diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/MIInferior.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/MIInferior.java
index 019ed5e0584..37169dcd4a6 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/MIInferior.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/MIInferior.java
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ public class MIInferior extends Process {
 				public void flush() throws IOException {
 					CLICommand cmd = new CLICommand(buf.toString()) {
 						public void setToken(int token) {
-							token = token;
 							// override to do nothing;
 						}
 					};
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/EventManager.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/EventManager.java
index facfee14c74..b9a47d76ac8 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/EventManager.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/EventManager.java
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ public class EventManager extends SessionObject implements ICDIEventManager, Obs
 		List cdiList = new ArrayList(1);
 
 		if (ignoreEventToken(miEvent.getToken())) {
-			miEvent = miEvent;
 			// Ignore the event if it is on the ignore list.
 		} else if (miEvent instanceof MIStoppedEvent) {
 			processSuspendedEvent((MIStoppedEvent)miEvent);