diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/plugins/RemovePluginCommand.java b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/plugins/RemovePluginCommand.java
index 3a500b6c7ba..808a30b5d4d 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/plugins/RemovePluginCommand.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/plugins/RemovePluginCommand.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ import static org.elasticsearch.cli.Terminal.Verbosity.VERBOSE;
 /**
  * A command for the plugin cli to remove a plugin from elasticsearch.
  */
-class RemovePluginCommand extends SettingCommand {
+final class RemovePluginCommand extends SettingCommand {
 
     private final OptionSpec<String> arguments;
 
@@ -64,16 +64,16 @@ class RemovePluginCommand extends SettingCommand {
 
         terminal.println("-> Removing " + Strings.coalesceToEmpty(pluginName) + "...");
 
-        Path pluginDir = env.pluginsFile().resolve(pluginName);
+        final Path pluginDir = env.pluginsFile().resolve(pluginName);
         if (Files.exists(pluginDir) == false) {
             throw new UserException(
                     ExitCodes.USAGE,
                     "plugin " + pluginName + " not found; run 'elasticsearch-plugin list' to get list of installed plugins");
         }
 
-        List<Path> pluginPaths = new ArrayList<>();
+        final List<Path> pluginPaths = new ArrayList<>();
 
-        Path pluginBinDir = env.binFile().resolve(pluginName);
+        final Path pluginBinDir = env.binFile().resolve(pluginName);
         if (Files.exists(pluginBinDir)) {
             if (Files.isDirectory(pluginBinDir) == false) {
                 throw new UserException(ExitCodes.IO_ERROR, "Bin dir for " + pluginName + " is not a directory");
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class RemovePluginCommand extends SettingCommand {
         }
 
         terminal.println(VERBOSE, "Removing: " + pluginDir);
-        Path tmpPluginDir = env.pluginsFile().resolve(".removing-" + pluginName);
+        final Path tmpPluginDir = env.pluginsFile().resolve(".removing-" + pluginName);
         Files.move(pluginDir, tmpPluginDir, StandardCopyOption.ATOMIC_MOVE);
         pluginPaths.add(tmpPluginDir);