diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/handler/codec/http/websocketx/WebSocketClientHandshaker.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/handler/codec/http/websocketx/WebSocketClientHandshaker.java
index d95023ebbe..ebf2cc8de6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/handler/codec/http/websocketx/WebSocketClientHandshaker.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/handler/codec/http/websocketx/WebSocketClientHandshaker.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public abstract class WebSocketClientHandshaker {
 
     private final String expectedSubprotocol;
 
-    private String actualSubprotocol = null;
+    private String actualSubprotocol;
 
     protected final Map<String, String> customHeaders;
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/handler/codec/http/websocketx/WebSocketServerHandshaker.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/handler/codec/http/websocketx/WebSocketServerHandshaker.java
index 819f6b4925..a2afd391b1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/handler/codec/http/websocketx/WebSocketServerHandshaker.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/netty/handler/codec/http/websocketx/WebSocketServerHandshaker.java
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public abstract class WebSocketServerHandshaker {
 
     private final long maxFramePayloadLength;
 
-    private String selectedSubprotocol = null;
+    private String selectedSubprotocol;
 
     /**
      * {@link ChannelFutureListener} which will call