diff --git a/libmproxy/dump.py b/libmproxy/dump.py
index ece6e190..af891dfc 100644
--- a/libmproxy/dump.py
+++ b/libmproxy/dump.py
@@ -78,11 +78,9 @@ class DumpMaster(flow.FlowMaster):
             if self.o.wfile:
                 self.fwriter.add(f)
 
-
 # begin nocover
     def run(self):
         try:
             return flow.FlowMaster.run(self)
         except KeyboardInterrupt:
             self.shutdown()
-
diff --git a/libmproxy/recorder.py b/libmproxy/recorder.py
index bbbe3664..9e4a1f89 100644
--- a/libmproxy/recorder.py
+++ b/libmproxy/recorder.py
@@ -48,8 +48,7 @@ import filt
 import re
 import cStringIO
 
-def constant_factory(value):
-    return itertools.repeat(value).next
+
 
 class PatternRule:
     """