diff --git a/bookstore/src/main/java/com/fjordtek/bookstore/model/book/AuthorRepository.java b/bookstore/src/main/java/com/fjordtek/bookstore/model/book/AuthorRepository.java
index e58be42..80d3ea9 100644
--- a/bookstore/src/main/java/com/fjordtek/bookstore/model/book/AuthorRepository.java
+++ b/bookstore/src/main/java/com/fjordtek/bookstore/model/book/AuthorRepository.java
@@ -24,17 +24,17 @@ import org.springframework.data.rest.core.annotation.RestResource;
 public interface AuthorRepository extends CrudRepository<Author,Long> {
 
 	@RestResource(path = "fullname", rel = "fullname")
-	public List<Author> findByFirstNameIgnoreCaseContainingAndLastNameIgnoreCaseContaining(
+	List<Author> findByFirstNameIgnoreCaseContainingAndLastNameIgnoreCaseContaining(
 			@Param("firstname") String firstName, @Param("lastname") String lastName
 			);
 
 	@RestResource(path = "firstname", rel = "firstname")
-	public List<Author> findByFirstNameIgnoreCaseContaining(
+	List<Author> findByFirstNameIgnoreCaseContaining(
 			@Param("firstname") String firstName
 			);
 
 	@RestResource(path = "lastname", rel = "lastname")
-	public List<Author> findByLastNameIgnoreCaseContaining(
+	List<Author> findByLastNameIgnoreCaseContaining(
 			@Param("lastname") String lastName
 			);
 
diff --git a/bookstore/src/main/java/com/fjordtek/bookstore/model/book/BookHashRepository.java b/bookstore/src/main/java/com/fjordtek/bookstore/model/book/BookHashRepository.java
index 9d3a98e..f66682c 100644
--- a/bookstore/src/main/java/com/fjordtek/bookstore/model/book/BookHashRepository.java
+++ b/bookstore/src/main/java/com/fjordtek/bookstore/model/book/BookHashRepository.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import org.springframework.data.rest.core.annotation.RepositoryRestResource;
 		)
 public interface BookHashRepository extends CrudRepository<BookHash, String> {
 
-	public BookHash findByHashId(String bookHashId);
+	BookHash findByHashId(String bookHashId);
 
 	/*
 	 * We need to override native delete method.
@@ -33,6 +33,6 @@ public interface BookHashRepository extends CrudRepository<BookHash, String> {
 			value = "DELETE FROM BOOK_HASH i WHERE i.book_id = :bookid",
 			nativeQuery = true
 			)
-	public void deleteByBookId(@Param("bookid") Long bookId);
+	void deleteByBookId(@Param("bookid") Long bookId);
 
 }
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diff --git a/bookstore/src/main/java/com/fjordtek/bookstore/model/book/BookRepository.java b/bookstore/src/main/java/com/fjordtek/bookstore/model/book/BookRepository.java
index a829e80..aa3a0a2 100644
--- a/bookstore/src/main/java/com/fjordtek/bookstore/model/book/BookRepository.java
+++ b/bookstore/src/main/java/com/fjordtek/bookstore/model/book/BookRepository.java
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ public interface BookRepository extends CrudRepository<Book, Long> {
 
 	@Override
 	//@RestResource(exported = false)
-	public Optional<Book> findById(Long id);
+	Optional<Book> findById(Long id);
 
 	@RestResource(path = "title", rel = "title")
-	public List<Book> findByTitleIgnoreCaseContaining(@Param("name") String title);
+	List<Book> findByTitleIgnoreCaseContaining(@Param("name") String title);
 
 	/* Assume a single book with a single ISBN, or multiple books with possibly duplicate ISBNs?
 	 * For meanwhile, we have a UNIQUE constraint for ISBN values. If this policy changes,
@@ -40,13 +40,13 @@ public interface BookRepository extends CrudRepository<Book, Long> {
 	*/
 	//public List<Book> findByIsbn(String isbn);
 	@RestResource(exported = false)
-	public Book findByIsbn(String isbn);
+	Book findByIsbn(String isbn);
 
 	@RestResource(exported = false)
-	public boolean existsByIsbn(String isbn);
+	boolean existsByIsbn(String isbn);
 
 	@Override
-	public List<Book> findAll();
+	List<Book> findAll();
 
 	/*
 	 * We need to override native delete method due to book hash id usage.
@@ -58,6 +58,6 @@ public interface BookRepository extends CrudRepository<Book, Long> {
 			value = "DELETE FROM BOOK i WHERE i.id = :id",
 			nativeQuery = true
 			)
-	public void deleteById(@Param("id") Long id);
+	void deleteById(@Param("id") Long id);
 
 }
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diff --git a/bookstore/src/main/java/com/fjordtek/bookstore/model/book/CategoryRepository.java b/bookstore/src/main/java/com/fjordtek/bookstore/model/book/CategoryRepository.java
index 580b522..3c3ed29 100644
--- a/bookstore/src/main/java/com/fjordtek/bookstore/model/book/CategoryRepository.java
+++ b/bookstore/src/main/java/com/fjordtek/bookstore/model/book/CategoryRepository.java
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ import org.springframework.data.rest.core.annotation.RestResource;
 public interface CategoryRepository extends CrudRepository<Category, Long> {
 
 	@RestResource(exported = false)
-	public List<Category> findByName(@Param("name") String name);
+	List<Category> findByName(@Param("name") String name);
 
 	@RestResource(path = "category", rel = "category")
-	public List<Category> findByNameIgnoreCaseContaining(@Param("name") String name);
+	List<Category> findByNameIgnoreCaseContaining(@Param("name") String name);
 
 }
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