diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/stage/server/StageSceneManager.java b/src/java/com/threerings/stage/server/StageSceneManager.java
index 1ef46ad7..49f1b98d 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/stage/server/StageSceneManager.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/stage/server/StageSceneManager.java
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ public class StageSceneManager extends SpotSceneManager
         int minDistance)
     {
         MisoSceneMetrics metrics = StageSceneUtil.getMetrics();
-        StageLocation sloc = (StageLocation)base.clone();
+        StageLocation sloc = base.clone();
         int tx = MisoUtil.fullToTile(sloc.x), ty = MisoUtil.fullToTile(sloc.y);
         int oidx = sloc.orient/2;
         int lidx = (oidx+3)%4; // rotate to the left
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/stage/util/PlacementConstraints.java b/src/java/com/threerings/stage/util/PlacementConstraints.java
index b626991f..c9f3a394 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/stage/util/PlacementConstraints.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/stage/util/PlacementConstraints.java
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public class PlacementConstraints
                     // clone the map key, as the visit method reuses a
                     // single ObjectInfo instance for uninteresting objects
                     // in a section
-                    _objectData.put((ObjectInfo)info.clone(), data);
+                    _objectData.put(info.clone(), data);
                 }
             }
         };
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/spot/client/SpotSceneDirector.java b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/spot/client/SpotSceneDirector.java
index b958f1e0..7c8da3bc 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/spot/client/SpotSceneDirector.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/spot/client/SpotSceneDirector.java
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ public class SpotSceneDirector extends BasicDirector
         int sceneId = _scdir.getScene().getId();
         log.info("Sending changeLocation request", "scid", sceneId, "loc", loc);
 
-        _pendingLoc = (Location)loc.clone();
+        _pendingLoc = loc.clone();
         ConfirmListener clist = new ConfirmListener() {
             public void requestProcessed () {
                 _location = _pendingLoc;