diff --git a/prdoc/pr_6509.prdoc b/prdoc/pr_6509.prdoc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f3783aa2fcca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prdoc/pr_6509.prdoc
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Schema: Polkadot SDK PRDoc Schema (prdoc) v1.0.0
+# See doc at https://raw.githubusercontent.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/master/prdoc/schema_user.json
+
+title: Migrate pallet-democracy benchmark to v2
+
+doc:
+  - audience: Runtime Dev
+    description: |-
+    Part of:
+
+    - #6202.
+
+crates:
+- name: pallet-democracy
+  bump: patch
diff --git a/substrate/frame/democracy/src/benchmarking.rs b/substrate/frame/democracy/src/benchmarking.rs
index bdbc88aca533..95bdb9e2b195 100644
--- a/substrate/frame/democracy/src/benchmarking.rs
+++ b/substrate/frame/democracy/src/benchmarking.rs
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@ mod benchmarks {
 			.expect("ExternalOrigin has no successful origin required for the benchmark");
 		assert_ok!(Democracy::<T>::external_propose(origin.clone(), make_proposal::<T>(0)));
 		let owner = MetadataOwner::External;
-		let proposer = funded_account::<T>("proposer", 0);
+		let _proposer = funded_account::<T>("proposer", 0);
 		let hash = note_preimage::<T>();
 		assert_ok!(Democracy::<T>::set_metadata(origin.clone(), owner.clone(), Some(hash)));
 
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ mod benchmarks {
 			ReferendumInfo::Finished { end: BlockNumberFor::<T>::zero(), approved: true },
 		);
 		let owner = MetadataOwner::Referendum(0);
-		let caller = funded_account::<T>("caller", 0);
+		let _caller = funded_account::<T>("caller", 0);
 		let hash = note_preimage::<T>();
 
 		#[extrinsic_call]