diff --git a/VectorType.cpp b/VectorType.cpp
index 3ba3df5..cb7a658 100644
--- a/VectorType.cpp
+++ b/VectorType.cpp
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@
 void VectorType::emitJavaFieldInitializer(
         Formatter &out, const std::string &fieldName) const {
     const std::string typeName = getJavaType(false /* forInitializer */);
-    const std::string fieldDeclaration = "final " + typeName + " " + fieldName;
+    const std::string fieldDeclaration = typeName + " " + fieldName;
 
     emitJavaFieldDefaultInitialValue(out, fieldDeclaration);
 }