diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.files.ftp/src/org/eclipse/rse/services/files/ftp/FTPHostFile.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.files.ftp/src/org/eclipse/rse/services/files/ftp/FTPHostFile.java
index 9fb96b13d75..8e00d758a31 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.files.ftp/src/org/eclipse/rse/services/files/ftp/FTPHostFile.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.files.ftp/src/org/eclipse/rse/services/files/ftp/FTPHostFile.java
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ public class FTPHostFile implements IHostFile
 	private boolean _canWrite = true;
 	private boolean _isRoot;
 	private boolean _exists;
-	private String _systemName;
-	
+		
 	public FTPHostFile(String parentPath, String name, boolean isDirectory, boolean isRoot, long lastModified, long size, boolean exists)
 	{
 		_parentPath = parentPath;
@@ -59,7 +58,6 @@ public class FTPHostFile implements IHostFile
 	
 	public FTPHostFile(String parentPath, FTPFile ftpFile, String systemName)
 	{
-		_systemName = systemName;
 		_parentPath = parentPath;
 		
 		if(systemName.equals(FTPClientConfig.SYST_VMS))
diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.files.ftp/src/org/eclipse/rse/services/files/ftp/FTPService.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.files.ftp/src/org/eclipse/rse/services/files/ftp/FTPService.java
index ebfd8583064..a457d5cbeb9 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.files.ftp/src/org/eclipse/rse/services/files/ftp/FTPService.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.files.ftp/src/org/eclipse/rse/services/files/ftp/FTPService.java
@@ -235,7 +235,6 @@ public class FTPService extends AbstractFileService implements IFileService, IFT
 		//For VMS, normalize the home location
 		if(_systemName.equals(FTPClientConfig.SYST_VMS))
 		{
-			String name = getName();
 			_userHome = _userHome.replaceAll(":\\[", "/"); //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$
 			_userHome = '/'+_userHome.substring(0,_userHome.lastIndexOf(']'));
 		}