@@ -65,14 +65,10 @@ * the field {@code this.out} for later use, or * <code>null</code> if this instance is to be * created without an underlying stream. */ public FilterOutputStream(OutputStream out) { - if (out == null) { - throw new NullPointerException(); - } - this.out = out; } /** * Writes the specified <code>byte</code> to this output stream.