--- jsr166/src/jsr166e/ConcurrentHashMapV8.java	2013/02/11 17:40:59	1.96
+++ jsr166/src/jsr166e/ConcurrentHashMapV8.java	2013/02/11 20:43:59	1.97
@@ -4870,11 +4870,7 @@ public class ConcurrentHashMapV8<K, V>
         }
 
         public final boolean add(Entry<K,V> e) {
-            K key = e.getKey();
-            V value = e.getValue();
-            if (key == null || value == null)
-                throw new NullPointerException();
-            return map.internalPut(key, value, false) == null;
+            return map.internalPut(e.getKey(), e.getValue(), false) == null;
         }
         public final boolean addAll(Collection<? extends Entry<K,V>> c) {
             boolean added = false;