diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/sqm/tuple/internal/AnonymousTupleType.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/sqm/tuple/internal/AnonymousTupleType.java
index 3dbf8f21b607..6da8446da523 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/sqm/tuple/internal/AnonymousTupleType.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/sqm/tuple/internal/AnonymousTupleType.java
@@ -231,8 +231,7 @@ else if ( sqmType instanceof BasicType<?> ) {
 
 	@Override
 	public JavaType<T> getExpressibleJavaType() {
-		//noinspection unchecked
-		return (JavaType<T>) javaTypeDescriptor;
+		return javaTypeDescriptor;
 	}
 
 	@Override