diff --git a/compat/maven-model/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/model/merge/ModelMerger.java b/compat/maven-model/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/model/merge/ModelMerger.java
index 109882a0545b..ad90dac4b559 100644
--- a/compat/maven-model/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/model/merge/ModelMerger.java
+++ b/compat/maven-model/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/model/merge/ModelMerger.java
@@ -1062,8 +1062,7 @@ protected void mergeReportSet_Reports(
                     target.setLocation("reports", sourceLocation);
                 } else {
                     for (int i = 0; i < src.size(); i++) {
-                        targetLocation.setLocation(
-                                Integer.valueOf(tgt.size() + i), sourceLocation.getLocation(Integer.valueOf(i)));
+                        targetLocation.setLocation(tgt.size() + i, sourceLocation.getLocation(i));
                     }
                 }
             }