--- a/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Attr.java	Fri Sep 27 10:24:56 2013 +0100
+++ b/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Attr.java	Fri Sep 27 17:28:31 2013 +0200
@@ -4058,8 +4058,7 @@
     }
 
     public void visitAnnotation(JCAnnotation tree) {
-        log.error(tree.pos(), "annotation.not.valid.for.type", pt());
-        result = tree.type = syms.errType;
+        Assert.error("should be handled in Annotate");
     }
 
     public void visitAnnotatedType(JCAnnotatedType tree) {