diff --git a/Cereal/Cereal/src/Buffer.h b/Cereal/Cereal/src/Buffer.h
index 72236f7..bb20707 100644
--- a/Cereal/Cereal/src/Buffer.h
+++ b/Cereal/Cereal/src/Buffer.h
@@ -149,16 +149,14 @@ namespace Cereal {
 		template<>
 		bool writeBytes<float>(float data)
 		{
-			unsigned int x;
-			*(unsigned int*)&x = *(unsigned int*)&data;
+			unsigned int x = *(unsigned int*)&data;
 			return writeBytes<unsigned int>(x);
 		}
 
 		template<>
 		bool writeBytes<double>(double data)
 		{
-			unsigned long long x;
-			*(unsigned long long*)&x = *(unsigned long long*)&data;
+			unsigned long long x = *(unsigned long long*)&data;
 			return writeBytes<unsigned long long>(x);
 		}
 #endif
@@ -328,16 +326,14 @@ namespace Cereal {
 	template<>
 	inline bool Buffer::writeBytes<float>(float data)
 	{
-		unsigned int x;
-		*(unsigned int*)&x = *(unsigned int*)&data;
+		unsigned int x = *(unsigned int*)&data;
 		return writeBytes<unsigned int>(x);
 	}
 
 	template<>
 	inline bool Buffer::writeBytes<double>(double data)
 	{
-		unsigned long long x;
-		*(unsigned long long*)&x = *(unsigned long long*)&data;
+		unsigned long long x = *(unsigned long long*)&data;
 		return writeBytes<unsigned long long>(x);
 	}
 #endif
diff --git a/Cereal/Cereal/src/Writer.h b/Cereal/Cereal/src/Writer.h
index 8865292..725c3f0 100644
--- a/Cereal/Cereal/src/Writer.h
+++ b/Cereal/Cereal/src/Writer.h
@@ -57,16 +57,14 @@ namespace Cereal {
 		template<>
 		static unsigned int writeBytes<float>(byte* dest, unsigned int pointer, float data)
 		{
-			unsigned int x;
-			*(unsigned int*)&x = *(unsigned int*)&data;
+			unsigned int x = *(unsigned int*)&data;
 			return writeBytes<unsigned int>(dest, pointer, x);
 		}
 
 		template<>
 		static unsigned int writeBytes<double>(byte* dest, unsigned int pointer, double data)
 		{
-			unsigned long long x;
-			*(unsigned long long*)&x = *(unsigned long long*)&data;
+			unsigned long long x = *(unsigned long long*)&data;
 			return writeBytes<unsigned long long>(dest, pointer, x);
 		}
 #endif
@@ -93,16 +91,14 @@ namespace Cereal {
 	template<>
 	inline unsigned int Writer::writeBytes<float>(byte* dest, unsigned int pointer, float data)
 	{
-		unsigned int x;
-		*(unsigned int*)&x = *(unsigned int*)&data;
+		unsigned int x = *(unsigned int*)&data;
 		return writeBytes<unsigned int>(dest, pointer, x);
 	}
 
 	template<>
 	inline unsigned int Writer::writeBytes<double>(byte* dest, unsigned int pointer, double data)
 	{
-		unsigned long long x;
-		*(unsigned long long*)&x = *(unsigned long long*)&data;
+		unsigned long long x = *(unsigned long long*)&data;
 		return writeBytes<unsigned long long>(dest, pointer, x);
 	}
 #endif