diff --git a/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/data/update/BatchUpdateTask.java b/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/data/update/BatchUpdateTask.java
index b742ed454..a27884548 100644
--- a/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/data/update/BatchUpdateTask.java
+++ b/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/data/update/BatchUpdateTask.java
@@ -261,7 +261,6 @@ public class BatchUpdateTask extends AbstractUpdateTask {
 
         final String url = Settings.getString(Settings.KEYS.CVE_MODIFIED_20_URL, "");
         if (!url.isEmpty()) {
-            final NvdCveInfo item = new NvdCveInfo();
             updates.add(MODIFIED, url,
                     Settings.getString(Settings.KEYS.CVE_MODIFIED_12_URL),
                     false);
diff --git a/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/data/update/StandardUpdateTask.java b/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/data/update/StandardUpdateTask.java
index e65ae98e4..43b24b06c 100644
--- a/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/data/update/StandardUpdateTask.java
+++ b/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/data/update/StandardUpdateTask.java
@@ -221,8 +221,6 @@ public class StandardUpdateTask extends AbstractUpdateTask {
                 final long lastUpdated = Long.parseLong(properties.getProperty(DataStoreMetaInfo.LAST_UPDATED, "0"));
                 final Date now = new Date();
                 final int days = Settings.getInt(Settings.KEYS.CVE_MODIFIED_VALID_FOR_DAYS, 7);
-                final int start = Settings.getInt(Settings.KEYS.CVE_START_YEAR, 2002);
-                final int end = Calendar.getInstance().get(Calendar.YEAR);
                 if (lastUpdated == updates.getTimeStamp(MODIFIED)) {
                     updates.clear(); //we don't need to update anything.
                 } else if (withinRange(lastUpdated, now.getTime(), days)) {