diff --git a/src/java/com/samskivert/util/Callables.java b/src/java/com/samskivert/util/Callables.java
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+//
+// $Id$
+
+package com.samskivert.util;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
+
+/**
+ * Utilities for Callables.
+ */
+public class Callables
+{
+    /**
+     * Return a {@link Callable} that merely returns the specified value.
+     * No exception will ever be thrown.
+     */
+    public static <V> Callable<V> asCallable (final V value)
+    {
+        return new Callable<V>() {
+            public V call () {
+                return value;
+            }
+        };
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/java/com/samskivert/util/ValueCallable.java b/src/java/com/samskivert/util/ValueCallable.java
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-//
-// $Id$
-
-package com.samskivert.util;
-
-import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
-
-/**
- * A Callable that just returns a predefined value.
- */
-public class ValueCallable<V>
-    implements Callable<V>
-{
-    /**
-     * Factory to create a ValueCallable from a value while avoiding having to specify the type.
-     * TODO: I think I want <? super V> in the return value, not sure how to make it.
-     */
-    public static <V> ValueCallable<V> create (V value)
-    {
-        return new ValueCallable<V>(value);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Construct a ValueCallable.
-     */
-    public ValueCallable (V value)
-    {
-        _value = value;
-    }
-
-    // from interface Callable
-    public V call ()
-    {
-        return _value;
-    }
-
-    /** The value we'll be returning. */
-    protected V _value;
-}