diff --git a/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/admin/host/FindHostsForMigrationCmd.java b/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/admin/host/FindHostsForMigrationCmd.java
index b2d77b85dd2..e902e650332 100644
--- a/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/admin/host/FindHostsForMigrationCmd.java
+++ b/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/admin/host/FindHostsForMigrationCmd.java
@@ -70,13 +70,12 @@ public class FindHostsForMigrationCmd extends BaseListCmd {
     public void execute() {
         ListResponse<HostForMigrationResponse> response = null;
         Pair<List<? extends Host>,Integer> result;
-        List<? extends Host> hostsWithCapacity = new ArrayList<Host>();
         Map<Host, Boolean> hostsRequiringStorageMotion;
 
         Ternary<Pair<List<? extends Host>,Integer>, List<? extends Host>, Map<Host, Boolean>> hostsForMigration =
                 _mgr.listHostsForMigrationOfVM(getVirtualMachineId(), this.getStartIndex(), this.getPageSizeVal());
         result = hostsForMigration.first();
-        hostsWithCapacity = hostsForMigration.second();
+        List<? extends Host> hostsWithCapacity = hostsForMigration.second();
         hostsRequiringStorageMotion = hostsForMigration.third();
 
         response = new ListResponse<HostForMigrationResponse>();
diff --git a/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/admin/host/ListHostsCmd.java b/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/admin/host/ListHostsCmd.java
index eaaec3091a7..1e378fae464 100644
--- a/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/admin/host/ListHostsCmd.java
+++ b/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/admin/host/ListHostsCmd.java
@@ -171,11 +171,10 @@ public class ListHostsCmd extends BaseListCmd {
             response = _queryService.searchForServers(this);
         } else {
             Pair<List<? extends Host>,Integer> result;
-            List<? extends Host> hostsWithCapacity = new ArrayList<Host>();
             Ternary<Pair<List<? extends Host>,Integer>, List<? extends Host>, Map<Host, Boolean>> hostsForMigration =
                     _mgr.listHostsForMigrationOfVM(getVirtualMachineId(), this.getStartIndex(), this.getPageSizeVal());
             result = hostsForMigration.first();
-            hostsWithCapacity = hostsForMigration.second();
+            List<? extends Host> hostsWithCapacity = hostsForMigration.second();
 
             response = new ListResponse<HostResponse>();
             List<HostResponse> hostResponses = new ArrayList<HostResponse>();
diff --git a/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/admin/region/ListPortableIpRangesCmd.java b/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/admin/region/ListPortableIpRangesCmd.java
index 75bcce00acf..1f77c2c5164 100644
--- a/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/admin/region/ListPortableIpRangesCmd.java
+++ b/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/admin/region/ListPortableIpRangesCmd.java
@@ -81,9 +81,8 @@ public class ListPortableIpRangesCmd extends BaseListCmd {
     public void execute(){
         ListResponse<PortableIpRangeResponse> response = new ListResponse<PortableIpRangeResponse>();
         List<PortableIpRangeResponse> responses = new ArrayList<PortableIpRangeResponse>();
-        List<? extends PortableIpRange> portableIpRanges = new ArrayList<PortableIpRange>();
 
-        portableIpRanges = _configService.listPortableIpRanges(this);
+        List<? extends PortableIpRange> portableIpRanges = _configService.listPortableIpRanges(this);
         if (portableIpRanges != null && !portableIpRanges.isEmpty()) {
             for (PortableIpRange range : portableIpRanges) {
                 PortableIpRangeResponse rangeResponse = _responseGenerator.createPortableIPRangeResponse(range);
diff --git a/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/iso/ListIsosCmd.java b/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/iso/ListIsosCmd.java
index 3219601156e..9e6abec74e2 100644
--- a/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/iso/ListIsosCmd.java
+++ b/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/iso/ListIsosCmd.java
@@ -153,8 +153,7 @@ public class ListIsosCmd extends BaseListTaggedResourcesCmd {
         List<TemplateResponse> templateResponses = new ArrayList<TemplateResponse>();
 
         for (Pair<Long, Long> iso : isoZonePairSet) {
-            List<TemplateResponse> responses = new ArrayList<TemplateResponse>();
-            responses = _responseGenerator.createIsoResponses(iso.first(), iso.second(), listInReadyState());
+            List<TemplateResponse> responses = _responseGenerator.createIsoResponses(iso.first(), iso.second(), listInReadyState());
             templateResponses.addAll(responses);
         }
         response.setResponses(templateResponses);
diff --git a/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/template/ListTemplatesCmd.java b/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/template/ListTemplatesCmd.java
index aeb76f507f3..dc94d676661 100644
--- a/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/template/ListTemplatesCmd.java
+++ b/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/template/ListTemplatesCmd.java
@@ -125,8 +125,7 @@ public class ListTemplatesCmd extends BaseListTaggedResourcesCmd {
         List<TemplateResponse> templateResponses = new ArrayList<TemplateResponse>();
 
         for (Pair<Long, Long> template : templateZonePairSet) {
-            List<TemplateResponse> responses = new ArrayList<TemplateResponse>();
-            responses = _responseGenerator.createTemplateResponses(template.first().longValue(), template.second(), listInReadyState());
+            List<TemplateResponse> responses = _responseGenerator.createTemplateResponses(template.first().longValue(), template.second(), listInReadyState());
             templateResponses.addAll(responses);
         }