diff --git a/src/com/meetup/memcached/SockIOPool.java b/src/com/meetup/memcached/SockIOPool.java
index c649b9a..6fe0c92 100644
--- a/src/com/meetup/memcached/SockIOPool.java
+++ b/src/com/meetup/memcached/SockIOPool.java
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ protected MessageDigest initialValue() {
 	// set to hold sockets to close
 	private Map<String,Map<SockIO,Long>> availPool;
 	private Map<String,Map<SockIO,Long>> busyPool;
-	private Map<SockIO,Integer> deadPool;;
+	private Map<SockIO,Integer> deadPool;
 	
 	// empty constructor
 	protected SockIOPool() { }