diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/20240919-sanity_fixes_devel.yml b/changelogs/fragments/20240919-sanity_fixes_devel.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..951ec8f7649
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/20240919-sanity_fixes_devel.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+trivial:
+  - "Fix sanity errors occurring with the devel branch of ansible."
diff --git a/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_endpoint.py b/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_endpoint.py
index 2ac7df38376..4da5fde75b0 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_endpoint.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_endpoint.py
@@ -419,6 +419,7 @@ def create_vpc_endpoint(client, module):
 
 def setup_removal(client, module):
     params = dict()
+    result = {}
     changed = False
 
     if module.check_mode:
diff --git a/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_route_table.py b/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_route_table.py
index 57db93cdb91..e02e951ce14 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_route_table.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_route_table.py
@@ -763,6 +763,7 @@ def ensure_route_table_present(connection, module):
 
     changed = False
     tags_valid = False
+    route_table = None
 
     if lookup == "tag":
         if tags is not None: