diff --git a/modules/juce_core/network/juce_URL.cpp b/modules/juce_core/network/juce_URL.cpp
index 73fa4f8371..a72fe6578c 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/network/juce_URL.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_core/network/juce_URL.cpp
@@ -766,7 +766,7 @@ OutputStream* URL::createOutputStream() const
 bool URL::readEntireBinaryStream (MemoryBlock& destData, bool usePostCommand) const
 {
     const std::unique_ptr<InputStream> in (isLocalFile() ? getLocalFile().createInputStream()
-                                                         : static_cast<InputStream*> (createInputStream (usePostCommand)));
+                                                         : createInputStream (usePostCommand));
 
     if (in != nullptr)
     {
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ bool URL::readEntireBinaryStream (MemoryBlock& destData, bool usePostCommand) co
 String URL::readEntireTextStream (bool usePostCommand) const
 {
     const std::unique_ptr<InputStream> in (isLocalFile() ? getLocalFile().createInputStream()
-                                                         : static_cast<InputStream*> (createInputStream (usePostCommand)));
+                                                         : createInputStream (usePostCommand));
 
     if (in != nullptr)
         return in->readEntireStreamAsString();