diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/WeakHashtable.java b/src/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/WeakHashtable.java
index e4749b6..928e57e 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/WeakHashtable.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/commons/logging/impl/WeakHashtable.java
@@ -237,7 +237,6 @@ public final class WeakHashtable extends Hashtable {
             purgeOne();
         }
         
-        Object result = null;
         Referenced keyRef = new Referenced(key, queue);
         return super.put(keyRef, value);
     }