diff --git a/dlls/shell32/iconcache.c b/dlls/shell32/iconcache.c
index 77229ce4cba..912373d91dd 100644
--- a/dlls/shell32/iconcache.c
+++ b/dlls/shell32/iconcache.c
@@ -197,29 +197,6 @@ INT SIC_GetIconIndex (LPCWSTR sSourceFile, INT dwSourceIndex )
 	LeaveCriticalSection(&SHELL32_SicCS);
 	return ret;
 }
-/****************************************************************************
- * SIC_GetIcon				[internal]
- *
- * NOTES
- *  retrieves the specified icon from the iconcache. if not found tries to load the icon
- */
-static HICON WINE_UNUSED SIC_GetIcon (LPCWSTR sSourceFile, INT dwSourceIndex, BOOL bSmallIcon )
-{	INT index;
-
-	TRACE("%s %i\n", debugstr_w(sSourceFile), dwSourceIndex);
-
-	index = SIC_GetIconIndex(sSourceFile, dwSourceIndex);
-
-	if (INVALID_INDEX == index)
-	{
-	  return (HICON)INVALID_INDEX;
-	}
-
-	if (bSmallIcon)
-	  return ImageList_GetIcon(ShellSmallIconList, index, ILD_NORMAL);
-	return ImageList_GetIcon(ShellBigIconList, index, ILD_NORMAL);
-
-}
 /*****************************************************************************
  * SIC_Initialize			[internal]
  *
diff --git a/include/wine/exception.h b/include/wine/exception.h
index 0b82c3a0d9c..cc03fdb69c6 100644
--- a/include/wine/exception.h
+++ b/include/wine/exception.h
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@
 
 #else  /* USE_COMPILER_EXCEPTIONS */
 
+#ifndef __GNUC__
+#define __attribute__(x) /* nothing */
+#endif
+
 #define __TRY \
     do { __WINE_FRAME __f; \
          int __first = 1; \
@@ -90,7 +94,7 @@
              __f.u.filter = (func); \
              __wine_push_frame( &__f.frame ); \
              if (sigsetjmp( __f.jmp, 1 )) { \
-                 const __WINE_FRAME * const __eptr WINE_UNUSED = &__f; \
+                 const __WINE_FRAME * const __eptr __attribute__((unused)) = &__f; \
                  do {
 
 #define __ENDTRY \
diff --git a/include/winnt.h b/include/winnt.h
index 901a6773888..8dd06a2b760 100644
--- a/include/winnt.h
+++ b/include/winnt.h
@@ -31,14 +31,6 @@
 
 #define NTAPI __stdcall
 
-/* Macro for structure packing and more. */
-
-#ifdef __GNUC__
-#define WINE_UNUSED   __attribute__((unused))
-#else
-#define WINE_UNUSED    /* nothing */
-#endif
-
 #if (defined(_M_IX86) || defined(_M_IA64) || defined(_M_AMD64) || defined(__MINGW32__)) && !defined(MIDL_PASS)
 # if defined(_MSC_VER)
 #  define DECLSPEC_IMPORT __declspec(dllimport)
diff --git a/windows/driver.c b/windows/driver.c
index eca8a24f56a..696d83e7ac9 100644
--- a/windows/driver.c
+++ b/windows/driver.c
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ static LPWINE_DRIVER	lpDrvItemList = NULL;
 /**************************************************************************
  *			LoadStartupDrivers			[internal]
  */
-static void WINE_UNUSED DRIVER_LoadStartupDrivers(void)
+#if 0
+static void DRIVER_LoadStartupDrivers(void)
 {
     char  	str[256];
 
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ static void WINE_UNUSED DRIVER_LoadStartupDrivers(void)
 	TRACE("end of list !\n");
     }
 }
+#endif
 
 /**************************************************************************
  *			DRIVER_GetNumberOfModuleRefs		[internal]