diff --git a/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/MappedObjectConstructor.java b/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/MappedObjectConstructor.java
index a34be7c0..a5fc6389 100644
--- a/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/MappedObjectConstructor.java
+++ b/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/MappedObjectConstructor.java
@@ -40,20 +40,7 @@ import java.util.logging.Logger;
  */
 final class MappedObjectConstructor implements ObjectConstructor {
   private static final Logger log = Logger.getLogger(MappedObjectConstructor.class.getName());
-  private static final Unsafe THE_UNSAFE =  AccessController.doPrivileged(
-      new PrivilegedAction<Unsafe>() {
-        public Unsafe run() {
-          try {
-            Field f = Unsafe.class.getDeclaredField("theUnsafe");
-            f.setAccessible(true);
-            return (Unsafe) f.get(null);
-          } catch (NoSuchFieldException e) {
-            throw new Error();
-          } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
-            throw new Error();
-          }
-        }
-      });
+  private static final Unsafe THE_UNSAFE = getUnsafe();
 
   private final ParameterizedTypeHandlerMap<InstanceCreator<?>> instanceCreatorMap;
   
@@ -70,6 +57,18 @@ final class MappedObjectConstructor implements ObjectConstructor {
     }
     return (T) constructWithNoArgConstructor(typeOfT);
   }
+  
+  private static Unsafe getUnsafe() {
+    try {
+      Field f = Unsafe.class.getDeclaredField("theUnsafe");
+      f.setAccessible(true);
+      return (Unsafe) f.get(null);
+    } catch (NoSuchFieldException e) {
+      throw new Error();
+    } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
+      throw new Error();
+    }
+  }
 
   public Object constructArray(Type type, int length) {
     return Array.newInstance(Types.getRawType(type), length);