diff --git a/src/main/java/spoon/reflect/factory/TypeFactory.java b/src/main/java/spoon/reflect/factory/TypeFactory.java
index 22032a23a97..58434220ae2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/spoon/reflect/factory/TypeFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/spoon/reflect/factory/TypeFactory.java
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ public <T> void visitCtConstructor(CtConstructor<T> c) {
 			}
 		}
 		Visitor visitor = new Visitor();
-		((CtElement) formalTypeDeclarer).accept(visitor);
+		formalTypeDeclarer.accept(visitor);
 		return visitor.adapter;
 	}