X-Git-Url: http://source.jalview.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=src%2Fjalview%2Fws2%2Factions%2Fannotation%2FAnnotationTask.java;fp=src%2Fjalview%2Fws2%2Factions%2Fannotation%2FAnnotationTask.java;h=271d9ed6edeee8ece2275de26be753f5396b728f;hb=cd1c597b61310db33e1050c2e130db4cab8b7641;hp=165e13217e567401a2e3f5d09056cab7bc71c67f;hpb=f45f5c9ff9efb8dca9496c78a91f131ae75b9dc3;p=jalview.git

diff --git a/src/jalview/ws2/actions/annotation/AnnotationTask.java b/src/jalview/ws2/actions/annotation/AnnotationTask.java
index 165e132..271d9ed 100644
--- a/src/jalview/ws2/actions/annotation/AnnotationTask.java
+++ b/src/jalview/ws2/actions/annotation/AnnotationTask.java
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ import jalview.ws2.client.api.AnnotationWebServiceClientI;
 import jalview.ws2.helpers.DelegateJobEventListener;
 import jalview.ws2.helpers.TaskEventSupport;
 
-import static java.util.Objects.requireNonNullElse;
-
 public class AnnotationTask implements TaskI<AnnotationResult>
 {
   private final long uid = MathUtils.getUID();
@@ -185,7 +183,7 @@ public class AnnotationTask implements TaskI<AnnotationResult>
 
     private void updateOurAnnots(List<AlignmentAnnotation> newAnnots)
     {
-      List<AlignmentAnnotation> oldAnnots = requireNonNullElse(ourAnnots, Collections.emptyList());
+      List<AlignmentAnnotation> oldAnnots = ourAnnots != null ? ourAnnots : Collections.emptyList();
       ourAnnots = newAnnots;
       AlignmentI alignment = viewport.getAlignment();
       for (AlignmentAnnotation an : oldAnnots)