diff --git a/rm-community/rm-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/disposition/DispositionActionImpl.java b/rm-community/rm-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/disposition/DispositionActionImpl.java
index 0519107f12..d05cb64a85 100644
--- a/rm-community/rm-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/disposition/DispositionActionImpl.java
+++ b/rm-community/rm-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/disposition/DispositionActionImpl.java
@@ -236,16 +236,14 @@ public class DispositionActionImpl implements DispositionAction,
         String eventName = (String)props.get(PROP_EVENT_EXECUTION_NAME);
 
         // create event completion details
-        EventCompletionDetails ecd = new EventCompletionDetails(
+        return new EventCompletionDetails(
                 nodeRef,
                 eventName,
                 services.getRecordsManagementEventService().getEvent(eventName).getDisplayLabel(),
                 getBooleanValue(props.get(PROP_EVENT_EXECUTION_AUTOMATIC), false),
                 getBooleanValue(props.get(PROP_EVENT_EXECUTION_COMPLETE), false),
-                (Date)props.get(PROP_EVENT_EXECUTION_COMPLETED_AT),
-                (String)props.get(PROP_EVENT_EXECUTION_COMPLETED_BY));
-
-        return ecd;
+                (Date) props.get(PROP_EVENT_EXECUTION_COMPLETED_AT),
+                (String) props.get(PROP_EVENT_EXECUTION_COMPLETED_BY));
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/rm-community/rm-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/model/security/ProtectedModelArtifact.java b/rm-community/rm-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/model/security/ProtectedModelArtifact.java
index 120c7907ef..b0d6ebe226 100644
--- a/rm-community/rm-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/model/security/ProtectedModelArtifact.java
+++ b/rm-community/rm-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/model/security/ProtectedModelArtifact.java
@@ -88,8 +88,7 @@ public abstract class ProtectedModelArtifact
      */
     public void setName(String name)
     {
-        QName qname = QName.createQName(name, namespaceService);
-        this.name = qname;
+        this.name = QName.createQName(name, namespaceService);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/rm-community/rm-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/security/FilePlanPermissionServiceImpl.java b/rm-community/rm-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/security/FilePlanPermissionServiceImpl.java
index adeb901661..2d420cc8fc 100644
--- a/rm-community/rm-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/security/FilePlanPermissionServiceImpl.java
+++ b/rm-community/rm-community-repo/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/security/FilePlanPermissionServiceImpl.java
@@ -693,8 +693,7 @@ public class FilePlanPermissionServiceImpl extends    ServiceBaseImpl
      */
     private QName constructAuditEventName(String authority, String permission)
     {
-        QName auditProperty = QName.createQName(AUDIT_NAMESPACE, permission + " " + authority);
-        return auditProperty;
+        return QName.createQName(AUDIT_NAMESPACE, permission + " " + authority);
     }
 
     private boolean canPerformPermissionAction(NodeRef nodeRef)
diff --git a/rm-community/rm-community-repo/test/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/test/integration/record/UpdateRecordAspectsTest.java b/rm-community/rm-community-repo/test/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/test/integration/record/UpdateRecordAspectsTest.java
index ce9a10fe69..073a14ee24 100644
--- a/rm-community/rm-community-repo/test/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/test/integration/record/UpdateRecordAspectsTest.java
+++ b/rm-community/rm-community-repo/test/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/test/integration/record/UpdateRecordAspectsTest.java
@@ -67,9 +67,8 @@ public class UpdateRecordAspectsTest extends BaseRMTestCase
                 // create file plan structure and a record
                 NodeRef rc = filePlanService.createRecordCategory(filePlan, GUID.generate());
                 NodeRef recordFolder = recordFolderService.createRecordFolder(rc, GUID.generate());
-                NodeRef record = recordService.createRecordFromContent(recordFolder, GUID.generate(), TYPE_CONTENT, null, null);
 
-                return record;
+                return recordService.createRecordFromContent(recordFolder, GUID.generate(), TYPE_CONTENT, null, null);
             }
         });
 
diff --git a/rm-community/rm-community-repo/test/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/test/util/CommonRMTestUtils.java b/rm-community/rm-community-repo/test/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/test/util/CommonRMTestUtils.java
index 485405eac8..9991c9bafd 100644
--- a/rm-community/rm-community-repo/test/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/test/util/CommonRMTestUtils.java
+++ b/rm-community/rm-community-repo/test/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/test/util/CommonRMTestUtils.java
@@ -293,12 +293,11 @@ public class CommonRMTestUtils implements RecordsManagementModel
         {
             properties.put(ContentModel.PROP_NAME, name);
         }
-        NodeRef record = nodeService.createNode(recordFolder,
-                                                        ContentModel.ASSOC_CONTAINS,
-                                                        QName.createQName(NamespaceService.CONTENT_MODEL_1_0_URI, name),
-                                                        ContentModel.TYPE_CONTENT,
-                                                        properties).getChildRef();
-        return record;
+        return nodeService.createNode(recordFolder,
+                ContentModel.ASSOC_CONTAINS,
+                QName.createQName(NamespaceService.CONTENT_MODEL_1_0_URI, name),
+                ContentModel.TYPE_CONTENT,
+                properties).getChildRef();
     }
 
     /**