diff --git a/demo/inpn.c b/demo/inpn.c
index 4268121..009e3c4 100644
--- a/demo/inpn.c
+++ b/demo/inpn.c
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	int n_chans,chan;
 	int n_ranges;
 	int range;
-	int rangetype;
 	int maxdata;
 	lsampl_t data;
 	double voltage;
@@ -53,9 +52,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	for(chan=0;chan<n_chans;chan++){
 		printf("%d: ",chan);
 
-		//n_ranges=comedi_get_n_ranges(device,subdevice,chan);
-		rangetype=comedi_get_rangetype(device,subdevice,chan);
-		n_ranges=RANGE_LENGTH(rangetype);
+		n_ranges=comedi_get_n_ranges(device,subdevice,chan);
 
 		maxdata=comedi_get_maxdata(device,subdevice,chan);
 		for(range=0;range<n_ranges;range++){
diff --git a/demo/tut2.c b/demo/tut2.c
index abae04c..d01c64a 100644
--- a/demo/tut2.c
+++ b/demo/tut2.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ int main(int argc,char *argv[])
         comedi_t *cf;
         int chan=0;
         int data;
-        int maxdata,rangetype;
+        int maxdata;
         double volts;
 	comedi_range *cr;
 
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ int main(int argc,char *argv[])
 
         maxdata=comedi_get_maxdata(cf,subdev,chan);
 
-        rangetype=comedi_get_rangetype(cf,subdev,chan);
-
 	cr=comedi_get_range(cf,subdev,chan,range);
 
         comedi_data_read(cf,subdev,chan,range,aref,&data);