diff --git a/debian/templates/temp.image.plain/postrm b/debian/templates/temp.image.plain/postrm
index dd69ea7df..a77235508 100755
--- a/debian/templates/temp.image.plain/postrm
+++ b/debian/templates/temp.image.plain/postrm
@@ -55,11 +55,6 @@ $Loader             = "ELILO"    if $loader =~ /^elilo/io;
 my $temp_file_name = "/var/log/$loader" . "_log.$$";
 
 #known variables
-my @boilerplate     = ();
-my @silotemplate    = ();
-my @quiktemplate    = ();
-my @palotemplate    = ();
-my @vmelilotemplate = ();
 my $image_dest      = "/";
 my $realimageloc    = "/$image_dir/";
 my $CONF_LOC        = '/etc/kernel-img.conf';
diff --git a/debian/templates/temp.image.plain/preinst b/debian/templates/temp.image.plain/preinst
index 07c3438e0..fd8b63f90 100755
--- a/debian/templates/temp.image.plain/preinst
+++ b/debian/templates/temp.image.plain/preinst
@@ -28,11 +28,6 @@ my $ramdisk           = "=MK";  # List of tools to create initial ram fs.
 my $package_name    = "=ST-image-$version";
 
 #known variables
-my @boilerplate     = ();
-my @silotemplate    = ();
-my @quiktemplate    = ();
-my @palotemplate    = ();
-my @vmelilotemplate = ();
 my $image_dest      = "/";
 my $realimageloc    = "/$image_dir/";
 my $CONF_LOC        = '/etc/kernel-img.conf';