diff --git a/lib/babel/api/register/resolve-rc.js b/lib/babel/api/register/resolve-rc.js
index 80d16e9a9f..bcef17fb01 100644
--- a/lib/babel/api/register/resolve-rc.js
+++ b/lib/babel/api/register/resolve-rc.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ var cache = {};
 function exists(filename) {
   var cached = cache[filename];
   if (cached != null) return cached;
-  return cache[filename] = fs.existsSync(filename);;
+  return cache[filename] = fs.existsSync(filename);
 }
 
 module.exports = function (loc, opts) {
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ module.exports = function (loc, opts) {
     var file = path.join(start, rel);
 
     if (exists(file)) {
-      var file = fs.readFileSync(file, "utf8");
+      var content = fs.readFileSync(file, "utf8");
       var json;
 
       try {
-        json = JSON.parse(file);
+        json = JSON.parse(content);
       } catch (err) {
         err.filename = file + ": " + err.filename;
         throw err;