diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/internal/BaseView.java b/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/internal/BaseView.java
index 87e7d5fce0..fea53e5de7 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/internal/BaseView.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/internal/BaseView.java
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ import org.jclouds.rest.ApiContext;
 import com.google.common.base.Objects;
 import com.google.common.base.Objects.ToStringHelper;
 import com.google.common.collect.ForwardingObject;
-import com.google.common.reflect.TypeParameter;
 import com.google.common.reflect.TypeToken;
 
 /**
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/util/TypeToken2.java b/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/util/TypeToken2.java
index 99e47e5c38..091e5be3dd 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/util/TypeToken2.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/jclouds/util/TypeToken2.java
@@ -68,11 +68,11 @@ public class TypeToken2<T> extends TypeToken<T> {
       return where(typeParam1, of(typeArg1), typeParam2, of(typeArg2));
    }
 
-   public static abstract class TypeParameter2<T> extends TypeParameter<T> {
+   public abstract static class TypeParameter2<T> extends TypeParameter<T> {
       TypeVariable<?> getTypeVariable() {
          // duplicated from TypeCapture, where it's package-private
          Type superclass = getClass().getGenericSuperclass();
          return (TypeVariable<?>) ((ParameterizedType) superclass).getActualTypeArguments()[0];
       }
    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}