diff --git a/src/code/z_eff_blure.c b/src/code/z_eff_blure.c
index ca7d816bea..47722faaf8 100644
--- a/src/code/z_eff_blure.c
+++ b/src/code/z_eff_blure.c
@@ -4,16 +4,10 @@
 void EffectBlure_AddVertex(EffectBlure* this, Vec3f* p1, Vec3f* p2) {
     EffectBlureElement* elem;
     s32 numElements;
-    Vec3f sp16C;
-    Vec3f sp160;
-    Vec3f sp154;
-    f32 scale;
-    MtxF sp110;
-    MtxF spD0;
-    MtxF sp90;
-    MtxF sp50;
-    Vec3f sp44;
-    Vec3f sp38;
+
+    // Necessary to match
+    if (this) {}
+    if (this) {}
 
     if (this != NULL) {
         numElements = this->numElements;
@@ -34,6 +28,17 @@ void EffectBlure_AddVertex(EffectBlure* this, Vec3f* p1, Vec3f* p2) {
             elem->p2.y = p2->y;
             elem->p2.z = p2->z;
         } else {
+            Vec3f sp16C;
+            Vec3f sp160;
+            Vec3f sp154;
+            f32 scale;
+            MtxF sp110;
+            MtxF spD0;
+            MtxF sp90;
+            MtxF sp50;
+            Vec3f sp44;
+            Vec3f sp38;
+
             sp16C.x = ((f32)(elem - 1)->p2.x + (f32)(elem - 1)->p1.x) * 0.5f;
             sp16C.y = ((f32)(elem - 1)->p2.y + (f32)(elem - 1)->p1.y) * 0.5f;
             sp16C.z = ((f32)(elem - 1)->p2.z + (f32)(elem - 1)->p1.z) * 0.5f;
@@ -255,19 +260,16 @@ void EffectBlure_UpdateFlags(EffectBlureElement* elem) {
     Vec3f sp58;
     Vec3f sp4C;
     Vec3f sp40;
+    EffectBlureElement* prev = elem - 1;
+    EffectBlureElement* next = elem + 1;
+    f32 sp34;
+    f32 sp30;
+    f32 sp2C;
 
     if (((elem - 1)->state == 0) || ((elem + 1)->state == 0)) {
         elem->flags &= ~3;
         elem->flags |= 2;
     } else {
-        EffectBlureElement* prev = elem - 1;
-        EffectBlureElement* next = elem + 1;
-        f32 sp34;
-        f32 sp30;
-        f32 sp2C;
-
-        if (1) {} // Necessary to match
-
         Math_Vec3s_DiffToVec3f(&sp64, &elem->p1, &prev->p1);
         Math_Vec3s_DiffToVec3f(&sp58, &elem->p2, &prev->p2);
         Math_Vec3s_DiffToVec3f(&sp4C, &next->p1, &elem->p1);
@@ -1013,11 +1015,11 @@ void EffectBlure_Draw(void* thisx, GraphicsContext* gfxCtx) {
                     }
                 }
 
+                flag = 0;
                 j = 0;
 
                 gSPVertex(POLY_XLU_DISP++, vtx, 32, 0);
 
-                flag = 0;
                 for (i = 0; i < this->numElements; i++) {
                     elem = &this->elements[i];
 
diff --git a/src/code/z_eff_shield_particle.c b/src/code/z_eff_shield_particle.c
index d6df5282e5..b1e46cadd0 100644
--- a/src/code/z_eff_shield_particle.c
+++ b/src/code/z_eff_shield_particle.c
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ s32 EffectShieldParticle_Update(void* thisx) {
 
 void EffectShieldParticle_GetColors(EffectShieldParticle* this, Color_RGBA8* primColor, Color_RGBA8* envColor) {
     s32 halfDuration = this->duration * 0.5f;
-    f32 ratio;
 
     if (halfDuration == 0) {
         primColor->r = this->primColorStart.r;
@@ -126,7 +125,8 @@ void EffectShieldParticle_GetColors(EffectShieldParticle* this, Color_RGBA8* pri
         envColor->b = this->envColorStart.b;
         envColor->a = this->envColorStart.a;
     } else if (this->timer < halfDuration) {
-        ratio = this->timer / (f32)halfDuration;
+        f32 ratio = this->timer / (f32)halfDuration;
+
         primColor->r = this->primColorStart.r + (this->primColorMid.r - this->primColorStart.r) * ratio;
         primColor->g = this->primColorStart.g + (this->primColorMid.g - this->primColorStart.g) * ratio;
         primColor->b = this->primColorStart.b + (this->primColorMid.b - this->primColorStart.b) * ratio;
@@ -136,7 +136,8 @@ void EffectShieldParticle_GetColors(EffectShieldParticle* this, Color_RGBA8* pri
         envColor->b = this->envColorStart.b + (this->envColorMid.b - this->envColorStart.b) * ratio;
         envColor->a = this->envColorStart.a + (this->envColorMid.a - this->envColorStart.a) * ratio;
     } else {
-        ratio = (this->timer - halfDuration) / (f32)halfDuration;
+        f32 ratio = (this->timer - halfDuration) / (f32)halfDuration;
+
         primColor->r = this->primColorMid.r + (this->primColorEnd.r - this->primColorMid.r) * ratio;
         primColor->g = this->primColorMid.g + (this->primColorEnd.g - this->primColorMid.g) * ratio;
         primColor->b = this->primColorMid.b + (this->primColorEnd.b - this->primColorMid.b) * ratio;
diff --git a/src/code/z_eff_spark.c b/src/code/z_eff_spark.c
index fdf91418a7..f741c0a138 100644
--- a/src/code/z_eff_spark.c
+++ b/src/code/z_eff_spark.c
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 void EffectSpark_Init(void* thisx, void* initParamsx) {
     EffectSpark* this = (EffectSpark*)thisx;
     EffectSparkInit* initParams = (EffectSparkInit*)initParamsx;
-    EffectSparkElement* elem;
     f32 velocityNorm;
     s32 i;
 
@@ -61,7 +60,7 @@ void EffectSpark_Init(void* thisx, void* initParamsx) {
         }
 
         for (i = 0; i < this->numElements; i++) {
-            elem = &this->elements[i];
+            EffectSparkElement* elem = &this->elements[i];
 
             elem->position.x = this->position.x;
             elem->position.y = this->position.y;
diff --git a/src/code/z_effect_soft_sprite.c b/src/code/z_effect_soft_sprite.c
index 6f4edc1596..c1ef1bb7af 100644
--- a/src/code/z_effect_soft_sprite.c
+++ b/src/code/z_effect_soft_sprite.c
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@ void EffectSs_InitInfo(PlayState* play, s32 tableSize) {
     EffectSs* effectSs;
     EffectSsOverlay* overlay;
 
+#if OOT_DEBUG
     for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_COUNT(gEffectSsOverlayTable); i++) {
         overlay = &gEffectSsOverlayTable[i];
         PRINTF("effect index %3d:size=%6dbyte romsize=%6dbyte\n", i,
                (uintptr_t)overlay->vramEnd - (uintptr_t)overlay->vramStart, overlay->vromEnd - overlay->vromStart);
     }
+#endif
 
     sEffectSsInfo.table =
         GAME_STATE_ALLOC(&play->state, tableSize * sizeof(EffectSs), "../z_effect_soft_sprite.c", 289);