diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/collections/TestCollectionUtils.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/collections/TestCollectionUtils.java
index 570655f0c..4bb525532 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/collections/TestCollectionUtils.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/collections/TestCollectionUtils.java
@@ -522,8 +522,7 @@ public class TestCollectionUtils extends MockTestCase {
         Closure<List<? extends Number>> resultClosure = CollectionUtils.forAllDo(col, testClosure);
         assertSame(testClosure, resultClosure);
         assertTrue(collectionA.isEmpty() && collectionB.isEmpty());
-        // this is a work-around for issue COLLECTIONS-414, casting should not be necessary
-        resultClosure = CollectionUtils.forAllDo(col, (Closure<List<? extends Number>>) null);
+        resultClosure = CollectionUtils.<List<? extends Number>,Closure<List<? extends Number>>>forAllDo(col, null);
         assertNull(resultClosure);
         assertTrue(collectionA.isEmpty() && collectionB.isEmpty());
         resultClosure = CollectionUtils.forAllDo(null, testClosure);