diff --git a/crypto/asn1/a_type.c b/crypto/asn1/a_type.c
index cf5da204f..f320e498b 100644
--- a/crypto/asn1/a_type.c
+++ b/crypto/asn1/a_type.c
@@ -145,8 +145,7 @@ int ASN1_TYPE_cmp(const ASN1_TYPE *a, const ASN1_TYPE *b)
     case V_ASN1_UTF8STRING:
     case V_ASN1_OTHER:
     default:
-        result = ASN1_STRING_cmp((ASN1_STRING *)a->value.ptr,
-                                 (ASN1_STRING *)b->value.ptr);
+        result = ASN1_STRING_cmp(a->value.asn1_string, b->value.asn1_string);
         break;
     }
 
diff --git a/crypto/x509/x_crl.c b/crypto/x509/x_crl.c
index b1c485aa0..3b9f137ac 100644
--- a/crypto/x509/x_crl.c
+++ b/crypto/x509/x_crl.c
@@ -393,8 +393,7 @@ IMPLEMENT_ASN1_DUP_FUNCTION(X509_CRL)
 
 static int X509_REVOKED_cmp(const X509_REVOKED **a, const X509_REVOKED **b)
 {
-    return (ASN1_STRING_cmp((ASN1_STRING *)(*a)->serialNumber,
-                            (ASN1_STRING *)(*b)->serialNumber));
+    return ASN1_STRING_cmp((*a)->serialNumber, (*b)->serialNumber);
 }
 
 int X509_CRL_add0_revoked(X509_CRL *crl, X509_REVOKED *rev)