diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index b1500df..6825907 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ gem 'rgen'
 gem 'redcarpet'
 gem 'puppet-strings', '0.1.0', :path => '.'
 
-if puppetversion = ENV['PUPPET_VERSION']
+puppetversion = ENV['PUPPET_VERSION']
+
+if puppetversion
   gem 'puppet', puppetversion
 else
   gem 'puppet', '~> 3.6.2'
diff --git a/lib/puppet/face/strings.rb b/lib/puppet/face/strings.rb
index 200ff35..4b24bee 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/face/strings.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/face/strings.rb
@@ -38,12 +38,14 @@ Puppet::Face.define(:strings, '0.0.1') do
       yardoc_actions = Puppetx::PuppetLabs::Strings::Actions.new(Puppet[:debug], Puppet[:trace])
 
       # The last element of the argument array should be the options hash.
+      # We don't have any options yet, so for now just pop the hash off and
+      # toss it.
       #
       # NOTE: The Puppet Face will throw 'unrecognized option' errors if any
       # YARD options are passed to it. The best way to approach this problem is
       # by using the `.yardopts` file. YARD will autoload any options placed in
       # that file.
-      opts = args.pop
+      args.pop
 
       # For now, assume the remaining positional args are a list of manifest
       # and ruby files to parse.
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@ Puppet::Face.define(:strings, '0.0.1') do
 
       server_actions = Puppetx::PuppetLabs::Strings::Actions.new(Puppet[:debug], Puppet[:trace])
 
-      opts = args.pop
+      args.pop
 
       module_names = args
 
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper_acceptance.rb b/spec/spec_helper_acceptance.rb
index 52f5d83..5b230d3 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper_acceptance.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper_acceptance.rb
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ unless ENV['RS_PROVISION'] == 'no'
 end
 
 RSpec.configure do |c|
-  # Project root
-  proj_root = File.expand_path(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..'))
 
   # Readable test descriptions
   c.formatter = :documentation