diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/threerings/io/ByteBufferOutputStream.java b/core/src/main/java/com/threerings/io/ByteBufferOutputStream.java
index 37c1c54b6..21afc5fe8 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/threerings/io/ByteBufferOutputStream.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/threerings/io/ByteBufferOutputStream.java
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public class ByteBufferOutputStream extends OutputStream
             // increase the buffer size in large increments
             ncapacity = Math.max(ocapacity << 1, ncapacity);
             ByteBuffer newbuf = ByteBuffer.allocate(ncapacity);
-            newbuf.put((ByteBuffer)_buffer.flip());
+            newbuf.put(_buffer.flip());
             _buffer = newbuf;
         }
     }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/threerings/io/FramedInputStream.java b/core/src/main/java/com/threerings/io/FramedInputStream.java
index db898eb67..78a70839f 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/threerings/io/FramedInputStream.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/threerings/io/FramedInputStream.java
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public class FramedInputStream extends InputStream
             // otherwise, we've filled up our buffer as a result of this
             // read, expand it and try reading some more
             ByteBuffer newbuf = ByteBuffer.allocate(_buffer.capacity() << 1);
-            newbuf.put((ByteBuffer)_buffer.flip());
+            newbuf.put(_buffer.flip());
             _buffer = newbuf;
 
             // don't let things grow without bounds