diff --git a/lib/core/ipc.js b/lib/core/ipc.js
index 9bae112e2..e84e88abc 100644
--- a/lib/core/ipc.js
+++ b/lib/core/ipc.js
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ class IPC {
 
   connect(done) {
     const self = this;
-    function connecting(socket) {
-      let connectedBefore = false, alreadyDisconnected = false;;
+    function connecting(_socket) {
+      let connectedBefore = false, alreadyDisconnected = false;
       ipc.of['embark'].on('connect',function() {
         connectedBefore = true;
         if (!alreadyDisconnected) {
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ class IPC {
   }
 
   serve() {
-    ipc.serve(this.socketPath, () => {})
-    ipc.server.start()
+    ipc.serve(this.socketPath, () => {});
+    ipc.server.start();
 
     this.logger.info(`pid ${process.pid} listening on ${this.socketPath}`);
   }
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class IPC {
       }
       let reply = function(replyData) {
         self.reply(socket, 'compile', replyData);
-      }
+      };
       done(data.message, reply, socket);
     });
   }
diff --git a/lib/modules/solidity/solcW.js b/lib/modules/solidity/solcW.js
index 93139f8a1..617eabb62 100644
--- a/lib/modules/solidity/solcW.js
+++ b/lib/modules/solidity/solcW.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ let fs = require('../../core/fs.js');
 let currentSolcVersion = require('../../../package.json').dependencies.solc;
 const ProcessLauncher = require('../../process/processLauncher');
 const uuid = require('uuid/v1');
-let ipc = require('node-ipc')
 
 class SolcW {
 
@@ -73,7 +72,6 @@ class SolcW {
 
   compile(jsonObj,  done) {
     const id = uuid();
-    let a = new Date();
 
     if (this.ipc.isClient() && this.ipc.connected) {
       return this.ipc.request('compile', jsonObj, done);