diff --git a/java/java.go b/java/java.go
index 02d78f2..9e47b2f 100644
--- a/java/java.go
+++ b/java/java.go
@@ -1786,7 +1786,7 @@
 		j.dexJarFile = dexOutputFile
 
 		// Dexpreopting
-		dexOutputFile = j.dexpreopt(ctx, dexOutputFile)
+		j.dexpreopt(ctx, dexOutputFile)
 
 		j.maybeStrippedDexJarFile = dexOutputFile
 
@@ -3123,7 +3123,7 @@
 
 	j.dexJarFile = dexOutputFile
 
-	dexOutputFile = j.dexpreopt(ctx, dexOutputFile)
+	j.dexpreopt(ctx, dexOutputFile)
 
 	j.maybeStrippedDexJarFile = dexOutputFile