*/
     public void testNonExistentPropertyFile() {
         try {
-            BeanFactory factory = BeanKernel
+            BeanKernel
                     .lookupBeanFactory("org/wamblee/general/beankernel-nonexistent.properties");
         } catch (BeanFactoryException e) {
             return; // ok
      */
     public void testNonExistentBeanFactory() {
         try {
-            BeanFactory factory = BeanKernel
+            BeanKernel
                     .lookupBeanFactory("org/wamblee/general/beankernel-wrong.properties");
         } catch (BeanFactoryException e) {
             return; // ok
 
 
     public void testUnknownBeanFactory() {
         try {
-            SpringBeanFactory factory = new SpringBeanFactory(
+            new SpringBeanFactory(
                     "org/wamblee/general/beanRefContext.xml", "unknown");
         } catch (BeanFactoryException e) {
             return; // ok