diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/regression/org/eclipse/cdt/core/tests/FailingTest.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/regression/org/eclipse/cdt/core/tests/FailingTest.java
index 78f46d62b32..6734c0d6832 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/regression/org/eclipse/cdt/core/tests/FailingTest.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/regression/org/eclipse/cdt/core/tests/FailingTest.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public class FailingTest extends TestCase {
         TestResult r = new TestResult();
         test.run( r );
         if (r.failureCount() == 1) {
-        	TestFailure failure= (TestFailure) r.failures().nextElement();
+        	TestFailure failure= r.failures().nextElement();
         	String msg= failure.exceptionMessage();
         	if (msg != null && msg.startsWith("Method \"" + test.getName() + "\"")) {
         		result.addFailure(this, new AssertionFailedError(msg));
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/suite/org/eclipse/cdt/core/testplugin/util/BaseTestCase.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/suite/org/eclipse/cdt/core/testplugin/util/BaseTestCase.java
index ba2c702ef19..bf17c4953bf 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/suite/org/eclipse/cdt/core/testplugin/util/BaseTestCase.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/suite/org/eclipse/cdt/core/testplugin/util/BaseTestCase.java
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ public class BaseTestCase extends TestCase {
         TestResult r = new TestResult();
         super.run(r);
         if (r.failureCount() == 1) {
-        	TestFailure failure= (TestFailure) r.failures().nextElement();
+        	TestFailure failure= r.failures().nextElement();
         	String msg= failure.exceptionMessage();
         	if (msg != null && msg.startsWith("Method \"" + getName() + "\"")) {
         		result.addFailure(this, new AssertionFailedError(msg));