diff --git a/programs/test/ssl_test.c b/programs/test/ssl_test.c
index 5860683..4e89eac 100644
--- a/programs/test/ssl_test.c
+++ b/programs/test/ssl_test.c
@@ -299,8 +299,8 @@
         }
     }
 
-     read_buf = (unsigned char *) polarssl_malloc( opt->buffer_size );
-    write_buf = (unsigned char *) polarssl_malloc( opt->buffer_size );
+     read_buf = polarssl_malloc( opt->buffer_size );
+    write_buf = polarssl_malloc( opt->buffer_size );
 
     if( read_buf == NULL || write_buf == NULL )
     {
diff --git a/programs/util/pem2der.c b/programs/util/pem2der.c
index 670daea..2c0e585 100644
--- a/programs/util/pem2der.c
+++ b/programs/util/pem2der.c
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
     *n = (size_t) size;
 
     if( *n + 1 == 0 ||
-        ( *buf = (unsigned char *) polarssl_malloc( *n + 1 ) ) == NULL )
+        ( *buf = polarssl_malloc( *n + 1 ) ) == NULL )
     {
         fclose( f );
         return( -1 );