diff --git a/pdfbox/src/main/java/org/apache/pdfbox/pdmodel/interactive/digitalsignature/visible/PDVisibleSigBuilder.java b/pdfbox/src/main/java/org/apache/pdfbox/pdmodel/interactive/digitalsignature/visible/PDVisibleSigBuilder.java
index fc698ba121e..ff902e5ed91 100644
--- a/pdfbox/src/main/java/org/apache/pdfbox/pdmodel/interactive/digitalsignature/visible/PDVisibleSigBuilder.java
+++ b/pdfbox/src/main/java/org/apache/pdfbox/pdmodel/interactive/digitalsignature/visible/PDVisibleSigBuilder.java
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ public void createSignature(PDSignatureField pdSignatureField, PDPage page, Stri
     public void createAcroFormDictionary(PDAcroForm acroForm, PDSignatureField signatureField)
             throws IOException
     {
-        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
         List<PDField> acroFormFields = acroForm.getFields();
         COSDictionary acroFormDict = acroForm.getCOSObject();
         acroForm.setSignaturesExist(true);