--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/java/io/PushbackReader.java	Tue Feb 22 12:04:48 2011 +0000
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/java/io/PushbackReader.java	Tue Feb 22 14:28:13 2011 +0000
@@ -245,11 +245,8 @@
      * @exception  IOException  If an I/O error occurs
      */
     public void close() throws IOException {
-        try {
-            super.close();
-        } finally {
-            buf = null;
-        }
+        super.close();
+        buf = null;
     }
 
     /**