diff --git a/modules/ocl/src/opencl/bgfg_mog.cl b/modules/ocl/src/opencl/bgfg_mog.cl
index a3c2619ab..f18a11532 100644
--- a/modules/ocl/src/opencl/bgfg_mog.cl
+++ b/modules/ocl/src/opencl/bgfg_mog.cl
@@ -369,7 +369,6 @@ __kernel void mog2_kernel(__global T_FRAME * frame, __global int* fgmask, __glob
         bool fitsPDF = false; //if it remains zero a new GMM mode will be added
 
         int nmodes = modesUsed[y * modesUsed_step + x];
-        int nNewModes = nmodes; //current number of modes in GMM
 
         float totalWeight = 0.0f;
 
@@ -430,8 +429,6 @@ __kernel void mog2_kernel(__global T_FRAME * frame, __global int* fgmask, __glob
         for (int mode = 0; mode < nmodes; ++mode)
             weight[(mode * frame_row + y) * weight_step + x] *= totalWeight;
 
-        nmodes = nNewModes;
-
         if (!fitsPDF)
         {
             int mode = nmodes == (NMIXTURES) ? (NMIXTURES) - 1 : nmodes++;
diff --git a/modules/video/src/bgfg_gaussmix2.cpp b/modules/video/src/bgfg_gaussmix2.cpp
index 9700dfebd..d5eff8224 100644
--- a/modules/video/src/bgfg_gaussmix2.cpp
+++ b/modules/video/src/bgfg_gaussmix2.cpp
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ struct MOG2Invoker : ParallelLoopBody
 
                 //internal:
                 bool fitsPDF = false;//if it remains zero a new GMM mode will be added
-                int nmodes = modesUsed[x], nNewModes = nmodes;//current number of modes in GMM
+                int nmodes = modesUsed[x];//current number of modes in GMM
                 float totalWeight = 0.f;
 
                 float* mean_m = mean;
@@ -415,8 +415,6 @@ struct MOG2Invoker : ParallelLoopBody
                     gmm[mode].weight *= totalWeight;
                 }
 
-                nmodes = nNewModes;
-
                 //make new mode if needed and exit
                 if( !fitsPDF )
                 {