diff --git a/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/caveat/PivotUtil.java b/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/caveat/PivotUtil.java
index efd01a3935..64a83e86ef 100644
--- a/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/caveat/PivotUtil.java
+++ b/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/caveat/PivotUtil.java
@@ -25,11 +25,16 @@ import java.util.Map;
 
 /* package scope */ class PivotUtil
 {
+    private PivotUtil()
+    {
+        // Will not be called
+    }
+
     static Map<String, List<String>> getPivot(Map<String, List<String>> source)
     {
-    
+
         Map<String, List<String>> pivot = new HashMap<String, List<String>>();
-    
+
         for(String authority : source.keySet())
         {
             List<String>values = source.get(authority);
diff --git a/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/util/PoliciesUtil.java b/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/util/PoliciesUtil.java
index dfa4384285..4826b58976 100644
--- a/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/util/PoliciesUtil.java
+++ b/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/module/org_alfresco_module_rm/util/PoliciesUtil.java
@@ -30,14 +30,19 @@ import org.alfresco.service.namespace.QName;
 
 /**
  * Utility class with policy helper methods.
- * 
+ *
  * @author Roy Wetherall
  */
 public class PoliciesUtil
 {
+    private PoliciesUtil()
+    {
+        // Will not be called
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get all aspect and node type qualified names
-     * 
+     *
      * @param nodeRef
      *            the node we are interested in
      * @return Returns a set of qualified names containing the node type and all
@@ -51,11 +56,11 @@ public class PoliciesUtil
             {
                 Set<QName> qnames = null;
                 try
-                {            
+                {
                     Set<QName> aspectQNames = nodeService.getAspects(nodeRef);
-                    
+
                     QName typeQName = nodeService.getType(nodeRef);
-                    
+
                     qnames = new HashSet<QName>(aspectQNames.size() + 1);
                     qnames.addAll(aspectQNames);
                     qnames.add(typeQName);
@@ -67,6 +72,6 @@ public class PoliciesUtil
                 // done
                 return qnames;
             }
-        }, AuthenticationUtil.getAdminUserName());   
+        }, AuthenticationUtil.getAdminUserName());
     }
 }
diff --git a/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/dictionary/RmDictionaryWebServiceUtils.java b/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/dictionary/RmDictionaryWebServiceUtils.java
index 1aea9f2d0f..eea2d809c1 100644
--- a/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/dictionary/RmDictionaryWebServiceUtils.java
+++ b/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/dictionary/RmDictionaryWebServiceUtils.java
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ public class RmDictionaryWebServiceUtils
     private static final String SITE_ID = "siteId";
     private static final String SITE_PRESET = "rm-site-dashboard";
 
+    private RmDictionaryWebServiceUtils()
+    {
+        // Will not be called
+    }
+
     public static boolean isRmSite(WebScriptRequest req, SiteService siteService)
     {
         boolean isRmSite = false;
diff --git a/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/workflow/requestInfo/RequestInfoUtils.java b/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/workflow/requestInfo/RequestInfoUtils.java
index d40c952262..4b2de8a6f8 100644
--- a/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/workflow/requestInfo/RequestInfoUtils.java
+++ b/rm-server/source/java/org/alfresco/workflow/requestInfo/RequestInfoUtils.java
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
  */
 public class RequestInfoUtils
 {
+    private RequestInfoUtils()
+    {
+        // Will not be called
+    }
+
     /**
      * Helper method to get the service registry in order to call services
      *