diff --git a/java/org/apache/catalina/valves/rewrite/Substitution.java b/java/org/apache/catalina/valves/rewrite/Substitution.java
index 2fa3e8d8a7af..1e70de2fcd05 100644
--- a/java/org/apache/catalina/valves/rewrite/Substitution.java
+++ b/java/org/apache/catalina/valves/rewrite/Substitution.java
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ private SubstitutionElement[] parseSubstitution(String sub, Map<String, RewriteM
                     // Static text
                     StaticElement newElement = new StaticElement();
                     newElement.value = sub.substring(pos, dollarPos);
-                    pos = dollarPos;
                     elements.add(newElement);
                 }
                 if (Character.isDigit(sub.charAt(dollarPos + 1))) {
@@ -215,7 +214,6 @@ private SubstitutionElement[] parseSubstitution(String sub, Map<String, RewriteM
                     // Static text
                     StaticElement newElement = new StaticElement();
                     newElement.value = sub.substring(pos, percentPos);
-                    pos = percentPos;
                     elements.add(newElement);
                 }
                 if (Character.isDigit(sub.charAt(percentPos + 1))) {