--- old/src/java.desktop/share/classes/javax/sound/midi/ShortMessage.java	2018-06-20 18:28:01.000000000 -0700
+++ new/src/java.desktop/share/classes/javax/sound/midi/ShortMessage.java	2018-06-20 18:28:00.000000000 -0700
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1998, 2017, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1998, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -432,9 +432,7 @@
     public Object clone() {
         byte[] newData = new byte[length];
         System.arraycopy(data, 0, newData, 0, newData.length);
-
-        ShortMessage msg = new ShortMessage(newData);
-        return msg;
+        return new ShortMessage(newData);
     }
 
     /**