diff --git a/payment/src/main/java/org/killbill/billing/payment/core/sm/control/OperationControlCallback.java b/payment/src/main/java/org/killbill/billing/payment/core/sm/control/OperationControlCallback.java
index f473719..34e0c8d 100644
--- a/payment/src/main/java/org/killbill/billing/payment/core/sm/control/OperationControlCallback.java
+++ b/payment/src/main/java/org/killbill/billing/payment/core/sm/control/OperationControlCallback.java
@@ -100,9 +100,8 @@ public abstract class OperationControlCallback extends OperationCallbackBase<Pay
paymentStateControlContext.isApiPayment(),
paymentStateContext.getCallContext());
- final PriorPaymentControlResult pluginResult;
try {
- pluginResult = executePluginPriorCalls(paymentStateControlContext.getPaymentControlPluginNames(), paymentControlContext);
+ executePluginPriorCalls(paymentStateControlContext.getPaymentControlPluginNames(), paymentControlContext);
} catch (final PaymentControlApiException e) {
// Transition to ABORTED and throw PaymentControlApiException to caller.
throw new OperationException(e, OperationResult.EXCEPTION);