diff --git a/src/main/java/com/adobe/epubcheck/overlay/ClipTime.java b/src/main/java/com/adobe/epubcheck/overlay/ClipTime.java
index 78a94f8ab..4bbd8fd24 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/adobe/epubcheck/overlay/ClipTime.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/adobe/epubcheck/overlay/ClipTime.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ public ClipTime() {
 	}
 	
 	public ClipTime(double timeInMs) {
-		this.timeInMs = new Double(timeInMs);
+		this.timeInMs = timeInMs;
 	}
 
 	public double getTimeInMs() {