diff --git a/src/main/java/org/json/JSONObject.java b/src/main/java/org/json/JSONObject.java
index e2674e3..ee61d47 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/json/JSONObject.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/json/JSONObject.java
@@ -1853,8 +1853,7 @@ public class JSONObject {
     private static Method[] getMethods(Class<?> klass) {
         boolean includeSuperClass = klass.getClassLoader() != null;
 
-        Method[] methods = includeSuperClass ? klass.getMethods() : klass.getDeclaredMethods();
-        return methods;
+        return includeSuperClass ? klass.getMethods() : klass.getDeclaredMethods();
     }
 
     private static boolean isValidMethodName(String name) {