diff --git a/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Annotate.java b/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Annotate.java
index d7b5f4a11cc..cd1383b3b0a 100644
--- a/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Annotate.java
+++ b/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Annotate.java
@@ -842,7 +842,7 @@ public class Annotate {
                                   final Env<AttrContext> env,
                                   final Symbol sym,
                                   final DiagnosticPosition deferPos) {
-
+        Assert.checkNonNull(sym);
         normal(new Annotate.Worker() {
                 @Override
                 public String toString() {
diff --git a/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Attr.java b/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Attr.java
index 6090a579acb..1ab10af50e0 100644
--- a/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Attr.java
+++ b/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Attr.java
@@ -769,13 +769,6 @@ public class Attr extends JCTree.Visitor {
                 = deferredLintHandler.setPos(variable.pos());
 
         try {
-            // Use null as symbol to not attach the type annotation to any symbol.
-            // The initializer will later also be visited and then we'll attach
-            // to the symbol.
-            // This prevents having multiple type annotations, just because of
-            // lazy constant value evaluation.
-            annotate.annotateTypeLater(variable.init, env, null, variable.pos());
-            annotate.flush();
             Type itype = attribExpr(variable.init, env, type);
             if (itype.constValue() != null) {
                 return coerce(itype, type).constValue();