diff --git src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-privacy-policy-content.php src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-privacy-policy-content.php
index 9b11d09a66..7094480874 100644
--- src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-privacy-policy-content.php
+++ src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-privacy-policy-content.php
@@ -379,12 +379,9 @@ final class WP_Privacy_Policy_Content {
 	public static function privacy_policy_guide() {
 
 		$content_array = self::get_suggested_policy_text();
-		$content       = '';
 		$date_format   = __( 'F j, Y' );
 
 		foreach ( $content_array as $section ) {
-			$class   = '';
-			$meta    = '';
 			$removed = '';
 
 			if ( ! empty( $section['removed'] ) ) {
diff --git src/wp-admin/includes/schema.php src/wp-admin/includes/schema.php
index 57ffe69054..9638ca4770 100644
--- src/wp-admin/includes/schema.php
+++ src/wp-admin/includes/schema.php
@@ -992,7 +992,6 @@ function populate_network( $network_id = 1, $domain = '', $email = '', $site_nam
 	}
 
 	// Check for network collision.
-	$network_exists = false;
 	if ( is_multisite() ) {
 		if ( get_network( (int) $network_id ) ) {
 			$errors->add( 'siteid_exists', __( 'The network already exists.' ) );