diff --git a/plugins/input/ogr/ogr_datasource.cpp b/plugins/input/ogr/ogr_datasource.cpp
index 38007b04c..222a045bc 100644
--- a/plugins/input/ogr/ogr_datasource.cpp
+++ b/plugins/input/ogr/ogr_datasource.cpp
@@ -69,25 +69,6 @@ ogr_datasource::ogr_datasource(parameters const& params)
    layer_->GetExtent (&envelope);
    extent_.init (envelope.MinX, envelope.MinY, envelope.MaxX, envelope.MaxY);
 
-#if 0
-   double x0 = -std::numeric_limits<float>::max(),
-           y0 = -std::numeric_limits<float>::max(),
-           x1 = std::numeric_limits<float>::max(),
-           y1 = std::numeric_limits<float>::max();
-
-   for (int i = 0; i < dataset_->GetLayerCount (); i++)
-   {
-       OGRLayer* layer = dataset_->GetLayer (i);
-       
-       layer->GetExtent (&envelope);
-       
-       x0 = std::min (envelope.MinX, x0);
-       y0 = std::min (envelope.MinY, y0);
-       x1 = std::max (envelope.MaxX, x1);
-       y1 = std::max (envelope.MaxY, y1);
-   }
-#endif
-
    OGRFeatureDefn* def = layer_->GetLayerDefn ();
    if (def != 0)
    {
diff --git a/plugins/input/ogr/ogr_featureset.cpp b/plugins/input/ogr/ogr_featureset.cpp
index a103e3e15..bf40634a1 100644
--- a/plugins/input/ogr/ogr_featureset.cpp
+++ b/plugins/input/ogr/ogr_featureset.cpp
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ ogr_featureset::ogr_featureset(OGRDataSource & dataset,
                                bool multiple_geometries)
    : dataset_(dataset),
      layer_(layer),
+     layerdef_(layer.GetLayerDefn()),
      tr_(new transcoder(encoding)),
      fidcolumn_(layer_.GetFIDColumn ()),
      multiple_geometries_(multiple_geometries)
@@ -100,40 +101,39 @@ feature_ptr ogr_featureset::next()
 
           convert_geometry (geom, feature);
 
-          OGRFeatureDefn* def = layer_.GetLayerDefn();
-          int fld_count = def->GetFieldCount();
+          int fld_count = layerdef_->GetFieldCount();
           for (int i = 0; i < fld_count; i++)
           {
-              OGRFieldDefn* fld = def->GetFieldDefn (i);
+              OGRFieldDefn* fld = layerdef_->GetFieldDefn (i);
               OGRFieldType type_oid = fld->GetType ();
-              std_string name = fld->GetNameRef ();
+              std_string fld_name = fld->GetNameRef ();
 
               switch (type_oid)
               {
                case OFTInteger:
                {
-                   boost::put(*feature,name,(*feat)->GetFieldAsInteger (i));
+                   boost::put(*feature,fld_name,(*feat)->GetFieldAsInteger (i));
                    break;
                }
 
                case OFTReal:
                {
-                   boost::put(*feature,name,(*feat)->GetFieldAsDouble (i));
+                   boost::put(*feature,fld_name,(*feat)->GetFieldAsDouble (i));
                    break;
                }
                        
                case OFTString:
                case OFTWideString:     // deprecated !
-               case OFTWideStringList: // deprecated !
                {
                    UnicodeString ustr = tr_->transcode((*feat)->GetFieldAsString (i));
-                   boost::put(*feature,name,ustr);
+                   boost::put(*feature,fld_name,ustr);
                    break;
                }
 
                case OFTIntegerList:
                case OFTRealList:
                case OFTStringList:
+               case OFTWideStringList: // deprecated !
                {
 #ifdef MAPNIK_DEBUG
                    clog << "unhandled type_oid=" << type_oid << endl;
@@ -177,12 +177,6 @@ feature_ptr ogr_featureset::next()
    return feature_ptr();
 }
 
-int ogr_featureset::endian()
-{
-    const int t = 1;
-    return (*(char*)&t == 0) ? wkbXDR : wkbNDR;
-}
-
 void ogr_featureset::convert_geometry (OGRGeometry* geom, feature_ptr feature)
 {
   switch (wkbFlatten (geom->getGeometryType()))
@@ -409,11 +403,3 @@ void ogr_featureset::convert_collection (OGRGeometryCollection* geom, feature_pt
     }
 }
 
-
-/*
-  int size=geom->WkbSize ();
-  char data[size];
-  geom->exportToWkb ((OGRwkbByteOrder) endian(), reinterpret_cast<unsigned char*>(&data[0]));
-  geometry_utils::from_wkb (*feature, &data[0], size, multiple_geometries_);
-*/
-
diff --git a/plugins/input/ogr/ogr_featureset.hpp b/plugins/input/ogr/ogr_featureset.hpp
index e861c02ec..de0e142e5 100644
--- a/plugins/input/ogr/ogr_featureset.hpp
+++ b/plugins/input/ogr/ogr_featureset.hpp
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ class ogr_featureset : public mapnik::Featureset
       virtual ~ogr_featureset();
       mapnik::feature_ptr next();
    private:
-      int endian();
       void convert_geometry (OGRGeometry* geom, mapnik::feature_ptr feature);
       void convert_point (OGRPoint* geom, mapnik::feature_ptr feature);
       void convert_linestring (OGRLineString* geom, mapnik::feature_ptr feature);
@@ -58,6 +57,7 @@ class ogr_featureset : public mapnik::Featureset
       void convert_collection (OGRGeometryCollection* geom, mapnik::feature_ptr feature);
       OGRDataSource & dataset_;
       OGRLayer & layer_;
+      OGRFeatureDefn * layerdef_;
       boost::scoped_ptr<mapnik::transcoder> tr_;
       const char* fidcolumn_;
       bool multiple_geometries_;