diff --git a/src/main/zip/classes/com/urbancode/air/AirPluginTool.groovy b/src/main/zip/classes/com/urbancode/air/AirPluginTool.groovy
index 53a0f89..ec43db2 100644
--- a/src/main/zip/classes/com/urbancode/air/AirPluginTool.groovy
+++ b/src/main/zip/classes/com/urbancode/air/AirPluginTool.groovy
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public class AirPluginTool {
     public Properties getStepProperties() {
         def props = new Properties();
         final def inputPropsFile = this.inPropsFile;
-        final def inputPropsStream = null;
+        def inputPropsStream = null;
         try {
             inputPropsStream = new FileInputStream(inputPropsFile);
             props.load(inputPropsStream);
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public class AirPluginTool {
     }
 
     public void setOutputProperties() {
-        final OutputStream outputPropsStream = null;
+        OutputStream outputPropsStream = null;
         try {
             outputPropsStream = new FileOutputStream(this.outPropsFile);
             outProps.store(outputPropsStream, "");