diff --git a/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/ILS/Driver/Symphony.php b/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/ILS/Driver/Symphony.php
index 4c515e0945fca750036ad0aa894ee048869bd586..3e35dec96152fd0738f0443ef05d6bfd742f9176 100644
--- a/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/ILS/Driver/Symphony.php
+++ b/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/ILS/Driver/Symphony.php
@@ -44,7 +44,18 @@ use SoapClient, SoapFault, SoapHeader, VuFind\Exception\ILS as ILSException,
 
 class Symphony extends AbstractBase implements ServiceLocatorAwareInterface
 {
+    /**
+     * Cache for policy information
+     *
+     * @var object
+     */
     protected $policyCache = false;
+
+    /**
+     * Policy information
+     *
+     * @var array
+     */
     protected $policies;
 
     /**
@@ -1277,7 +1288,7 @@ class Symphony extends AbstractBase implements ServiceLocatorAwareInterface
             try {
                 $options = array('holdKey' => $holdKey);
 
-                $hold = $this->makeRequest(
+                $this->makeRequest(
                     'patron',
                     'cancelMyHold',
                     $options,
@@ -1353,7 +1364,6 @@ class Symphony extends AbstractBase implements ServiceLocatorAwareInterface
      */
     public function renewMyItems($renewDetails)
     {
-        $blocks  = array();
         $details = array();
         $patron  = $renewDetails['patron'];
 
@@ -1429,7 +1439,7 @@ class Symphony extends AbstractBase implements ServiceLocatorAwareInterface
                 $options['comment'] = $holdDetails['comment'];
             }
 
-            $hold = $this->makeRequest(
+            $this->makeRequest(
                 'patron',
                 'createMyHold',
                 $options,