@@ -1127,11 +1127,11 @@
 	OFString *otherString;
 
 	if (![object isKindOfClass: [OFString class]])
 		return NO;
 
-	otherString = (OFString*)object;
+	otherString = object;
 
 	if (strcmp(string, [otherString cString]))
 		return NO;
 
 	return YES;
@@ -1155,12 +1155,11 @@
 
 	if (![object isKindOfClass: [OFString class]])
 		@throw [OFInvalidArgumentException newWithClass: isa
 						       selector: _cmd];
 
-	otherString = (OFString*)object;
-
+	otherString = object;
 	otherLen = [otherString cStringLength];
 	minLen = (length > otherLen ? otherLen : length);
 
 	if ((cmp = memcmp(string, [otherString cString], minLen)) == 0) {
 		if (length > otherLen)