diff --git a/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/JsonDeserializer.java b/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/JsonDeserializer.java
index 45794d4a..81d0b3cd 100644
--- a/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/JsonDeserializer.java
+++ b/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/JsonDeserializer.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ import java.lang.reflect.Type;
  * class IdDeserializer implements JsonDeserializer<Id>() {
  *   public Id deserialize(JsonElement json, Type typeOfT, JsonDeserializationContext context)
  *       throws JsonParseException {
- *     return (Id) new Id((Class)typeOfT, id.getValue());
+ *     return new Id((Class)typeOfT, id.getValue());
  *   }
  * </pre>
  *