diff --git a/src/main/java/org/sablecc/sablecc/lexer/Lexer.java b/src/main/java/org/sablecc/sablecc/lexer/Lexer.java
index 7afdfe701aa7f1f22c84ef174928bd8363a42bfd..a68790058e1d55cbaa70c521c21798b744b89b50 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/sablecc/sablecc/lexer/Lexer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/sablecc/sablecc/lexer/Lexer.java
@@ -33,10 +33,6 @@ public class Lexer
         return nextList;
     }
 
-    private void setToken(Token t) {
-        token = t;
-    }
-
     protected void filter() throws LexerException, IOException
     {
         // Do nothing
@@ -60,7 +56,7 @@ public class Lexer
     {
         while(this.token == null)
         {
-            this.setToken(getToken());
+            token = getToken();
             filterWrap();
         }
 
@@ -71,12 +67,12 @@ public class Lexer
     {
         while(this.token == null)
         {
-            this.setToken(getToken());
+            token = getToken();
             filterWrap();
         }
 
         Token result = (Token) nextList.poll();
-        this.setToken(null);
+        token = null;
         return result;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/resources/org/sablecc/sablecc/lexer.txt b/src/main/resources/org/sablecc/sablecc/lexer.txt
index d12dd52fd0e7988fa837a5bfcf7fe38f99451132..f9a786d419576799b5164905e8bea42b7218369b 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/org/sablecc/sablecc/lexer.txt
+++ b/src/main/resources/org/sablecc/sablecc/lexer.txt
@@ -57,10 +57,6 @@ public class Lexer
         return nextList;
     }
 
-    private void setToken(Token t) {
-        token = t;
-    }
-
     protected void filter() throws LexerException, IOException
     {
         // Do nothing
@@ -84,7 +80,7 @@ public class Lexer
     {
         while(this.token == null)
         {
-            this.setToken(getToken());
+            token = getToken();
             filterWrap();
         }
 
@@ -95,12 +91,12 @@ public class Lexer
     {
         while(this.token == null)
         {
-            this.setToken(getToken());
+            token = getToken();
             filterWrap();
         }
 
         Token result = (Token) nextList.poll();
-        this.setToken(null);
+        token = null;
         return result;
     }