diff --git a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/contactsource/SortedGenericSourceContact.java b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/contactsource/SortedGenericSourceContact.java
index 0e714f2a0..e23225244 100644
--- a/src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/contactsource/SortedGenericSourceContact.java
+++ b/src/net/java/sip/communicator/service/contactsource/SortedGenericSourceContact.java
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public SortedGenericSourceContact(  ContactQuery parentQuery,
      */
     public int compareTo(SourceContact o)
     {
-        SourceContact target = (SourceContact) o;
+        SourceContact target = o;
 
         int comparePresence = 0;
         if (getPresenceStatus() != null && target.getPresenceStatus() != null)