diff --git a/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/expr/EComparable.java b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/expr/EComparable.java
index 6e646365c..834af08bb 100644
--- a/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/expr/EComparable.java
+++ b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/expr/EComparable.java
@@ -41,8 +41,9 @@ public abstract class EComparable<D extends Comparable> extends ESimple<D> {
     }
 
     public final OrderSpecifier<D> asc() {
-        if (asc == null)
+        if (asc == null){
             asc = Grammar.asc(this);
+        }            
         return asc;
     }
 
@@ -77,8 +78,9 @@ public abstract class EComparable<D extends Comparable> extends ESimple<D> {
     }
 
     public final OrderSpecifier<D> desc() {
-        if (desc == null)
+        if (desc == null){
             desc = Grammar.desc(this);
+        }            
         return desc;
     }
 
@@ -91,8 +93,9 @@ public abstract class EComparable<D extends Comparable> extends ESimple<D> {
     }
 
     public EString stringValue() {
-        if (stringCast == null)
+        if (stringCast == null){
             stringCast = Grammar.stringCast(this);
+        }            
         return stringCast;
     }
 
diff --git a/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/expr/Expr.java b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/expr/Expr.java
index c11320bce..db944671b 100644
--- a/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/expr/Expr.java
+++ b/querydsl-core/src/main/java/com/mysema/query/types/expr/Expr.java
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ import com.mysema.query.types.ValidationVisitor;
  */
 public abstract class Expr<D> {
 
-    // static final SimpleExprFactory factory = new SimpleExprFactory();
-
     private final Class<? extends D> type;
     private String toString;