diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/gpoddernet/model/GpodnetEpisodeAction.java b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/gpoddernet/model/GpodnetEpisodeAction.java
index 3a2ff31dc..b76988fd8 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/gpoddernet/model/GpodnetEpisodeAction.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/gpoddernet/model/GpodnetEpisodeAction.java
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ public class GpodnetEpisodeAction {
     }
 
     public String writeToString() {
-        String result = this.podcast + "\t" +
+        return this.podcast + "\t" +
                 this.episode + "\t" +
                 this.deviceId + "\t" +
                 this.action + "\t" +
@@ -207,7 +207,6 @@ public class GpodnetEpisodeAction {
                 String.valueOf(this.started) + "\t" +
                 String.valueOf(this.position) + "\t" +
                 String.valueOf(this.total);
-        return result;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/storage/PodDBAdapter.java b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/storage/PodDBAdapter.java
index 67f42bc93..7d6ba0e32 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/storage/PodDBAdapter.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/storage/PodDBAdapter.java
@@ -1331,10 +1331,7 @@ public class PodDBAdapter {
         if (size == 1) {
             return "(?)";
         }
-        String builder = "(" +
-                TextUtils.join(",", Collections.nCopies(size, "?")) +
-                ")";
-        return builder;
+        return "(" + TextUtils.join(",", Collections.nCopies(size, "?")) + ")";
     }
 
     public final Cursor getFeedCursor(final long id) {