diff --git a/pmd/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/rules/strings/StringInstantiation.java b/pmd/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/rules/strings/StringInstantiation.java
index c51628525f..861837791d 100644
--- a/pmd/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/rules/strings/StringInstantiation.java
+++ b/pmd/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/rules/strings/StringInstantiation.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public class StringInstantiation extends AbstractRule {
             return data;
         }
 
-        NameDeclaration nd = (NameDeclaration) name.getNameDeclaration();
+        NameDeclaration nd = name.getNameDeclaration();
         if (!(nd instanceof VariableNameDeclaration)) {
             return data;
         }