diff --git a/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/parser/JavacParser.java b/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/parser/JavacParser.java
index d03fbd52e52ad..cd3aacbb3753f 100644
--- a/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/parser/JavacParser.java
+++ b/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/parser/JavacParser.java
@@ -2391,16 +2391,12 @@ JCExpression arrayCreatorRest(int newpos, JCExpression elemtype) {
                 List<JCAnnotation> maybeDimAnnos = typeAnnotationsOpt();
                 int pos = token.pos;
                 nextToken();
-                if (token.kind == RBRACKET) {
+                if (token.kind == RBRACKET) { // no dimension
                     elemtype = bracketsOptCont(elemtype, pos, maybeDimAnnos);
                 } else {
-                    if (token.kind == RBRACKET) { // no dimension
-                        elemtype = bracketsOptCont(elemtype, pos, maybeDimAnnos);
-                    } else {
-                        dimAnnotations.append(maybeDimAnnos);
-                        dims.append(parseExpression());
-                        accept(RBRACKET);
-                    }
+                    dimAnnotations.append(maybeDimAnnos);
+                    dims.append(parseExpression());
+                    accept(RBRACKET);
                 }
             }