1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/base/util/src/com/netscape/cmsutil/xml/XMLObject.java b/base/util/src/com/netscape/cmsutil/xml/XMLObject.java
index ed2fb67ee..a7715ec99 100644
--- a/base/util/src/com/netscape/cmsutil/xml/XMLObject.java
+++ b/base/util/src/com/netscape/cmsutil/xml/XMLObject.java
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public class XMLObject {
     public Node createRoot(String name) {
         Element root = mDoc.createElement(name);
         mDoc.appendChild(root);
-        return (Node) root;
+        return root;
     }
 
     public Node getRoot() {
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public class XMLObject {
     public Node createContainer(Node containerParent, String containerName) {
         Element node = mDoc.createElement(containerName);
         containerParent.appendChild(node);
-        return (Node) node;
+        return node;
     }
 
     public void addItemToContainer(Node container, String tagname, String value) {