diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.core.contenttype/src/org/eclipse/core/runtime/content/BinarySignatureDescriber.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.core.contenttype/src/org/eclipse/core/runtime/content/BinarySignatureDescriber.java
index f6f6427..b0fb253 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.core.contenttype/src/org/eclipse/core/runtime/content/BinarySignatureDescriber.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.core.contenttype/src/org/eclipse/core/runtime/content/BinarySignatureDescriber.java
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 				if (parameters.containsKey(OFFSET))
 					offset = Integer.parseInt((String) parameters.get(OFFSET));
 				if (parameters.containsKey(REQUIRED))
-					required = Boolean.valueOf((String) parameters.get(REQUIRED)).booleanValue();
+					required = Boolean.parseBoolean((String) parameters.get(REQUIRED));
 			}
 		} catch (NumberFormatException nfe) {
 			String message = NLS.bind(ContentMessages.content_badInitializationData, BinarySignatureDescriber.class.getName());