diff --git a/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/authentication/AuthenticationFilter.java b/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/authentication/AuthenticationFilter.java
index c175442..9a6f084 100644
--- a/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/authentication/AuthenticationFilter.java
+++ b/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/authentication/AuthenticationFilter.java
@@ -180,7 +180,6 @@ public class AuthenticationFilter extends AbstractCasFilter {
     }
         
     private boolean isRequestUrlExcluded(final HttpServletRequest request) {
-              
         if (this.ignoreUrlPatternMatcherStrategyClass == null) {
             return false;
         }
diff --git a/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/authentication/UrlPatternMatcherStrategy.java b/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/authentication/UrlPatternMatcherStrategy.java
index e72470e..2117a2a 100644
--- a/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/authentication/UrlPatternMatcherStrategy.java
+++ b/cas-client-core/src/main/java/org/jasig/cas/client/authentication/UrlPatternMatcherStrategy.java
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ public interface UrlPatternMatcherStrategy {
      * @param url the request url typically with query strings included
      * @return true if match is successful
      */
-    boolean matches(final String url);
+    boolean matches(String url);
     
     /**
      * The pattern against which the url is compared
      * @param pattern
      */
-    void setPattern(final String pattern);
+    void setPattern(String pattern);
 }