diff --git a/www/code/markers.js b/www/code/markers.js
index f417c02fa..fb44707e0 100644
--- a/www/code/markers.js
+++ b/www/code/markers.js
@@ -651,8 +651,6 @@ define([
         return uid || authorUid(existing);
     };
     var ready = function (Env) {
-        var metadataMgr = Env.common.getMetadataMgr();
-        var md = metadataMgr.getMetadata();
         Env.ready = true;
         Env.myAuthorId = getAuthorId(Env);
 
diff --git a/www/common/common-ui-elements.js b/www/common/common-ui-elements.js
index 00d51d46e..a5c1396c2 100644
--- a/www/common/common-ui-elements.js
+++ b/www/common/common-ui-elements.js
@@ -1621,8 +1621,7 @@ define([
                         if (!data) {
                             return void UI.alert(Messages.autostore_notAvailable);
                         }
-                        var metadataMgr = common.getMetadataMgr();
-                        sframeChan.query('EV_PROPERTIES_OPEN');
+                        sframeChan.event('EV_PROPERTIES_OPEN');
                     });
                 });
                 break;
diff --git a/www/common/sframe-common-outer.js b/www/common/sframe-common-outer.js
index 849bf6415..681701129 100644
--- a/www/common/sframe-common-outer.js
+++ b/www/common/sframe-common-outer.js
@@ -1036,7 +1036,7 @@ define([
                 initSecureModal('filepicker', data || {}, cb);
             });
 
-            sframeChan.on('EV_PROPERTIES_OPEN', function (data, cb) {
+            sframeChan.on('EV_PROPERTIES_OPEN', function (data) {
                 initSecureModal('properties', data || {});
             });
 
diff --git a/www/secureiframe/inner.js b/www/secureiframe/inner.js
index dae236031..a42cd5e7a 100644
--- a/www/secureiframe/inner.js
+++ b/www/secureiframe/inner.js
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@ define([
         var metadataMgr = common.getMetadataMgr();
         var sframeChan = common.getSframeChannel();
         var $body = $('body');
+    var displayed;
 
         var hideIframe = function () {
             if (!displayed) { return; }
             sframeChan.event('EV_SECURE_IFRAME_CLOSE');
         };
 
-        var displayed;
         var create = {};
 
         // Share modal