diff --git a/src/main/java/com/mergebase/log4j/Log4JDetector.java b/src/main/java/com/mergebase/log4j/Log4JDetector.java
index 764e149..ec49b6a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/mergebase/log4j/Log4JDetector.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/mergebase/log4j/Log4JDetector.java
@@ -209,7 +209,6 @@ private static int nextByte(int[] four, InputStream in) throws IOException {
         four[1] = four[2];
         four[2] = four[3];
         four[3] = in.read();
-        File f = new File("blah");
         return four[3];
     }