diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/newui/UIMessages.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/newui/UIMessages.java
index 460163e091a..5878c61e647 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/newui/UIMessages.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/newui/UIMessages.java
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ public class UIMessages {
 	}
 
 	public static String getFormattedString(String key, String arg) {
-		return MessageFormat.format(getString(key), (Object[])new String[] { arg });
+		return MessageFormat.format(getString(key), new String[] { arg });
 	}
 
 	public static String getFormattedString(String key, String[] args) {
-		return MessageFormat.format(getString(key), (Object[])args);
+		return MessageFormat.format(getString(key), args);
 	}
 
 	public static String getString(String key) {