--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/sun/security/x509/AVA.java	Tue Jul 01 15:12:59 2014 +0100
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/sun/security/x509/AVA.java	Tue Jul 01 14:44:37 2014 +0100
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@
             if (hexDigits.indexOf(Character.toUpperCase((char)c2)) >= 0) {
                 int hi = Character.digit((char)c1, 16);
                 int lo = Character.digit((char)c2, 16);
-                return new Byte((byte)((hi<<4) + lo));
+                return (byte)((hi<<4) + lo);
             } else {
                 throw new IOException
                         ("escaped hex value must include two valid digits");