diff --git a/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/utilities/BeanUtils.java b/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/utilities/BeanUtils.java
index 8b8aca066caa06eeda84607296330815e124eee2..701e5ec153be00371b468b659e2aae4e27cc5422 100644
--- a/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/utilities/BeanUtils.java
+++ b/common/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/common/utilities/BeanUtils.java
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ public final class BeanUtils
         try
         {
             T destinationBean =
-                    (beanInstance != null) ? beanInstance : instantiateBean(beanClass, sourceBean,
+                    beanInstance != null ? beanInstance : instantiateBean(beanClass, sourceBean,
                             setterAnnotations);
             if (isArray(destinationBean))
             {
@@ -936,7 +936,7 @@ public final class BeanUtils
             final List<PropertyDescriptor> descriptors =
                     new ArrayList<PropertyDescriptor>(Arrays.asList(Introspector.getBeanInfo(clazz)
                             .getPropertyDescriptors()));
-            for (final Iterator<PropertyDescriptor> iter = descriptors.iterator(); iter.hasNext();)
+            for (final Iterator<PropertyDescriptor> iter = descriptors.iterator(); iter.hasNext(); /**/)
             {
                 final PropertyDescriptor descriptor = iter.next();
                 // If no write method, remove it. For instance 'class' property does not have any