diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/geoportalcommon/shared/geoportal/materialization/innerobject/BBOXDV.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/geoportalcommon/shared/geoportal/materialization/innerobject/BBOXDV.java
index 666e0cd..0898abb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/geoportalcommon/shared/geoportal/materialization/innerobject/BBOXDV.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/application/geoportalcommon/shared/geoportal/materialization/innerobject/BBOXDV.java
@@ -58,12 +58,8 @@ public class BBOXDV implements Serializable {
 	private Double toDouble(Object toDouble) {
 
 		try {
-
-			if (toDouble != null) {
-
-				return new Double((double) toDouble);
-			}
-
+			return new Double((double) toDouble);
+			
 		} catch (Exception e) {
 			LOG.warn(toDouble + " is not castable to " + Double.class.getSimpleName());
 		}