diff --git a/src/common/xmpp/idlequeue.py b/src/common/xmpp/idlequeue.py
index 085902580684a311480708174940ba80de0ab7ee..e8453c4309a7238e7829be642660a6c3d4bd5380 100644
--- a/src/common/xmpp/idlequeue.py
+++ b/src/common/xmpp/idlequeue.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ class IdleObject:
 	'''
 	def __init__(self):
 		self.fd = -1
-		pass
 	
 	def pollend(self):
 		''' called on stream failure '''
@@ -220,4 +219,4 @@ class SelectIdleQueue(IdleQueue):
 		self.check_time_events()
 		return True
 
-# vim: se ts=3:
\ No newline at end of file
+# vim: se ts=3:
diff --git a/src/common/xmpp/protocol.py b/src/common/xmpp/protocol.py
index e80e26bc9e634211efe864fc957a03a411b4fce3..c9693dc291d0600ede6f90530150f7decc73684b 100644
--- a/src/common/xmpp/protocol.py
+++ b/src/common/xmpp/protocol.py
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ class Message(Protocol):
                 self.setTag('html',namespace=NS_XHTML_IM).addChild(node=dom)
         except Exception, e:
             print "Error", e
-            pass #FIXME: log. we could not set xhtml (parse error, whatever)
+            #FIXME: log. we could not set xhtml (parse error, whatever)
     def setSubject(self,val):
         """ Sets the subject of the message. """
         self.setTagData('subject',val)