diff --git a/YACOSCore/ejbModule/org/yacos/core/article/ArticleManagerBean.java b/YACOSCore/ejbModule/org/yacos/core/article/ArticleManagerBean.java
index 32a9aa3..2f7d706 100644
--- a/YACOSCore/ejbModule/org/yacos/core/article/ArticleManagerBean.java
+++ b/YACOSCore/ejbModule/org/yacos/core/article/ArticleManagerBean.java
@@ -270,8 +270,7 @@ public class ArticleManagerBean implements IArticleManager, Serializable {
 			.setParameter("article", article)
 			.setParameter("referee", referee)
 			.setParameter("pcMember", PCMember);
-			@SuppressWarnings("unused")
-			int affectedRows = query.executeUpdate();
+			query.executeUpdate();
 			ut.commit();
 		} catch (Exception e) {
 			try{