diff --git a/src/eth/consensus/mod.rs b/src/eth/consensus/mod.rs
index d2e2c28d9..f9577832d 100644
--- a/src/eth/consensus/mod.rs
+++ b/src/eth/consensus/mod.rs
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ const RETRY_DELAY: Duration = Duration::from_millis(10);
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
 enum Role {
     _Leader, //TODO implement leader election
+    #[cfg(feature = "kubernetes")]
     Follower,
     _Candidate,
 }
@@ -281,6 +282,7 @@ impl Consensus {
 
     #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
     pub async fn discover_peers(consensus: Arc<Consensus>) -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
+        #[cfg_attr(not(feature = "kubernetes"), allow(unused_mut))]
         let mut peers: Vec<(String, Peer)> = Vec::new();
 
         #[cfg(feature = "kubernetes")]
diff --git a/src/eth/storage/rocks/rocks_state.rs b/src/eth/storage/rocks/rocks_state.rs
index 9dde72784..1c01407c1 100644
--- a/src/eth/storage/rocks/rocks_state.rs
+++ b/src/eth/storage/rocks/rocks_state.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use core::fmt;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::sync::atomic::AtomicU64;
@@ -53,7 +54,6 @@ use crate::utils::GIGABYTE;
 
 cfg_if::cfg_if! {
     if #[cfg(feature = "metrics")] {
-        use std::collections::HashMap;
         use std::sync::Mutex;
 
         use rocksdb::statistics::Histogram;
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ impl RocksStorageState {
         let db_path = path.as_ref().to_path_buf();
         let (backup_trigger_tx, backup_trigger_rx) = mpsc::channel::<()>(1);
 
+        #[cfg_attr(not(feature = "metrics"), allow(unused_variables))]
         let (db, db_options) = create_or_open_db(&db_path, &CF_OPTIONS_MAP).unwrap();
 
         //XXX TODO while repair/restore from backup, make sure to sync online and only when its in sync with other nodes, receive requests