diff --git a/cli/spring-boot-cli/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/cli/command/CommandRunner.java b/cli/spring-boot-cli/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/cli/command/CommandRunner.java
index 39f1b6c5976..643f47fcce0 100644
--- a/cli/spring-boot-cli/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/cli/command/CommandRunner.java
+++ b/cli/spring-boot-cli/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/cli/command/CommandRunner.java
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ public class CommandRunner implements Iterable<Command> {
 		if (ex instanceof CommandException commandException) {
 			options = commandException.getOptions();
 			if (options.contains(CommandException.Option.RETHROW)) {
-				throw (CommandException) ex;
+				throw commandException;
 			}
 		}
 		boolean couldNotShowMessage = false;
diff --git a/core/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/context/AnnotationsPropertySource.java b/core/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/context/AnnotationsPropertySource.java
index b5c320e1b55..68133a41268 100644
--- a/core/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/context/AnnotationsPropertySource.java
+++ b/core/spring-boot-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/test/context/AnnotationsPropertySource.java
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ class AnnotationsPropertySource extends EnumerablePropertySource<Class<?>> {
 		}
 		else if (value instanceof MergedAnnotation<?> annotation) {
 			for (Method attribute : annotation.getType().getDeclaredMethods()) {
-				collectProperties(name, defaultSkip, (MergedAnnotation<?>) value, attribute, properties);
+				collectProperties(name, defaultSkip, annotation, attribute, properties);
 			}
 		}
 		else {