diff --git a/compiler/src/main/cpp/capnpc-java.c++ b/compiler/src/main/cpp/capnpc-java.c++
index 7af6043..f6a01ad 100644
--- a/compiler/src/main/cpp/capnpc-java.c++
+++ b/compiler/src/main/cpp/capnpc-java.c++
@@ -1119,7 +1119,6 @@ private:
       makeWhich(schema, indent+1),
       spaces(indent), "  public final Reader asReader() {\n",
       spaces(indent), "    return new Reader(segment, data, pointers, dataSize, pointerCount, 0x7fffffff);\n",
-      //spaces(indent), "    return new Reader(this._builder.asReader());\n",
       spaces(indent), "  }\n",
       kj::mv(methodDecls),
       spaces(indent), "}\n",
@@ -1213,9 +1212,6 @@ private:
     auto typeName_ = typeName(type).flatten();
     auto upperCase = toUpperCase(name);
 
-    // Linkage qualifier for non-primitive types.
-    const char* linkage = scope.size() == 0 ? "extern " : "static ";
-
     switch (type.which()) {
       case schema::Value::VOID:
       case schema::Value::BOOL: