diff --git a/crypto/dilithium/pqcrystals_dilithium_ref_common/poly.c b/crypto/dilithium/pqcrystals_dilithium_ref_common/poly.c
index 9b7260959d..6ee27699f2 100644
--- a/crypto/dilithium/pqcrystals_dilithium_ref_common/poly.c
+++ b/crypto/dilithium/pqcrystals_dilithium_ref_common/poly.c
@@ -315,10 +315,6 @@ void poly_uniform(poly *a,
     ctr += rej_uniform(a->coeffs + ctr, N - ctr, buf, buflen);
   }
   /* FIPS 204. Section 3.6.3 Destruction of intermediate values. */
-  OPENSSL_cleanse(&i, sizeof(i));
-  OPENSSL_cleanse(&ctr, sizeof(ctr));
-  OPENSSL_cleanse(&off, sizeof(off));
-  OPENSSL_cleanse(&buflen, sizeof(buflen));
   OPENSSL_cleanse(buf, sizeof(buf));
   OPENSSL_cleanse(&state, sizeof(state));
 }
@@ -410,8 +406,6 @@ void poly_uniform_eta(ml_dsa_params *params,
     ctr += rej_eta(params, a->coeffs + ctr, N - ctr, buf, STREAM256_BLOCKBYTES);
   }
   /* FIPS 204. Section 3.6.3 Destruction of intermediate values. */
-  OPENSSL_cleanse(&ctr, sizeof(ctr));
-  OPENSSL_cleanse(&buflen, sizeof(buflen));
   OPENSSL_cleanse(buf, sizeof(buf));
   OPENSSL_cleanse(&state, sizeof(state));
 }
@@ -491,10 +485,6 @@ void poly_challenge(ml_dsa_params *params, poly *c, const uint8_t *seed) {
     signs >>= 1;
   }
   /* FIPS 204. Section 3.6.3 Destruction of intermediate values. */
-  OPENSSL_cleanse(&i, sizeof(i));
-  OPENSSL_cleanse(&b, sizeof(pos));
-  OPENSSL_cleanse(&pos, sizeof(pos));
-  OPENSSL_cleanse(&signs, sizeof(signs));
   OPENSSL_cleanse(buf, sizeof(buf));
   OPENSSL_cleanse(&state, sizeof(state));
 }
diff --git a/crypto/dilithium/pqcrystals_dilithium_ref_common/sign.c b/crypto/dilithium/pqcrystals_dilithium_ref_common/sign.c
index ba848c0801..a8fbe8ed09 100644
--- a/crypto/dilithium/pqcrystals_dilithium_ref_common/sign.c
+++ b/crypto/dilithium/pqcrystals_dilithium_ref_common/sign.c
@@ -241,7 +241,6 @@ int crypto_sign_signature_internal(ml_dsa_params *params,
   *siglen = params->bytes;
 
   /* FIPS 204. Section 3.6.3 Destruction of intermediate values. */
-  OPENSSL_cleanse(&n, sizeof(n));
   OPENSSL_cleanse(seedbuf, sizeof(seedbuf));
   OPENSSL_cleanse(&rho, sizeof(rho));
   OPENSSL_cleanse(&tr, sizeof(tr));
@@ -346,8 +345,6 @@ int crypto_sign(ml_dsa_params *params,
   }
   ret = crypto_sign_signature(params, sm, smlen, sm + params->bytes, mlen, ctx, ctxlen, sk);
   *smlen += mlen;
-  /* FIPS 204. Section 3.6.3 Destruction of intermediate values. */
-  OPENSSL_cleanse(&i, sizeof(i));
   return ret;
 }
 
@@ -447,7 +444,6 @@ int crypto_sign_verify_internal(ml_dsa_params *params,
     }
   }
   /* FIPS 204. Section 3.6.3 Destruction of intermediate values. */
-  OPENSSL_cleanse(&i, sizeof(i));
   OPENSSL_cleanse(buf, sizeof(buf));
   OPENSSL_cleanse(rho, sizeof(rho));
   OPENSSL_cleanse(mu, sizeof(mu));