diff --git a/src/de/inetsoftware/classparser/Code.java b/src/de/inetsoftware/classparser/Code.java
index 37458de..bc903e0 100644
--- a/src/de/inetsoftware/classparser/Code.java
+++ b/src/de/inetsoftware/classparser/Code.java
@@ -104,10 +104,12 @@ public class Code {
         }
         AttributeInfo data = attributes.get( "LocalVariableTable" );
         if( data != null ) {
-            localVariableTable = new LocalVariableTable( maxLocals, constantPool );
-            localVariableTable.read( data.getDataInputStream() );
+            localVariableTable = new LocalVariableTable( maxLocals, constantPool, data.getDataInputStream() );
             // we does not need any generics information
             // data = attributes.get( "LocalVariableTypeTable" );
+        } else {
+            // return only the maxLocals
+            localVariableTable = new LocalVariableTable( maxLocals );
         }
         return localVariableTable;
     }
diff --git a/src/de/inetsoftware/classparser/LocalVariableTable.java b/src/de/inetsoftware/classparser/LocalVariableTable.java
index fa4527d..74585ae 100644
--- a/src/de/inetsoftware/classparser/LocalVariableTable.java
+++ b/src/de/inetsoftware/classparser/LocalVariableTable.java
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ import java.io.IOException;
  */
 public class LocalVariableTable {
 
-    private final ConstantPool constantPool;
-
     private final int          maxLocals;
 
     private LocalVariable[]    table;
@@ -33,26 +31,21 @@ public class LocalVariableTable {
     /**
      * Create a new instance of the code attribute "LocalVariableTable".
      * 
+     * http://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jvms/se7/html/jvms-4.html#jvms-4.7.13
+     * http://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jvms/se5.0/html/ClassFile.doc.html#5956
+
      * @param maxLocals
      *            the count of local variables in the memory
      * @param constantPool
      *            Reference to the current ConstantPool
-     */
-    LocalVariableTable( int maxLocals, ConstantPool constantPool ) {
-        this.maxLocals = maxLocals;
-        this.constantPool = constantPool;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * http://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jvms/se7/html/jvms-4.html#jvms-4.7.13
-     * http://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jvms/se5.0/html/ClassFile.doc.html#5956
-     *
      * @param input
      *            the stream of the class
      * @throws IOException
      *             if any I/O error occurs.
      */
-    void read( DataInputStream input ) throws IOException {
+    LocalVariableTable( int maxLocals, ConstantPool constantPool, DataInputStream input ) throws IOException {
+        this.maxLocals = maxLocals;
+
         int count = input.readUnsignedShort();
         table = new LocalVariable[count];
         for( int i = 0; i < count; i++ ) {
@@ -60,6 +53,18 @@ public class LocalVariableTable {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Create an instance without any debug details.
+     * 
+     * @param maxLocals
+     *            the count of local variables in the memory
+     */
+    LocalVariableTable( int maxLocals ) {
+        this.maxLocals = maxLocals;
+
+        table = new LocalVariable[0];
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get the count of variables/slots. This is not the count of declared LocalVariable in this table. There can be
      * unnamed helper variables for the compiler which are not in the table. There can be reused slots for different