diff -r 1cf29847eb6e -r 5a9172b251dd src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javadoc/JavadocMemberEnter.java
--- a/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javadoc/JavadocMemberEnter.java	Tue Jul 15 09:50:36 2008 -0700
+++ b/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javadoc/JavadocMemberEnter.java	Tue Jul 15 19:22:51 2008 -0700
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 
     public void visitMethodDef(JCMethodDecl tree) {
         super.visitMethodDef(tree);
-        MethodSymbol meth = (MethodSymbol)tree.sym;
+        MethodSymbol meth = tree.sym;
         if (meth == null || meth.kind != Kinds.MTH) return;
         String docComment = env.toplevel.docComments.get(tree);
         Position.LineMap lineMap = env.toplevel.lineMap;
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
                 !isParameter(tree.sym)) {
             String docComment = env.toplevel.docComments.get(tree);
             Position.LineMap lineMap = env.toplevel.lineMap;
-            docenv.makeFieldDoc((VarSymbol)tree.sym, docComment, tree, lineMap);
+            docenv.makeFieldDoc(tree.sym, docComment, tree, lineMap);
         }
     }