diff --git a/Bukkit/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/bukkit/titles/HackTitle.java b/Bukkit/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/bukkit/titles/HackTitle.java
index c0a42bf60..508dc03fd 100644
--- a/Bukkit/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/bukkit/titles/HackTitle.java
+++ b/Bukkit/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/bukkit/titles/HackTitle.java
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ public class HackTitle extends AbstractTitle {
         try {
             HackTitleManager title = new HackTitleManager(head, sub, in, delay, out);
             title.send(((BukkitPlayer) player).player);
-        } catch (Exception e) {
+        } catch (Exception ignored) {
             PS.debug("&cYour server version does not support titles!");
             Settings.TITLES = false;
             AbstractTitle.TITLE_CLASS = null;
diff --git a/Core/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/commands/Help.java b/Core/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/commands/Help.java
index 0ee202188..3fe2f6ad9 100644
--- a/Core/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/commands/Help.java
+++ b/Core/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/commands/Help.java
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public class Help extends Command {
                 if (MathMan.isInteger(args[0])) {
                     try {
                         displayHelp(player, null, Integer.parseInt(args[0]));
-                    } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
+                    } catch (NumberFormatException ignored) {
                         displayHelp(player, null, 1);
                     }
                 } else {
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public class Help extends Command {
                 if (MathMan.isInteger(args[1])) {
                     try {
                         displayHelp(player, args[1], Integer.parseInt(args[1]));
-                    } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
+                    } catch (NumberFormatException ignored) {
                         displayHelp(player, args[1], 1);
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/Core/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/flag/IntervalFlag.java b/Core/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/flag/IntervalFlag.java
index c549d7f53..d4a6dda8d 100644
--- a/Core/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/flag/IntervalFlag.java
+++ b/Core/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/flag/IntervalFlag.java
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ public class IntervalFlag extends Flag<Integer[]> {
             seconds = 1;
             try {
                 amount = Integer.parseInt(values[0]);
-            } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
+            } catch (NumberFormatException ignored) {
                 return null;
             }
         } else if (values.length == 2) {
             try {
                 amount = Integer.parseInt(values[0]);
                 seconds = Integer.parseInt(values[1]);
-            } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
+            } catch (NumberFormatException ignored) {
                 return null;
             }
         } else {
diff --git a/Core/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/util/MainUtil.java b/Core/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/util/MainUtil.java
index afa758f20..274e300cb 100644
--- a/Core/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/util/MainUtil.java
+++ b/Core/src/main/java/com/intellectualcrafters/plot/util/MainUtil.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import com.intellectualcrafters.plot.object.PlotPlayer;
 import com.intellectualcrafters.plot.object.PseudoRandom;
 import com.intellectualcrafters.plot.object.RegionWrapper;
 import com.intellectualcrafters.plot.object.RunnableVal;
+
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.OutputStream;
@@ -709,7 +710,7 @@ public class MainUtil {
                 try {
                     result.add(UUID.fromString(name));
                     continue;
-                } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+                } catch (IllegalArgumentException ignored) {
                     return null;
                 }
             }
diff --git a/Sponge/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/sponge/util/SpongeMetrics.java b/Sponge/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/sponge/util/SpongeMetrics.java
index 6a77efaa8..fc69dc60a 100644
--- a/Sponge/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/sponge/util/SpongeMetrics.java
+++ b/Sponge/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/sponge/util/SpongeMetrics.java
@@ -30,6 +30,13 @@ package com.plotsquared.sponge.util;
 
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
 import com.intellectualcrafters.plot.PS;
+import ninja.leaping.configurate.commented.CommentedConfigurationNode;
+import ninja.leaping.configurate.hocon.HoconConfigurationLoader;
+import ninja.leaping.configurate.loader.ConfigurationLoader;
+import org.spongepowered.api.Game;
+import org.spongepowered.api.plugin.PluginContainer;
+import org.spongepowered.api.scheduler.Task;
+
 import java.io.BufferedReader;
 import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
 import java.io.File;
@@ -44,12 +51,6 @@ import java.net.URLEncoder;
 import java.util.UUID;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.zip.GZIPOutputStream;
-import ninja.leaping.configurate.commented.CommentedConfigurationNode;
-import ninja.leaping.configurate.hocon.HoconConfigurationLoader;
-import ninja.leaping.configurate.loader.ConfigurationLoader;
-import org.spongepowered.api.Game;
-import org.spongepowered.api.plugin.PluginContainer;
-import org.spongepowered.api.scheduler.Task;
 
 public class SpongeMetrics {
 
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ public class SpongeMetrics {
     private volatile Task task = null;
 
     @Inject
-    public SpongeMetrics(final Game game, final PluginContainer plugin) throws IOException {
+    public SpongeMetrics(final Game game, final PluginContainer plugin) {
         if (plugin == null) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Plugin cannot be null");
         }
@@ -156,9 +157,9 @@ public class SpongeMetrics {
      * @param json
      * @param key
      * @param value
-     * @throws java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException
+     * @throws UnsupportedEncodingException
      */
-    private static void appendJSONPair(final StringBuilder json, final String key, final String value) throws UnsupportedEncodingException {
+    private static void appendJSONPair(final StringBuilder json, final String key, final String value) {
         boolean isValueNumeric = false;
 
         try {
@@ -166,7 +167,7 @@ public class SpongeMetrics {
                 Double.parseDouble(value);
                 isValueNumeric = true;
             }
-        } catch (final NumberFormatException e) {
+        } catch (final NumberFormatException ignored) {
             isValueNumeric = false;
         }
 
@@ -341,7 +342,7 @@ public class SpongeMetrics {
     /**
      * Enables metrics for the server by setting "opt-out" to false in the config file and starting the metrics task.
      *
-     * @throws java.io.IOException
+     * @throws IOException
      */
     public void enable() throws IOException {
         // This has to be synchronized or it can collide with the check in the task.
@@ -362,7 +363,7 @@ public class SpongeMetrics {
     /**
      * Disables metrics for the server by setting "opt-out" to true in the config file and canceling the metrics task.
      *
-     * @throws java.io.IOException
+     * @throws IOException
      */
     public void disable() throws IOException {
         // This has to be synchronized or it can collide with the check in the task.
@@ -510,7 +511,7 @@ public class SpongeMetrics {
         try {
             Class.forName("mineshafter.MineServer");
             return true;
-        } catch (final Exception e) {
+        } catch (final Exception ignored) {
             return false;
         }
     }