--- a/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Attr.java	Wed Jul 17 14:09:46 2013 +0100
+++ b/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Attr.java	Wed Jul 17 14:11:41 2013 +0100
@@ -4417,9 +4417,7 @@
         }
 
     private Type capture(Type type) {
-        //do not capture free types
-        return resultInfo.checkContext.inferenceContext().free(type) ?
-                type : types.capture(type);
+        return types.capture(type);
     }
 
     private void validateTypeAnnotations(JCTree tree) {