diff --git a/redback-rbac/redback-rbac-role-manager/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/redback/role/processor/DefaultRoleModelProcessor.java b/redback-rbac/redback-rbac-role-manager/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/redback/role/processor/DefaultRoleModelProcessor.java
index e4616d94..dc565256 100644
--- a/redback-rbac/redback-rbac-role-manager/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/redback/role/processor/DefaultRoleModelProcessor.java
+++ b/redback-rbac/redback-rbac-role-manager/src/main/java/org/apache/archiva/redback/role/processor/DefaultRoleModelProcessor.java
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ private void processRoles( RedbackRoleModel model )
                     // add child roles to this role
                     if ( roleProfile.getChildRoles() != null )
                     {
-                        for ( String childRoleId : (List<String>) roleProfile.getChildRoles() )
+                        for ( String childRoleId : roleProfile.getChildRoles() )
                         {
                             ModelRole childRoleProfile = RoleModelUtils.getModelRole( model, childRoleId );
                             role.addChildRoleName( childRoleProfile.getName() );