diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/metal/metal_buffer.cpp b/renderdoc/driver/metal/metal_buffer.cpp
index d8504af34..2b6203159 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/metal/metal_buffer.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/driver/metal/metal_buffer.cpp
@@ -86,15 +86,12 @@ void WrappedMTLBuffer::didModifyRange(NS::Range &range)
   SERIALISE_TIME_CALL(Unwrap(this)->didModifyRange(range));
   if(IsCaptureMode(m_State))
   {
-    bool backframe = IsBackgroundCapturing(m_State);
-    if(backframe)
+    if(IsBackgroundCapturing(m_State))
     {
       // Snapshot potentially CPU modified buffer
       GetResourceManager()->MarkDirtyResource(m_ID);
     }
-
-    bool capframe = IsActiveCapturing(m_State);
-    if(capframe)
+    else
     {
       Chunk *chunk = NULL;
       {
diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/metal/metal_command_buffer.cpp b/renderdoc/driver/metal/metal_command_buffer.cpp
index 2caaf2a42..488fe7233 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/metal/metal_command_buffer.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/driver/metal/metal_command_buffer.cpp
@@ -219,8 +219,7 @@ void WrappedMTLCommandBuffer::commit()
     MetalResourceRecord *bufferRecord = GetRecord(this);
     bufferRecord->AddChunk(chunk);
 
-    bool capframe = IsActiveCapturing(m_State);
-    if(capframe)
+    if(IsActiveCapturing(m_State))
     {
       bufferRecord->AddRef();
       bufferRecord->MarkResourceFrameReferenced(GetResID(m_CommandQueue), eFrameRef_Read);