diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/media/tools/RecolorImage.java b/src/java/com/threerings/media/tools/RecolorImage.java
index edce82cb..1d8d26c6 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/media/tools/RecolorImage.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/media/tools/RecolorImage.java
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ public class RecolorImage extends JPanel
 
             iter = names.iterator();
             while (iter.hasNext()) {
-                _classList.addItem((String)iter.next());
+                _classList.addItem(iter.next());
             }
 
             _classList.setSelectedIndex(0);
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/miso/util/MisoSceneMetrics.java b/src/java/com/threerings/miso/util/MisoSceneMetrics.java
index 5cfc9be7..635b53ab 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/miso/util/MisoSceneMetrics.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/miso/util/MisoSceneMetrics.java
@@ -87,11 +87,11 @@ public class MisoSceneMetrics
         slopeY = -slopeX;
 
         // calculate the edge length separating each fine coordinate
-        finelen = tilelen / (float)finegran;
+        finelen = tilelen / finegran;
 
         // calculate the fine-coordinate x-axis line
         fineSlopeX = (float)tilehei / (float)tilewid;
-        fineBX = -(fineSlopeX * (float)tilehwid);
+        fineBX = -(fineSlopeX * tilehwid);
         fineSlopeY = -fineSlopeX;
 
         // calculate the fine coordinate dimensions