diff --git a/examples/client/client.c b/examples/client/client.c
index 40e7f453c..275c92f95 100644
--- a/examples/client/client.c
+++ b/examples/client/client.c
@@ -1031,19 +1031,12 @@ THREAD_RETURN WOLFSSL_THREAD client_test(void* args)
         }
 #endif /* WOLFSSL_TRUST_PEER_CERT */
     }
-#else /* !NO_FILESYSTEM && !NO_CERTS */
-    (void) useClientCert;
-    (void) verifyCert;
-    (void) ourCert;
-    (void) ourKey;
 #endif /* !NO_FILESYSTEM && !NO_CERTS */
 #if !defined(NO_CERTS)
     if (!usePsk && !useAnon && doPeerCheck == 0)
         wolfSSL_CTX_set_verify(ctx, SSL_VERIFY_NONE, 0);
     if (!usePsk && !useAnon && overrideDateErrors == 1)
         wolfSSL_CTX_set_verify(ctx, SSL_VERIFY_PEER, myDateCb);
-#else
-    (void) overrideDateErrors;
 #endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_CAVIUM
@@ -1451,6 +1444,15 @@ THREAD_RETURN WOLFSSL_THREAD client_test(void* args)
         ShowMemoryTracker();
 #endif /* USE_WOLFSSL_MEMORY */
 
+    /* There are use cases  when these assignments are not read. To avoid
+     * potential confusion those warnings have been handled here.
+     */
+    (void) overrideDateErrors;
+    (void) useClientCert;
+    (void) verifyCert;
+    (void) ourCert;
+    (void) ourKey;
+
 #if !defined(WOLFSSL_TIRTOS)
     return 0;
 #endif
diff --git a/examples/server/server.c b/examples/server/server.c
index d253926bc..65845dd0a 100644
--- a/examples/server/server.c
+++ b/examples/server/server.c
@@ -639,8 +639,6 @@ THREAD_RETURN CYASSL_THREAD server_test(void* args)
             err_sys("can't load server cert file, check file and run from"
                     " wolfSSL home dir");
     }
-#else
-    (void) ourCert;
 #endif
 
 #ifndef NO_DH
@@ -662,9 +660,6 @@ THREAD_RETURN CYASSL_THREAD server_test(void* args)
             err_sys("can't load server private key file, check file and run "
                 "from wolfSSL home dir");
     }
-#else
-    (void) ourKey;
-    (void) useNtruKey;
 #endif
 
     if (usePsk || usePskPlus) {
@@ -718,9 +713,6 @@ THREAD_RETURN CYASSL_THREAD server_test(void* args)
         }
         #endif /* WOLFSSL_TRUST_PEER_CERT */
    }
-#else
-    (void) verifyCert;
-    (void) doCliCertCheck;
 #endif
 
 #if defined(CYASSL_SNIFFER)
@@ -844,10 +836,7 @@ THREAD_RETURN CYASSL_THREAD server_test(void* args)
             #if !defined(NO_FILESYSTEM) && !defined(NO_DH) && !defined(NO_ASN)
                 CyaSSL_SetTmpDH_file(ssl, ourDhParam, SSL_FILETYPE_PEM);
             #elif !defined(NO_DH)
-                (void) ourDhParam;
                 SetDH(ssl);  /* repick suites with DHE, higher priority than PSK */
-            #else
-                (void) ourDhParam;
             #endif
         }
 
@@ -986,6 +975,15 @@ THREAD_RETURN CYASSL_THREAD server_test(void* args)
     TicketCleanup();
 #endif
 
+    /* There are use cases  when these assignments are not read. To avoid
+     * potential confusion those warnings have been handled here.
+     */
+    (void) ourKey;
+    (void) verifyCert;
+    (void) doCliCertCheck;
+    (void) useNtruKey;
+    (void) ourDhParam;
+    (void) ourCert;
 #ifndef CYASSL_TIRTOS
     return 0;
 #endif