diff --git a/src/com/fsck/k9/helper/Regex.java b/src/com/fsck/k9/helper/Regex.java
index df3d41f0d..fddb6ed92 100644
--- a/src/com/fsck/k9/helper/Regex.java
+++ b/src/com/fsck/k9/helper/Regex.java
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ public class Regex
      *  @return             A String comprising all of the non-null matched
      *                      groups concatenated together
      */
-    public static final String concatGroups(Matcher matcher)
+    public static String concatGroups(Matcher matcher)
     {
         StringBuilder b = new StringBuilder();
         final int numGroups = matcher.groupCount();
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ public class Regex
      * @return             A String comprising all of the digits and plus in
      *                     the match
      */
-    public static final String digitsAndPlusOnly(Matcher matcher)
+    public static String digitsAndPlusOnly(Matcher matcher)
     {
         StringBuilder buffer = new StringBuilder();
         String matchingRegion = matcher.group();
diff --git a/src/com/fsck/k9/helper/Utility.java b/src/com/fsck/k9/helper/Utility.java
index a9d35de97..e60ec304d 100644
--- a/src/com/fsck/k9/helper/Utility.java
+++ b/src/com/fsck/k9/helper/Utility.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public class Utility
     private static final Pattern TAG_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("\\[[-_a-z0-9]+\\] ",
             Pattern.CASE_INSENSITIVE);
 
-    public final static String readInputStream(InputStream in, String encoding) throws IOException
+    public static String readInputStream(InputStream in, String encoding) throws IOException
     {
         InputStreamReader reader = new InputStreamReader(in, encoding);
         StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public class Utility
         return sb.toString();
     }
 
-    public final static boolean arrayContains(Object[] a, Object o)
+    public static boolean arrayContains(Object[] a, Object o)
     {
         for (Object element : a)
         {