diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/framework/java/ExecuteJava.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/framework/java/ExecuteJava.java
index 320197331..7e77a6dc2 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/framework/java/ExecuteJava.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/framework/java/ExecuteJava.java
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ public class ExecuteJava
         }
 
         // Locate the class
-        final Class target;
+        Class target;
         try
         {
             final ClassLoader classLoader = PathUtil.createClassLoader( m_classPath, context );