diff --git a/doc/ReleaseNotes4.7.md b/doc/ReleaseNotes4.7.md
index d33a501e2e5e..1f9607074106 100644
--- a/doc/ReleaseNotes4.7.md
+++ b/doc/ReleaseNotes4.7.md
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ public static class UsesExternalResource {
 		@Override
 		protected void before() throws Throwable {
 			myServer.connect();
-		};
+		}
 			
 		@Override
 		protected void after() {
 			myServer.disconnect();
-		};
+		}
 	};
 		
 	@Test public void testFoo() {
diff --git a/doc/ReleaseNotes4.9.md b/doc/ReleaseNotes4.9.md
index 5e62cea11d0a..7d8d75880c48 100644
--- a/doc/ReleaseNotes4.9.md
+++ b/doc/ReleaseNotes4.9.md
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ public class UsesExternalResource {
 		@Override
 		protected void before() throws Throwable {
 			myServer.connect();
-		};
+		}
 	
 		@Override
 		protected void after() {
 			myServer.disconnect();
-		};
+		}
 	};
 }
 ```
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/junit/rules/ClassRulesTest.java b/src/test/java/org/junit/rules/ClassRulesTest.java
index e3100a2cba65..8360322043c8 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/junit/rules/ClassRulesTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/junit/rules/ClassRulesTest.java
@@ -126,8 +126,6 @@ public void evaluate() throws Throwable {
         }
     }
 
-    ;
-
     public static class UsesFieldAndMethodRule {
         @ClassRule
         public static OrderTestRule orderMethod() {
@@ -227,8 +225,6 @@ public Statement apply(final Statement base, Description description) {
                     public void evaluate() throws Throwable {
                         base.evaluate();
                     }
-
-                    ;
                 };
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/junit/rules/ExternalResourceRuleTest.java b/src/test/java/org/junit/rules/ExternalResourceRuleTest.java
index 8df68a96f2ab..ba4302e85780 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/junit/rules/ExternalResourceRuleTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/junit/rules/ExternalResourceRuleTest.java
@@ -40,14 +40,10 @@ protected void before() throws Throwable {
                 callSequence += "before ";
             }
 
-            ;
-
             @Override
             protected void after() {
                 callSequence += "after ";
             }
-
-            ;
         };
 
         @Test
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/junit/rules/MethodRulesTest.java b/src/test/java/org/junit/rules/MethodRulesTest.java
index 06cf83cfc7a1..d6efdf272c16 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/junit/rules/MethodRulesTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/junit/rules/MethodRulesTest.java
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ public void evaluate() throws Throwable {
                     }
                 };
             }
-        };
+        }
        
         
         @Rule
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/junit/rules/TestRuleTest.java b/src/test/java/org/junit/rules/TestRuleTest.java
index a75c0c6f2672..eb62584959ff 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/junit/rules/TestRuleTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/junit/rules/TestRuleTest.java
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ public void evaluate() throws Throwable {
                         wasRun = true;
                         base.evaluate();
                     }
-
-                    ;
                 };
             }
         };
@@ -110,8 +108,6 @@ public void evaluate() throws Throwable {
                         runCount++;
                         base.evaluate();
                     }
-
-                    ;
                 };
             }
         }
@@ -318,8 +314,6 @@ public void evaluate() throws Throwable {
                         wasRun = true;
                         base.evaluate();
                     }
-
-                    ;
                 };
             }
         };
@@ -397,8 +391,6 @@ public void evaluate() throws Throwable {
                         runCount++;
                         base.evaluate();
                     }
-
-                    ;
                 };
             }
         }
@@ -703,8 +695,6 @@ public Statement apply(final Statement base, Description description) {
                     public void evaluate() throws Throwable {
                         base.evaluate();
                     }
-
-                    ;
                 };
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/junit/runner/notification/RunNotifierTest.java b/src/test/java/org/junit/runner/notification/RunNotifierTest.java
index 1c2e7c9f6860..531754f24e99 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/junit/runner/notification/RunNotifierTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/junit/runner/notification/RunNotifierTest.java
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public void addFirstAndRemoveWithThreadSafeListener() {
 
     @Test
     public void wrapIfNotThreadSafeShouldNotWrapThreadSafeListeners() {
-        ThreadSafeListener listener = new ThreadSafeListener();;
+        ThreadSafeListener listener = new ThreadSafeListener();
         assertSame(listener, new RunNotifier().wrapIfNotThreadSafe(listener));
     }
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/junit/tests/experimental/theories/runner/WithAutoGeneratedDataPoints.java b/src/test/java/org/junit/tests/experimental/theories/runner/WithAutoGeneratedDataPoints.java
index 26eb5156e43b..53cab0489744 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/junit/tests/experimental/theories/runner/WithAutoGeneratedDataPoints.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/junit/tests/experimental/theories/runner/WithAutoGeneratedDataPoints.java
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 public class WithAutoGeneratedDataPoints {
 
-    private enum ENUM { VALUE, OTHER_VALUE, THIRD_VALUE };
+    private enum ENUM { VALUE, OTHER_VALUE, THIRD_VALUE }
     
     @RunWith(Theories.class)
     public static class TheoryTestClassWithAutogeneratedParameterValues {
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/junit/tests/experimental/theories/runner/WithExtendedParameterSources.java b/src/test/java/org/junit/tests/experimental/theories/runner/WithExtendedParameterSources.java
index bcda189588bf..29ffea0608ce 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/junit/tests/experimental/theories/runner/WithExtendedParameterSources.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/junit/tests/experimental/theories/runner/WithExtendedParameterSources.java
@@ -113,8 +113,6 @@ public static String[] STRINGS() {
             return new String[]{"A", "B"};
         }
 
-        ;
-
         @Theory
         public void addToLog(String string) {
             log += string;
@@ -137,8 +135,6 @@ public static String[] STRINGS() {
             return new String[]{"A", "B"};
         }
 
-        ;
-
         @DataPoints
         public static String STRING() {
             return "C";
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/junit/tests/validation/BadlyFormedClassesTest.java b/src/test/java/org/junit/tests/validation/BadlyFormedClassesTest.java
index c3d6e89c6622..df49713bc6a4 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/junit/tests/validation/BadlyFormedClassesTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/junit/tests/validation/BadlyFormedClassesTest.java
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ public void someTest() {
         }
     }
 
-    ;
-
     @RunWith(JUnit4ClassRunner.class)
     public static class BadBeforeMethodWithLegacyRunner {
         @Before
@@ -42,8 +40,6 @@ public void someTest() {
         }
     }
 
-    ;
-
     public static class NoTests {
         // class without tests
     }