diff --git a/exaudfclient/base/javacontainer/javacontainer_impl.cc b/exaudfclient/base/javacontainer/javacontainer_impl.cc
index f7282dac..58c190e0 100644
--- a/exaudfclient/base/javacontainer/javacontainer_impl.cc
+++ b/exaudfclient/base/javacontainer/javacontainer_impl.cc
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ JavaVMImpl::JavaVMImpl(bool checkOnly, bool noJNI,
 , m_exaJavaPath("")
 , m_localClasspath("/tmp") // **IMPORTANT**: /tmp needs to be in the classpath, otherwise ExaCompiler crashe with com.exasol.ExaCompilationException: /DATE_STRING.java:3: error: error while writing DATE_STRING: could not create parent directories
 , m_scriptCode(SWIGVM_params->script_code)
-, m_exceptionThrown(false)
 , m_jvm(NULL)
 , m_env(NULL)
 , m_needsCompilation(true)