diff --git a/pmd-jedit/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/jedit/SelectedRuleSetsMap.java b/pmd-jedit/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/jedit/SelectedRuleSetsMap.java
index 5e8f8ecd84..e4b3fe94e0 100644
--- a/pmd-jedit/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/jedit/SelectedRuleSetsMap.java
+++ b/pmd-jedit/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/jedit/SelectedRuleSetsMap.java
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ public class SelectedRuleSetsMap {
 
     public RuleSet getSelectedRuleSets() {
         RuleSet newRuleSet = new RuleSet();
-        List selected = new ArrayList();
         for (Iterator i = keys(); i.hasNext();) {
             RuleSet rs = (RuleSet)i.next();
             if (get(rs).isSelected()) {