diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/XSLTProcess.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/XSLTProcess.java
index 7491603e4..5b251cac3 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/XSLTProcess.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/XSLTProcess.java
@@ -226,9 +226,6 @@ public class XSLTProcess extends MatchingTask implements XSLTLogger {
                 ((XSLTLoggerAware) liaison).setLogger(this);
             }
 
-            Class cl = liaison.getClass();
-            String s = cl.toString();
-
             log("Using " + liaison.getClass().toString(), Project.MSG_VERBOSE);
 
             File stylesheet = getProject().resolveFile(xslFile);
@@ -569,27 +566,22 @@ public class XSLTProcess extends MatchingTask implements XSLTLogger {
     protected XSLTLiaison getLiaison() {
         // if processor wasn't specified, see if TraX is available.  If not,
         // default it to xslp or xalan, depending on which is in the classpath
-        Class cl = null;
         if (liaison == null) {
             if (processor != null) {
                 try {
                     resolveProcessor(processor);
-                    cl = liaison.getClass();
                 } catch (Exception e) {
                     throw new BuildException(e);
                 }
             } else {
                 try {
                     resolveProcessor("trax");
-                    cl = liaison.getClass();
                 } catch (Throwable e1) {
                     try {
                         resolveProcessor("xalan");
-                        cl = liaison.getClass();
                     } catch (Throwable e2) {
                         try {
                             resolveProcessor("xslp");
-                            cl = liaison.getClass();
                         } catch (Throwable e3) {
                             e3.printStackTrace();
                             e2.printStackTrace();
@@ -599,7 +591,6 @@ public class XSLTProcess extends MatchingTask implements XSLTLogger {
                 }
             }
         }
-        cl = liaison.getClass();
         return liaison;
     }