diff --git a/src/apps/cortex/MediaRoutingView/MediaRoutingView.cpp b/src/apps/cortex/MediaRoutingView/MediaRoutingView.cpp
index bd2f7f367c..5a52adad28 100644
--- a/src/apps/cortex/MediaRoutingView/MediaRoutingView.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/cortex/MediaRoutingView/MediaRoutingView.cpp
@@ -298,9 +298,8 @@ void MediaRoutingView::AttachedToWindow()
 	
 	// attach to manager
 	ASSERT(manager);
-	status_t err = add_observer(this, manager);
-	ASSERT(err == B_OK);
-	
+	add_observer(this, manager);
+
 	// add the context-menu shortcuts to the window
 	_addShortcuts();
 
diff --git a/src/apps/cortex/NodeManager/NodeManager.cpp b/src/apps/cortex/NodeManager/NodeManager.cpp
index 30e5cde391..4a4aaaf34d 100644
--- a/src/apps/cortex/NodeManager/NodeManager.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/cortex/NodeManager/NodeManager.cpp
@@ -408,11 +408,8 @@ NodeManager::NodeManager(
 	Run();
 	
 	// initialize connection to the media roster
-	D_ROSTER((
-		"# roster->StartWatching(%p)\n", this));
-	status_t err = roster->StartWatching(
-		BMessenger(this));
-	ASSERT(err == B_OK);
+	D_ROSTER(("# roster->StartWatching(%p)\n", this));
+	roster->StartWatching(BMessenger(this));
 }
 
 // -------------------------------------------------------- //
diff --git a/src/apps/cortex/RouteApp/ConnectionIO.cpp b/src/apps/cortex/RouteApp/ConnectionIO.cpp
index 30e34e7f25..02b3cab333 100644
--- a/src/apps/cortex/RouteApp/ConnectionIO.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/cortex/RouteApp/ConnectionIO.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ ConnectionIO::ConnectionIO(
 	ASSERT(con);
 	ASSERT(manager);
 	ASSERT(context);
-	status_t err;
 	
 	if(!con->isValid()) {
 		PRINT((
diff --git a/src/apps/cortex/RouteApp/RouteApp.cpp b/src/apps/cortex/RouteApp/RouteApp.cpp
index d4f92e3565..279246ea5f 100644
--- a/src/apps/cortex/RouteApp/RouteApp.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/cortex/RouteApp/RouteApp.cpp
@@ -105,17 +105,13 @@ RouteApp::RouteApp() :
 	routeWindow->Show();
 }
 
-bool RouteApp::QuitRequested() {
 
+bool
+RouteApp::QuitRequested()
+{
 	// [e.moon 20oct99] make sure the main window is dead before quitting
-	
+
 	// store window positions & other settings
-	app_info ai;
-	status_t err = GetAppInfo(&ai);
-	ASSERT(err == B_OK);
-
-	BFile appFile(&ai.ref, B_READ_WRITE);	
-
 	// write settings file
 	_writeSettings();