diff --git a/wagon-provider-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/wagon/observers/ChecksumObserver.java b/wagon-provider-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/wagon/observers/ChecksumObserver.java
index 8f525c0..eef91b2 100644
--- a/wagon-provider-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/wagon/observers/ChecksumObserver.java
+++ b/wagon-provider-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/wagon/observers/ChecksumObserver.java
@@ -133,8 +133,6 @@ public class ChecksumObserver implements TransferListener
         
         digester = null;
         
-        InputStream inputStream = null;
-        
         transferingMd5 = true;
         
         try
@@ -176,8 +174,6 @@ public class ChecksumObserver implements TransferListener
         }    
         finally
         {
-            IoUtils.close( inputStream );
-
             transferingMd5 = false;
         }