diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ClassUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ClassUtils.java
index bdd6e9ef1..a8ede1e56 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ClassUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/ClassUtils.java
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ public class ClassUtils {
                 try {
                     return getClass(classLoader, className.substring(0, lastDotIndex) + INNER_CLASS_SEPARATOR_CHAR + className.substring(lastDotIndex + 1),
                         initialize);
-                } catch (final ClassNotFoundException ex2) { // NOPMD
+                } catch (final ClassNotFoundException ignored) {
                     // ignore exception
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/math/NumberUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/math/NumberUtils.java
index a44c59cf5..ae6b87928 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/math/NumberUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/math/NumberUtils.java
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ public class NumberUtils {
                         && (!numeric.isEmpty() && numeric.charAt(0) == '-' && isDigits(numeric.substring(1)) || isDigits(numeric))) {
                         try {
                             return createLong(numeric);
-                        } catch (final NumberFormatException nfe) { // NOPMD
+                        } catch (final NumberFormatException ignored) {
                             // Too big for a long
                         }
                         return createBigInteger(numeric);
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ public class NumberUtils {
                             return f;
                         }
 
-                    } catch (final NumberFormatException nfe) { // NOPMD
+                    } catch (final NumberFormatException ignored) {
                         // ignore the bad number
                     }
                     //$FALL-THROUGH$
@@ -771,12 +771,12 @@ public class NumberUtils {
                         if (!(d.isInfinite() || d.doubleValue() == 0.0D && !isZero(mant, dec))) {
                             return d;
                         }
-                    } catch (final NumberFormatException nfe) { // NOPMD
+                    } catch (final NumberFormatException ignored) {
                         // ignore the bad number
                     }
                     try {
                         return createBigDecimal(numeric);
-                    } catch (final NumberFormatException e) { // NOPMD
+                    } catch (final NumberFormatException ignored) {
                         // ignore the bad number
                     }
                     //$FALL-THROUGH$
@@ -796,12 +796,12 @@ public class NumberUtils {
             //Must be an Integer, Long, Biginteger
             try {
                 return createInteger(str);
-            } catch (final NumberFormatException nfe) { // NOPMD
+            } catch (final NumberFormatException ignored) {
                 // ignore the bad number
             }
             try {
                 return createLong(str);
-            } catch (final NumberFormatException nfe) { // NOPMD
+            } catch (final NumberFormatException ignored) {
                 // ignore the bad number
             }
             return createBigInteger(str);
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ public class NumberUtils {
                 }
                 return b;
             }
-        } catch (final NumberFormatException nfe) { // NOPMD
+        } catch (final NumberFormatException ignored) {
             // ignore the bad number
         }
         return createBigDecimal(str);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/reflect/ConstructorUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/reflect/ConstructorUtils.java
index 735ff611d..c8398a051 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/reflect/ConstructorUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/reflect/ConstructorUtils.java
@@ -244,7 +244,8 @@ public class ConstructorUtils {
         // most of the time this works and it's much faster
         try {
             return MemberUtils.setAccessibleWorkaround(cls.getConstructor(parameterTypes));
-        } catch (final NoSuchMethodException e) { // NOPMD - Swallow
+        } catch (final NoSuchMethodException ignored) {
+            // ignore
         }
         Constructor<T> result = null;
         /*
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/reflect/FieldUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/reflect/FieldUtils.java
index 663dfe18b..5668fcef2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/reflect/FieldUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/reflect/FieldUtils.java
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public class FieldUtils {
                     field.setAccessible(true);
                 }
                 return field;
-            } catch (final NoSuchFieldException ex) { // NOPMD
+            } catch (final NoSuchFieldException ignored) {
                 // ignore
             }
         }
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ public class FieldUtils {
                 Validate.isTrue(match == null, "Reference to field %s is ambiguous relative to %s"
                         + "; a matching field exists on two or more implemented interfaces.", fieldName, cls);
                 match = test;
-            } catch (final NoSuchFieldException ex) { // NOPMD
+            } catch (final NoSuchFieldException ignored) {
                 // ignore
             }
         }
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ public class FieldUtils {
                 field.setAccessible(true);
             }
             return field;
-        } catch (final NoSuchFieldException e) { // NOPMD
+        } catch (final NoSuchFieldException ignored) {
             // ignore
         }
         return null;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/reflect/MemberUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/reflect/MemberUtils.java
index 2592e2169..f79383913 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/reflect/MemberUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/reflect/MemberUtils.java
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ final class MemberUtils {
             try {
                 obj.setAccessible(true);
                 return obj;
-            } catch (final SecurityException e) { // NOPMD
+            } catch (final SecurityException ignored) {
                 // ignore in favor of subsequent IllegalAccessException
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/reflect/MethodUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/reflect/MethodUtils.java
index 3f2db41ad..a4b77a38f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/reflect/MethodUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/reflect/MethodUtils.java
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ public class MethodUtils {
                 try {
                     return anInterface.getDeclaredMethod(methodName,
                             parameterTypes);
-                } catch (final NoSuchMethodException e) { // NOPMD
+                } catch (final NoSuchMethodException ignored) {
                     /*
                      * Swallow, if no method is found after the loop then this
                      * method returns null.
@@ -668,7 +668,8 @@ public class MethodUtils {
             final String methodName, final Class<?>... parameterTypes) {
         try {
             return MemberUtils.setAccessibleWorkaround(cls.getMethod(methodName, parameterTypes));
-        } catch (final NoSuchMethodException e) { // NOPMD - Swallow the exception
+        } catch (final NoSuchMethodException ignored) {
+            // Swallow the exception
         }
         // search through all methods
         final Method[] methods = cls.getMethods();
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/text/ExtendedMessageFormat.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/text/ExtendedMessageFormat.java
index 0afa25253..d30ba9885 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/text/ExtendedMessageFormat.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/text/ExtendedMessageFormat.java
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ public class ExtendedMessageFormat extends MessageFormat {
             if ((c == START_FMT || c == END_FE) && result.length() > 0) {
                 try {
                     return Integer.parseInt(result.toString());
-                } catch (final NumberFormatException e) { // NOPMD
+                } catch (final NumberFormatException ignored) {
                     // we've already ensured only digits, so unless something
                     // outlandishly large was specified we should be okay.
                 }