git a/contrib/omhttp/omhttp.c b/contrib/omhttp/omhttp.c
index 0e7dcdc08..c6b3ea1b3 100644
--- a/contrib/omhttp/omhttp.c
+++ b/contrib/omhttp/omhttp.c
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ typedef struct instanceConf_s {
 	struct instanceConf_s *next;
 } instanceData;
 
-typedef instanceConf_t instanceData;
 
 struct modConfData_s {
 	rsconf_t *pConf;		/* our overall config object */
@@ -590,10 +589,10 @@ static rsRetVal
 getSection(const char* bulkRequest, const char **bulkRequestNextSectionStart )
 {
 		DEFiRet;
-		char* index =0;
-		if( (index = strchr(bulkRequest,'\n')) != 0)/*intermediate section*/
+		char* idx =0;
+		if( (idx = strchr(bulkRequest,'\n')) != 0)/*intermediate section*/
 		{
-			*bulkRequestNextSectionStart = ++index;
+			*bulkRequestNextSectionStart = ++idx;
 		}
 		else
 		{