diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 20fddbd707..ca1ba46928 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -3405,7 +3405,6 @@ foreach target : target_dirs
     target_inc += include_directories('linux-headers', is_system: true)
   endif
   if target.endswith('-softmmu')
-    qemu_target_name = 'qemu-system-' + target_name
     target_type='system'
     t = target_softmmu_arch[target_base_arch].apply(config_target, strict: false)
     arch_srcs += t.sources()
@@ -3422,7 +3421,6 @@ foreach target : target_dirs
     abi = config_target['TARGET_ABI_DIR']
     target_type='user'
     target_inc += common_user_inc
-    qemu_target_name = 'qemu-' + target_name
     if target_base_arch in target_user_arch
       t = target_user_arch[target_base_arch].apply(config_target, strict: false)
       arch_srcs += t.sources()
diff --git a/pc-bios/keymaps/meson.build b/pc-bios/keymaps/meson.build
index 2837eb34f4..06c75e646b 100644
--- a/pc-bios/keymaps/meson.build
+++ b/pc-bios/keymaps/meson.build
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ if meson.is_cross_build() or 'CONFIG_XKBCOMMON' not in config_host
 else
   native_qemu_keymap = qemu_keymap
 endif
-cp = find_program('cp')
 
 if native_qemu_keymap.found()
   t = []
diff --git a/qapi/meson.build b/qapi/meson.build
index fd5c93d643..840f1b0e19 100644
--- a/qapi/meson.build
+++ b/qapi/meson.build
@@ -68,21 +68,6 @@ if have_system or have_tools
   ]
 endif
 
-qapi_storage_daemon_modules = [
-  'block-core',
-  'block-export',
-  'char',
-  'common',
-  'control',
-  'crypto',
-  'introspect',
-  'job',
-  'qom',
-  'sockets',
-  'pragma',
-  'transaction',
-]
-
 qapi_nonmodule_outputs = [
   'qapi-introspect.c', 'qapi-introspect.h',
   'qapi-types.c', 'qapi-types.h',
diff --git a/target/riscv/meson.build b/target/riscv/meson.build
index 2c1975e72c..6b9435d69a 100644
--- a/target/riscv/meson.build
+++ b/target/riscv/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 # FIXME extra_args should accept files()
-dir = meson.current_source_dir()
-
 gen = [
   decodetree.process('insn16.decode', extra_args: ['--static-decode=decode_insn16', '--insnwidth=16']),
   decodetree.process('insn32.decode', extra_args: '--static-decode=decode_insn32'),