diff --git a/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/decoder/LayerDecoder21Test.java b/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/decoder/LayerDecoder21Test.java
index c31770a..d96224d 100644
--- a/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/decoder/LayerDecoder21Test.java
+++ b/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/decoder/LayerDecoder21Test.java
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package it.geosolutions.geoserver.decoder;
 
-import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.RESTLayer;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.RESTLayer21;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.authorityurl.GSAuthorityURLInfoEncoder;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.identifier.GSIdentifierInfoEncoder;
diff --git a/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/decoder/MetadataDecoderTest.java b/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/decoder/MetadataDecoderTest.java
index 55e6720..028c304 100644
--- a/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/decoder/MetadataDecoderTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/decoder/MetadataDecoderTest.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ package it.geosolutions.geoserver.decoder;
 
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.RESTCoverage;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.RESTDimensionInfo;
-import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.metadatalink.GSMetadataLinkInfoEncoder;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
diff --git a/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/decoder/VersionDecoderTest.java b/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/decoder/VersionDecoderTest.java
index c9dd3b0..411129e 100644
--- a/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/decoder/VersionDecoderTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/decoder/VersionDecoderTest.java
@@ -21,11 +21,8 @@
  */
 package it.geosolutions.geoserver.decoder;
 
-import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.GeoServerRESTPublisher;
-import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.GeoServerRESTReader;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.GeoserverRESTTest;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.about.GSVersionDecoder;
-import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.about.GSVersionDecoder.VERSION;
 import junit.framework.Assert;
 
 import org.jdom.Element;
diff --git a/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/GeoServerRESTClassTest.java b/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/GeoServerRESTClassTest.java
index e37a626..e1b9d5b 100644
--- a/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/GeoServerRESTClassTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/GeoServerRESTClassTest.java
@@ -25,12 +25,10 @@
 package it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 
 import java.util.List;
 
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.RESTLayerGroup;
-import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.utils.NameLinkElem;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
diff --git a/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/GeoserverRESTReaderTest.java b/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/GeoserverRESTReaderTest.java
index 0656f24..74674c2 100644
--- a/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/GeoserverRESTReaderTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/GeoserverRESTReaderTest.java
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ public class GeoserverRESTReaderTest extends GeoserverRESTTest {
 //        assertEquals(7, wsnames.size()); // value in default gs installation
 
 //        System.out.println("Workspaces: " + wslist.size());
-        int dsnum = 0;
         int wscnt = 0;
 		for (RESTWorkspaceList.RESTShortWorkspace ws : wslist) {
             String wsname = wsnames.get(wscnt++);
diff --git a/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/UtilTest.java b/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/UtilTest.java
index b5d1610..a1efc1f 100644
--- a/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/UtilTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/UtilTest.java
@@ -24,16 +24,12 @@
  */
 package it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest;
 
-import static it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.GeoserverRESTTest.publisher;
-import static it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.GeoserverRESTTest.reader;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.RESTStyle;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.core.io.ClassPathResource;
 
 /**
@@ -42,8 +38,6 @@ import org.springframework.core.io.ClassPathResource;
  */
 public class UtilTest extends GeoserverRESTTest {
 
-    private final static Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(UtilTest.class);
-
     @Test
     public void testSearchStyle() throws IOException {
         if (!enabled()) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/coverage/GSCoverageEncoderTest.java b/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/coverage/GSCoverageEncoderTest.java
index 4c1e30d..6a7374f 100644
--- a/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/coverage/GSCoverageEncoderTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/coverage/GSCoverageEncoderTest.java
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
  */
 package it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.coverage;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.GSResourceEncoder;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.GSResourceEncoder.ProjectionPolicy;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.dimensions.GSCoverageDimensionEncoder;
diff --git a/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/dimensions/GSCoverageDimensionEncoderTest.java b/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/dimensions/GSCoverageDimensionEncoderTest.java
index d6350a1..a4402c1 100644
--- a/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/dimensions/GSCoverageDimensionEncoderTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/dimensions/GSCoverageDimensionEncoderTest.java
@@ -19,12 +19,6 @@
  */
 package it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.dimensions;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
-import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.feature.GSFeatureTypeEncoder;
-
-import java.io.IOException;
-
 import junit.framework.Assert;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
diff --git a/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/feature/GSFeatureEncoderTest.java b/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/feature/GSFeatureEncoderTest.java
index d2c381c..61815f5 100644
--- a/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/feature/GSFeatureEncoderTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/encoder/feature/GSFeatureEncoderTest.java
@@ -23,14 +23,11 @@ import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.GeoServerRESTPublisher;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.GeoserverRESTTest;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.RESTFeatureType;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.RESTLayer;
-import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.RESTResource;
-import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.about.GSVersionDecoder;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.about.GSVersionDecoder.VERSION;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.GSLayerEncoder;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.GSLayerEncoder21;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.GSResourceEncoder;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.authorityurl.GSAuthorityURLInfoEncoder;
-import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.dimensions.GSCoverageDimensionEncoder;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.identifier.GSIdentifierInfoEncoder;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.metadata.GSDimensionInfoEncoder;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.encoder.metadata.GSDimensionInfoEncoder.Presentation;
diff --git a/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/publisher/GeoserverRESTStyleTest.java b/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/publisher/GeoserverRESTStyleTest.java
index c89a522..04e05a8 100644
--- a/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/publisher/GeoserverRESTStyleTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/publisher/GeoserverRESTStyleTest.java
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@
 package it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.publisher;
 
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.GeoserverRESTTest;
-import static it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.GeoserverRESTTest.publisher;
-import static it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.GeoserverRESTTest.reader;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.RESTLayer;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.RESTStyle;
 import it.geosolutions.geoserver.rest.decoder.utils.JDOMBuilder;
diff --git a/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/publisher/GeoserverRESTWorkspaceTest.java b/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/publisher/GeoserverRESTWorkspaceTest.java
index 4f5ca12..a30ffc4 100644
--- a/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/publisher/GeoserverRESTWorkspaceTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/publisher/GeoserverRESTWorkspaceTest.java
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.core.io.ClassPathResource;
 
 /**
@@ -47,8 +45,6 @@ import org.springframework.core.io.ClassPathResource;
  */
 public class GeoserverRESTWorkspaceTest extends GeoserverRESTTest {
 
-    private final static Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(GeoserverRESTWorkspaceTest.class);
-
     @Test
     public void testWorkspaces() {
         if (!enabled()) return;
diff --git a/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/publisher/GeoserverRESTWorldImageTest.java b/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/publisher/GeoserverRESTWorldImageTest.java
index ec176c8..9dd0724 100644
--- a/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/publisher/GeoserverRESTWorldImageTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/it/geosolutions/geoserver/rest/publisher/GeoserverRESTWorldImageTest.java
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ import org.apache.commons.httpclient.NameValuePair;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.core.io.ClassPathResource;
 
 /**
@@ -48,8 +46,6 @@ import org.springframework.core.io.ClassPathResource;
  */
 public class GeoserverRESTWorldImageTest extends GeoserverRESTTest {
 
-    private final static Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(GeoserverRESTWorldImageTest.class);
-
     @Test
     public void testPublishWorldImage() throws IOException {