diff --git a/compiler/src/main/cpp/capnpc-java.c++ b/compiler/src/main/cpp/capnpc-java.c++
index 92f2a8d..20417a0 100644
--- a/compiler/src/main/cpp/capnpc-java.c++
+++ b/compiler/src/main/cpp/capnpc-java.c++
@@ -1028,8 +1028,6 @@ private:
           ",\n        ::capnp::schemas::s_", kj::hex(typeId), ".encodedNode + ", defaultOffset,
           defaultSize == 0 ? kj::strTree() : kj::strTree(", ", defaultSize));
 
-      kj::String elementReaderType;
-      kj::String elementBuilderType;
       kj::String builderFactoryArg = kj::str("");
       kj::String readerFactoryArg = kj::str("");
       kj::String fieldSize;
@@ -1096,8 +1094,6 @@ private:
           case schema::Type::LIST:
             primitiveElement = false;
             fieldSize = kj::str("org.capnproto.FieldSize.POINTER");
-            elementReaderType = kj::str(typeName(typeBody.getList().getElementType()), ".Reader");
-            elementBuilderType = kj::str(typeName(typeBody.getList().getElementType()), ".Builder");
             readerFactoryArg = kj::str(makeListListFactoryArg(typeBody.getList().getElementType()), ", ");
             builderFactoryArg = kj::str(readerFactoryArg);
             break;
diff --git a/compiler/src/test/scala/org/capnproto/EncodingTest.scala b/compiler/src/test/scala/org/capnproto/EncodingTest.scala
index f86302c..6a5f275 100644
--- a/compiler/src/test/scala/org/capnproto/EncodingTest.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/test/scala/org/capnproto/EncodingTest.scala
@@ -68,6 +68,36 @@ class EncodingSuite extends FunSuite {
     }
   }
 
+
+  test("NestedLists") {
+    val builder = new MessageBuilder();
+    val root = builder.initRoot(TestLists.factory);
+    {
+      val intListList = root.initInt32ListList(2);
+      val intList0 = intListList.init(0, 4);
+      intList0.set(0, 1);
+      intList0.set(1, 2);
+      intList0.set(2, 3);
+      intList0.set(3, 4);
+      val intList1 = intListList.init(1, 1);
+      intList1.set(0, 100);
+    }
+    {
+      val reader = root.asReader();
+      val intListList = root.getInt32ListList();
+      intListList.size() should equal (2);
+      val intList0 = intListList.get(0);
+      intList0.size() should equal (4);
+      intList0.get(0) should equal (1);
+      intList0.get(1) should equal (2);
+      intList0.get(2) should equal (3);
+      intList0.get(3) should equal (4);
+      val intList1 = intListList.get(1);
+      intList1.size() should equal (1);
+      intList1.get(0) should equal(100);
+    }
+  }
+
   test("UpgradeStructInBuilder") {
     val builder = new MessageBuilder();
     val root = builder.initRoot(TestAnyPointer.factory);