diff --git a/src/internal/animations.js b/src/internal/animations.js
index ac14036724..97d0cd734a 100644
--- a/src/internal/animations.js
+++ b/src/internal/animations.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export function animate(node, from, fn, params) {
 		running = false;
 	}
 
-	const { abort, promise } = loop(now => {
+	loop(now => {
 		if (!started && now >= start_time) {
 			start();
 		}
diff --git a/src/internal/transitions.js b/src/internal/transitions.js
index 714f82c6a9..f41c77dba8 100644
--- a/src/internal/transitions.js
+++ b/src/internal/transitions.js
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ export function create_transition(node, fn, params, intro) {
 		if (!running) {
 			running = true;
 
-			const { abort, promise } = loop(now => {
+			loop(now => {
 				if (running_program && now >= running_program.end) {
 					done();
 				}