diff --git a/src/mem/abstract_mem.hh b/src/mem/abstract_mem.hh
index 655fc01152..d92e7070c2 100644
--- a/src/mem/abstract_mem.hh
+++ b/src/mem/abstract_mem.hh
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ class AbstractMemory : public ClockedObject
         }
     }
 
-    /** Pointor to the System object.
+    /** Pointer to the System object.
      * This is used for getting the number of masters in the system which is
      * needed when registering stats
      */
diff --git a/src/mem/dram_ctrl.cc b/src/mem/dram_ctrl.cc
index 1352dbfbe3..37db27ce07 100644
--- a/src/mem/dram_ctrl.cc
+++ b/src/mem/dram_ctrl.cc
@@ -2535,8 +2535,7 @@ DRAMCtrl::DRAMStats::regStats()
 {
     using namespace Stats;
 
-    System *sys = dram._system;
-    assert(sys);
+    assert(dram._system);
     const auto max_masters = dram._system->maxMasters();
 
     perBankRdBursts.init(dram.banksPerRank * dram.ranksPerChannel);