src/java.xml/share/classes/com/sun/org/apache/bcel/internal/classfile/ConstantFloat.java

@@ -30,10 +30,11 @@
  * This class is derived from the abstract {@link Constant}
  * and represents a reference to a float object.
  *
  * @version $Id: ConstantFloat.java 1747278 2016-06-07 17:28:43Z britter $
  * @see     Constant
+ * @LastModified: Nov 2017
  */
 public final class ConstantFloat extends Constant implements ConstantObject {
 
     private float bytes;
 

@@ -120,8 +121,8 @@
 
     /** @return Float object
      */
     @Override
     public Object getConstantValue( final ConstantPool cp ) {
-        return new Float(bytes);
+        return bytes;
     }
 }