diff --git a/lib/mimicry/mock_repo.ex b/lib/mimicry/mock_repo.ex
index a98eade..4970466 100644
--- a/lib/mimicry/mock_repo.ex
+++ b/lib/mimicry/mock_repo.ex
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ defmodule Mimicry.MockRepo do
   @doc """
   Given a speicification, find an example for a given reference
   """
-  def example(spec = %Specification{content: content}, reference) do
+  def example(_spec = %Specification{content: _content}, _reference) do
   end
 
   @doc """
diff --git a/lib/mimicry/utils/specification_file_reader.ex b/lib/mimicry/utils/specification_file_reader.ex
index 9cba91b..cbcfc92 100644
--- a/lib/mimicry/utils/specification_file_reader.ex
+++ b/lib/mimicry/utils/specification_file_reader.ex
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ defmodule Mimicry.Utils.SpecificationFileReader do
   `SpecificationFileReader` provides functions around fiels given to Mimicry.
   """
 
-  alias Mimicry.OpenAPI.Specification
-
   @doc """
   attempts to read a file from the configured spec directory,
   retaining information about the extension of the file