diff --git a/fs/ext4/dir.c b/fs/ext4/dir.c
index ea5e6cb..737bf12 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/dir.c
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ int ext4_htree_store_dirent(struct file *dir_file, __u32 hash,
 	struct dir_private_info *info;
 	int len;
 
-	info = (struct dir_private_info *) dir_file->private_data;
+	info = dir_file->private_data;
 	p = &info->root.rb_node;
 
 	/* Create and allocate the fname structure */
diff --git a/fs/ext4/mballoc.c b/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
index 12b3bc0..204588d 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
@@ -2221,7 +2221,7 @@ static int ext4_mb_seq_groups_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 
 	rc = seq_open(file, &ext4_mb_seq_groups_ops);
 	if (rc == 0) {
-		struct seq_file *m = (struct seq_file *)file->private_data;
+		struct seq_file *m = file->private_data;
 		m->private = sb;
 	}
 	return rc;