diff --git a/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/alignment/CoveragePanel.java b/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/alignment/CoveragePanel.java
index 3d0d6d136bfe7b5eb31c2729a59feb28ea2fd432..6e29e5b8f889116805a6f000f8688a7c2f0493fc 100644
--- a/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/alignment/CoveragePanel.java
+++ b/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/alignment/CoveragePanel.java
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ import net.sf.samtools.SAMRecord;
       Enumeration<String> plotEum = plots.keys();
       while(plotEum.hasMoreElements())
       {
-        String fileName = (String) plotEum.nextElement();
+        String fileName = plotEum.nextElement();
         int[][] thisPlot = plots.get(fileName);
         for(int i=1; i<thisPlot.length; i++)
         {