diff --git a/apache-cxf/cxf-jaxrs-implementation/src/main/java/com/baeldung/cxf/jaxrs/implementation/Course.java b/apache-cxf/cxf-jaxrs-implementation/src/main/java/com/baeldung/cxf/jaxrs/implementation/Course.java
index 9ab74bea58..802a19e961 100644
--- a/apache-cxf/cxf-jaxrs-implementation/src/main/java/com/baeldung/cxf/jaxrs/implementation/Course.java
+++ b/apache-cxf/cxf-jaxrs-implementation/src/main/java/com/baeldung/cxf/jaxrs/implementation/Course.java
@@ -61,13 +61,11 @@ public class Course {
     @Path("{studentOrder}")
     public Response deleteStudent(@PathParam("studentOrder") int studentOrder) {
         Student student = students.get(studentOrder);
-        Response response;
         if (student != null) {
             students.remove(studentOrder);
-            response = Response.ok().build();
+            return Response.ok().build();
         } else {
-            response = Response.notModified().build();
+            return Response.notModified().build();
         }
-        return response;
     }
 }
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