diff --git a/pmd/etc/grammar/Java.jjt b/pmd/etc/grammar/Java.jjt
index bf8b8b4ece..bb041338a5 100644
--- a/pmd/etc/grammar/Java.jjt
+++ b/pmd/etc/grammar/Java.jjt
@@ -1534,8 +1534,8 @@ void ShiftExpression() :
   AdditiveExpression() {checkForDiscard(jjtThis);}
    (
     ( "<<" {jjtThis.setImage("<<");jjtThis.setUnDiscardable();}
-     | RSIGNEDSHIFT() {jjtThis.setImage("<<");jjtThis.setUnDiscardable();}
-     | RUNSIGNEDSHIFT() {jjtThis.setImage("<<");jjtThis.setUnDiscardable();}
+     | RSIGNEDSHIFT() {jjtThis.setUnDiscardable();}
+     | RUNSIGNEDSHIFT() {jjtThis.setUnDiscardable();}
     ) AdditiveExpression() )*
 }
 
diff --git a/pmd/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/ast/JavaParser.java b/pmd/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/ast/JavaParser.java
index ca04e37f64..ece55d3541 100644
--- a/pmd/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/ast/JavaParser.java
+++ b/pmd/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/ast/JavaParser.java
@@ -2777,10 +2777,10 @@ jjtn000.setModifiers(modifiers);
           jj_la1[69] = jj_gen;
           if (jj_2_20(1)) {
             RSIGNEDSHIFT();
-                       jjtn000.setImage("<<");jjtn000.setUnDiscardable();
+                       jjtn000.setUnDiscardable();
           } else if (jj_2_21(1)) {
             RUNSIGNEDSHIFT();
-                         jjtn000.setImage("<<");jjtn000.setUnDiscardable();
+                         jjtn000.setUnDiscardable();
           } else {
             jj_consume_token(-1);
             throw new ParseException();