diff --git a/drivers/ieee1394/dv1394.c b/drivers/ieee1394/dv1394.c
index f8fcbd048447..c5a031b79d03 100644
--- a/drivers/ieee1394/dv1394.c
+++ b/drivers/ieee1394/dv1394.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(dv1394_cards_lock);
 
 static inline struct video_card* file_to_video_card(struct file *file)
 {
-	return (struct video_card*) file->private_data;
+	return file->private_data;
 }
 
 /*** FRAME METHODS *********************************************************/
@@ -1783,7 +1783,7 @@ static int dv1394_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	struct video_card *video = NULL;
 
 	if (file->private_data) {
-		video = (struct video_card*) file->private_data;
+		video = file->private_data;
 
 	} else {
 		/* look up the card by ID */
diff --git a/drivers/ieee1394/raw1394.c b/drivers/ieee1394/raw1394.c
index 2c417ae7622b..f3401427404c 100644
--- a/drivers/ieee1394/raw1394.c
+++ b/drivers/ieee1394/raw1394.c
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ static struct pending_request *next_complete_req(struct file_info *fi)
 static ssize_t raw1394_read(struct file *file, char __user * buffer,
 			    size_t count, loff_t * offset_is_ignored)
 {
-	struct file_info *fi = (struct file_info *)file->private_data;
+	struct file_info *fi = file->private_data;
 	struct pending_request *req;
 	ssize_t ret;
 
@@ -2244,7 +2244,7 @@ static int state_connected(struct file_info *fi, struct pending_request *req)
 static ssize_t raw1394_write(struct file *file, const char __user * buffer,
 			     size_t count, loff_t * offset_is_ignored)
 {
-	struct file_info *fi = (struct file_info *)file->private_data;
+	struct file_info *fi = file->private_data;
 	struct pending_request *req;
 	ssize_t retval = -EBADFD;
 
diff --git a/drivers/ieee1394/video1394.c b/drivers/ieee1394/video1394.c
index a77483befcda..5c74f796d7f1 100644
--- a/drivers/ieee1394/video1394.c
+++ b/drivers/ieee1394/video1394.c
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ static inline unsigned video1394_buffer_state(struct dma_iso_ctx *d,
 static long video1394_ioctl(struct file *file,
 			    unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
-	struct file_ctx *ctx = (struct file_ctx *)file->private_data;
+	struct file_ctx *ctx = file->private_data;
 	struct ti_ohci *ohci = ctx->ohci;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	void __user *argp = (void __user *)arg;
@@ -1172,7 +1172,7 @@ static long video1394_ioctl(struct file *file,
 
 static int video1394_mmap(struct file *file, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 {
-	struct file_ctx *ctx = (struct file_ctx *)file->private_data;
+	struct file_ctx *ctx = file->private_data;
 
 	if (ctx->current_ctx == NULL) {
 		PRINT(KERN_ERR, ctx->ohci->host->id,
@@ -1239,7 +1239,7 @@ static int video1394_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 
 static int video1394_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
-	struct file_ctx *ctx = (struct file_ctx *)file->private_data;
+	struct file_ctx *ctx = file->private_data;
 	struct ti_ohci *ohci = ctx->ohci;
 	struct list_head *lh, *next;
 	u64 mask;