diff --git a/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/JsonElement.java b/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/JsonElement.java
index 315ff82e..2ab1a160 100644
--- a/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/JsonElement.java
+++ b/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/JsonElement.java
@@ -153,19 +153,6 @@ public abstract class JsonElement {
     throw new UnsupportedOperationException(getClass().getSimpleName());
   }
 
-  /**
-   * convenience method to get this element as a {@link Boolean} value.
-   *
-   * @return get this element as a {@link Boolean} value.
-   * @throws ClassCastException if the element is of not a {@link JsonPrimitive} and is not a valid
-   * boolean value.
-   * @throws IllegalStateException if the element is of the type {@link JsonArray} but contains
-   * more than a single element.
-   */
-  Boolean getAsBooleanWrapper() {
-    throw new UnsupportedOperationException(getClass().getSimpleName());
-  }
-
   /**
    * convenience method to get this element as a {@link Number}.
    *
diff --git a/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/JsonPrimitive.java b/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/JsonPrimitive.java
index d4640293..5e95d5a8 100644
--- a/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/JsonPrimitive.java
+++ b/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/JsonPrimitive.java
@@ -91,16 +91,6 @@ public final class JsonPrimitive extends JsonElement {
     return value instanceof Boolean;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * convenience method to get this element as a {@link Boolean}.
-   *
-   * @return get this element as a {@link Boolean}.
-   */
-  @Override
-  Boolean getAsBooleanWrapper() {
-    return (Boolean) value;
-  }
-
   /**
    * convenience method to get this element as a boolean value.
    *
@@ -109,11 +99,10 @@ public final class JsonPrimitive extends JsonElement {
   @Override
   public boolean getAsBoolean() {
     if (isBoolean()) {
-      return getAsBooleanWrapper().booleanValue();
-    } else {
-      // Check to see if the value as a String is "true" in any case.
-      return Boolean.parseBoolean(getAsString());
+      return ((Boolean) value).booleanValue();
     }
+	// Check to see if the value as a String is "true" in any case.
+    return Boolean.parseBoolean(getAsString());
   }
 
   /**
@@ -155,7 +144,7 @@ public final class JsonPrimitive extends JsonElement {
     if (isNumber()) {
       return getAsNumber().toString();
     } else if (isBoolean()) {
-      return getAsBooleanWrapper().toString();
+      return ((Boolean) value).toString();
     } else {
       return (String) value;
     }