diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/ognl/internal/entry/MethodCacheEntryFactory.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/ognl/internal/entry/MethodCacheEntryFactory.java
index 61f77c4..4c75630 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/ognl/internal/entry/MethodCacheEntryFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/ognl/internal/entry/MethodCacheEntryFactory.java
@@ -41,9 +41,7 @@
         Class<?> c = key.targetClass;
         while ( c != null )
         {
-            Method[] ma = c.getDeclaredMethods( );
-
-            for ( Method method : ma )
+            for ( Method method : c.getDeclaredMethods( ) )
             {
                 // skip over synthetic methods