diff --git a/src/script_opt/UseDefs.cc b/src/script_opt/UseDefs.cc
index 019ee437f4..ffef5bae43 100644
--- a/src/script_opt/UseDefs.cc
+++ b/src/script_opt/UseDefs.cc
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ bool UseDefs::CheckIfUnused(const Stmt* s, const ID* id, bool report)
 		{
 		if ( report && analysis_options.usage_issues > 0 &&
 		     ! rc->IsTemporary(id) && ! rc->IsConstantVar(id) &&
-		     ! rc->IsNewLocal(id) /* && ! id->GetAttr(ATTR_IS_USED) */ )
+		     ! rc->IsNewLocal(id) && ! id->GetAttr(ATTR_IS_USED) )
 			reporter->Warning("%s assignment unused: %s",
 					id->Name(), obj_desc(s).c_str());
 
diff --git a/testing/btest/Baseline.usage/language.deprecated/no-warnings.out b/testing/btest/Baseline.usage/language.deprecated/no-warnings.out
index 1ab8c05ee6..089328c3ea 100644
--- a/testing/btest/Baseline.usage/language.deprecated/no-warnings.out
+++ b/testing/btest/Baseline.usage/language.deprecated/no-warnings.out
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ warning in ./no-warnings.zeek, line 71: deprecated (dont_use_me)
 warning in ./no-warnings.zeek, line 76: deprecated (dont_use_me_either)
 warning: mr assignment unused: mr = (coerce <internal>::#1 to record { a:count; b:string; }); ./no-warnings.zeek, line 42
 warning: mr assignment unused: mr = (coerce <internal>::#0 to record { a:count; b:string; }); ./no-warnings.zeek, line 41
-warning: ls assignment unused: ls =  test; ./no-warnings.zeek, line 35
 warning: l assignment unused: l = testing; ./no-warnings.zeek, line 33
 ZERO
 ONE
diff --git a/testing/btest/Baseline.usage/language.deprecated/warnings.out b/testing/btest/Baseline.usage/language.deprecated/warnings.out
index eb614a1c54..6b13586834 100644
--- a/testing/btest/Baseline.usage/language.deprecated/warnings.out
+++ b/testing/btest/Baseline.usage/language.deprecated/warnings.out
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ warning in ./warnings.zeek, line 71: deprecated (dont_use_me): global function w
 warning in ./warnings.zeek, line 76: deprecated (dont_use_me_either): function warning
 warning: mr assignment unused: mr = (coerce <internal>::#1 to record { a:count; b:string; }); ./warnings.zeek, line 42
 warning: mr assignment unused: mr = (coerce <internal>::#0 to record { a:count; b:string; }); ./warnings.zeek, line 41
-warning: ls assignment unused: ls =  test; ./warnings.zeek, line 35
 warning: l assignment unused: l = testing; ./warnings.zeek, line 33
 ZERO
 ONE