diff --git a/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/Gson.java b/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/Gson.java
index 61991131..e01fb247 100644
--- a/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/Gson.java
+++ b/gson/src/main/java/com/google/gson/Gson.java
@@ -408,10 +408,10 @@ public final class Gson {
    * @throws JsonParseException if json is not a valid representation for an object of type typeOfT
    * @since 1.2
    */
-  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
   public <T> T fromJson(Reader json, Type typeOfT) throws JsonParseException {
     JsonElement root = new JsonParser().parse(json);
-    return fromJson(root, typeOfT);
+    T target = fromJson(root, typeOfT);
+    return target;
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/gson/src/test/java/com/google/gson/functional/ObjectTest.java b/gson/src/test/java/com/google/gson/functional/ObjectTest.java
index 67e9c50b..06665db5 100644
--- a/gson/src/test/java/com/google/gson/functional/ObjectTest.java
+++ b/gson/src/test/java/com/google/gson/functional/ObjectTest.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package com.google.gson.functional;
 import com.google.gson.Gson;
 import com.google.gson.GsonBuilder;
 import com.google.gson.InstanceCreator;
-import com.google.gson.JsonParseException;
 import com.google.gson.common.TestTypes.ArrayOfObjects;
 import com.google.gson.common.TestTypes.BagOfPrimitiveWrappers;
 import com.google.gson.common.TestTypes.BagOfPrimitives;