4 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/exporting/check_filters.c b/exporting/check_filters.c
index 64ced7238c..d2d7d870fb 100644
--- a/exporting/check_filters.c
+++ b/exporting/check_filters.c
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ int rrdhost_is_exportable(struct instance *instance, RRDHOST *host)
  */
 int rrdset_is_exportable(struct instance *instance, RRDSET *st)
 {
+#ifdef NETDATA_INTERNAL_CHECKS
     RRDHOST *host = st->rrdhost;
+#endif
 
     if (st->exporting_flags == NULL)
         st->exporting_flags = callocz(instance->engine->instance_num, sizeof(size_t));
diff --git a/exporting/mongodb/mongodb.c b/exporting/mongodb/mongodb.c
index 44922a2424..49ce952691 100644
--- a/exporting/mongodb/mongodb.c
+++ b/exporting/mongodb/mongodb.c
@@ -276,7 +276,9 @@ void mongodb_cleanup(struct instance *instance)
 void mongodb_connector_worker(void *instance_p)
 {
     struct instance *instance = (struct instance *)instance_p;
+#ifdef NETDATA_INTERNAL_CHECKS
     struct mongodb_specific_config *connector_specific_config = instance->config.connector_specific_config;
+#endif
     struct mongodb_specific_data *connector_specific_data =
         (struct mongodb_specific_data *)instance->connector_specific_data;
 
diff --git a/exporting/process_data.c b/exporting/process_data.c
index 5e11b39482..2c0c2d17ce 100644
--- a/exporting/process_data.c
+++ b/exporting/process_data.c
@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@ calculated_number exporting_calculate_value_from_stored_data(
     time_t *last_timestamp)
 {
     RRDSET *st = rd->rrdset;
+#ifdef NETDATA_INTERNAL_CHECKS
     RRDHOST *host = st->rrdhost;
+#endif
     time_t after = instance->after;
     time_t before = instance->before;
 
diff --git a/exporting/prometheus/prometheus.c b/exporting/prometheus/prometheus.c
index 5b21c105d7..0a3190074b 100644
--- a/exporting/prometheus/prometheus.c
+++ b/exporting/prometheus/prometheus.c
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@
  */
 inline int can_send_rrdset(struct instance *instance, RRDSET *st)
 {
+#ifdef NETDATA_INTERNAL_CHECKS
     RRDHOST *host = st->rrdhost;
+#endif
 
     if (unlikely(rrdset_flag_check(st, RRDSET_FLAG_EXPORTING_IGNORE)))
         return 0;