diff --git a/warehouse/ingest-core/src/main/java/datawave/ingest/data/config/ingest/CompositeIngest.java b/warehouse/ingest-core/src/main/java/datawave/ingest/data/config/ingest/CompositeIngest.java
index 0db91dd57b9..a1f7f437cc1 100644
--- a/warehouse/ingest-core/src/main/java/datawave/ingest/data/config/ingest/CompositeIngest.java
+++ b/warehouse/ingest-core/src/main/java/datawave/ingest/data/config/ingest/CompositeIngest.java
@@ -293,7 +293,6 @@ private String[] getConfPrefixes(String type) {
          *            a different map of markings
          * @return the merged markings
          */
-        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
         protected Map<String,String> mergeMarkings(Map<String,String> markings1, Map<String,String> markings2) {
             if (markings2 != null) {
                 if (markings1 == null) {
diff --git a/warehouse/ingest-core/src/main/java/datawave/ingest/data/config/ingest/VirtualIngest.java b/warehouse/ingest-core/src/main/java/datawave/ingest/data/config/ingest/VirtualIngest.java
index daae6b13202..925a1bea6a1 100644
--- a/warehouse/ingest-core/src/main/java/datawave/ingest/data/config/ingest/VirtualIngest.java
+++ b/warehouse/ingest-core/src/main/java/datawave/ingest/data/config/ingest/VirtualIngest.java
@@ -347,7 +347,6 @@ private String[] getConfPrefixes(String type, String instance) {
          *            a different map of markings
          * @return the merged markings
          */
-        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
         protected Map<String,String> mergeMarkings(Map<String,String> markings1, Map<String,String> markings2) {
             if (markings2 != null) {
                 if (markings1 == null) {