--- a/jdk/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/jdi/PacketStream.java	Mon Mar 10 14:32:51 2008 -0700
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/jdi/PacketStream.java	Mon Mar 10 15:07:09 2008 -0700
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@
      * Read field represented as vm specific byte sequence.
      */
     Field readField() {
-        ReferenceTypeImpl refType = (ReferenceTypeImpl)readReferenceType();
+        ReferenceTypeImpl refType = readReferenceType();
         long fieldRef = readFieldRef();
         return refType.getFieldMirror(fieldRef);
     }