diff --git a/libretroshare/src/chat/distantchat.cc b/libretroshare/src/chat/distantchat.cc
index 26e7f7fe6..c9999c56d 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/chat/distantchat.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/chat/distantchat.cc
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@ uint32_t msecs_of_day()
 #define DISTANT_CHAT_DEBUG() std::cerr << time(NULL) << "." << std::setfill('0') << std::setw(3) << msecs_of_day() << " : DISTANT_CHAT : " << __FUNCTION__ << " : "
 #endif
 
-static const uint32_t DISTANT_CHAT_KEEP_ALIVE_TIMEOUT = 6 ; // send keep alive packet so as to avoid tunnel breaks.
+//static const uint32_t DISTANT_CHAT_KEEP_ALIVE_TIMEOUT = 6 ; // send keep alive packet so as to avoid tunnel breaks.
 
-static const uint32_t RS_DISTANT_CHAT_DH_STATUS_UNINITIALIZED = 0x0000 ;
-static const uint32_t RS_DISTANT_CHAT_DH_STATUS_HALF_KEY_DONE = 0x0001 ;
-static const uint32_t RS_DISTANT_CHAT_DH_STATUS_KEY_AVAILABLE = 0x0002 ;
+//static const uint32_t RS_DISTANT_CHAT_DH_STATUS_UNINITIALIZED = 0x0000 ;
+//static const uint32_t RS_DISTANT_CHAT_DH_STATUS_HALF_KEY_DONE = 0x0001 ;
+//static const uint32_t RS_DISTANT_CHAT_DH_STATUS_KEY_AVAILABLE = 0x0002 ;
 
 static const uint32_t DISTANT_CHAT_GXS_TUNNEL_SERVICE_ID = 0xa0001 ;
 
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/chat/rschatitems.cc b/libretroshare/src/chat/rschatitems.cc
index 88b835cc8..24aef56f9 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/chat/rschatitems.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/chat/rschatitems.cc
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 //#define CHAT_DEBUG 1
 
-static const uint32_t RS_CHAT_SERIALIZER_FLAGS_NO_SIGNATURE = 0x0001;
+//static const uint32_t RS_CHAT_SERIALIZER_FLAGS_NO_SIGNATURE = 0x0001;
 
 RsItem *RsChatSerialiser::create_item(uint16_t service_id,uint8_t item_sub_id) const
 {