1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/container-search/src/main/java/com/yahoo/search/yql/OperatorNode.java b/container-search/src/main/java/com/yahoo/search/yql/OperatorNode.java
index 6c43955bead..431f159db01 100644
--- a/container-search/src/main/java/com/yahoo/search/yql/OperatorNode.java
+++ b/container-search/src/main/java/com/yahoo/search/yql/OperatorNode.java
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
 import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
 import com.google.common.collect.Maps;
 
-import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -166,9 +165,8 @@ final class OperatorNode<T extends Operator> {
 
     // we are aware only of types used in our logical operator trees -- OperatorNode, List, and constant values
     private static final Function<Object, Object> COPY = new Function<Object, Object>() {
-        @Nullable
         @Override
-        public Object apply(@Nullable Object input) {
+        public Object apply(Object input) {
             if (input instanceof List) {
                 List<Object> newList = Lists.newArrayListWithExpectedSize(((List) input).size());
                 for (Object val : (List) input) {