diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/xml/ValidatorErrorHandler.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/xml/ValidatorErrorHandler.java
index 37719cd20..1f52ee038 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/xml/ValidatorErrorHandler.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/xml/ValidatorErrorHandler.java
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ final class ValidatorErrorHandler
     implements ErrorHandler
 {
     private File m_file;
-    private String m_lastErrorMessage;
     private boolean m_failed;
     private final boolean m_warn;
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/builder/ATIProjectBuilder.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/builder/ATIProjectBuilder.java
index 4e646f55c..ecc5e5149 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/builder/ATIProjectBuilder.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/builder/ATIProjectBuilder.java
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ public class ATIProjectBuilder
         ResourceManager.getPackageResources( ATIProjectBuilder.class );
 
     private Parameters m_parameters;
-    private URL m_systemID;
 
     public void parameterize( final Parameters parameters )
     {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/executor/AspectAwareExecutor.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/executor/AspectAwareExecutor.java
index 17d0dfa16..5fb6f1c28 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/executor/AspectAwareExecutor.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/components/executor/AspectAwareExecutor.java
@@ -56,17 +56,19 @@ public class AspectAwareExecutor
         }
         catch( final TaskException te )
         {
-            if( false == getAspectManager().error( te ) )
+            final boolean isError = getAspectManager().error( te );
+            if( !isError )
             {
                 throw te;
             }
         }
     }
 
-    private void executeTask( Configuration taskModel, final ExecutionFrame frame )
+    private void executeTask( final Configuration model,
+                              final ExecutionFrame frame )
         throws TaskException
     {
-        taskModel = getAspectManager().preCreate( taskModel );
+        Configuration taskModel = getAspectManager().preCreate( model );
         taskModel = prepareAspects( taskModel );
 
         debug( "creating.notice" );
@@ -245,7 +247,6 @@ public class AspectAwareExecutor
             else
             {
                 final String namespace = name.substring( 0, index );
-                final String localName = name.substring( index + 1 );
                 final ArrayList elementSet = getElements( namespace, map );
                 elementSet.add( elements[ i ] );
             }
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/listeners/ClassicProjectListener.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/listeners/ClassicProjectListener.java
index 7e9572d17..da523ed80 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/listeners/ClassicProjectListener.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/myrmidon/listeners/ClassicProjectListener.java
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ import org.apache.avalon.framework.ExceptionUtil;
 public final class ClassicProjectListener
     extends AbstractProjectListener
 {
-    private String m_prefix;
-
     /**
      * Notify listener of targetStarted event.
      *