diff --git a/src/input.cpp b/src/input.cpp
index 4ead777f0..bab05c997 100644
--- a/src/input.cpp
+++ b/src/input.cpp
@@ -173,13 +173,6 @@ static_assert(sizeof(input_function_metadata) / sizeof(input_function_metadata[0
               "input_function_metadata size mismatch with input_common. Did you forget to update "
               "input_function_metadata?");
 
-wcstring describe_char(wint_t c) {
-    if (c < R_END_INPUT_FUNCTIONS) {
-        return format_string(L"%02x (%ls)", c, input_function_metadata[c].name);
-    }
-    return format_string(L"%02x", c);
-}
-
 using mapping_list_t = std::vector<input_mapping_t>;
 input_mapping_set_t::input_mapping_set_t() = default;
 input_mapping_set_t::~input_mapping_set_t() = default;
@@ -697,7 +690,7 @@ void inputter_t::mapping_execute_matching_or_generic(const command_handler_t &co
     }
 
     FLOGF(reader, L"no generic found, ignoring char...");
-    auto evt = peeker.next();
+    peeker.next();
     peeker.consume();
 }