diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/codec/digest/MurmurHash2.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/codec/digest/MurmurHash2.java
index 45c8b619cf..c585d39918 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/codec/digest/MurmurHash2.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/codec/digest/MurmurHash2.java
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ public static long hash64(final byte[] data, final int length, final int seed) {
 		case 2:
 			h ^= (long) (data[(length & ~7) + 1] & 0xff) << 8;
 		case 1:
-			h ^= (long) (data[length & ~7] & 0xff);
+			h ^= data[length & ~7] & 0xff;
 			h *= m;
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/codec/digest/MurmurHash3.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/codec/digest/MurmurHash3.java
index 7c543adcd0..df46433d09 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/codec/digest/MurmurHash3.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/codec/digest/MurmurHash3.java
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ public static long[] hash128(final byte[] data, final int offset, final int leng
 		case 10:
 			k2 ^= (long) (data[offset + tailStart + 9] & 0xff) << 8;
 		case 9:
-			k2 ^= (long) (data[offset + tailStart + 8] & 0xff);
+			k2 ^= data[offset + tailStart + 8] & 0xff;
 			k2 *= C2;
 			k2 = Long.rotateLeft(k2, R3);
 			k2 *= C1;
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ public static long[] hash128(final byte[] data, final int offset, final int leng
 		case 2:
 			k1 ^= (long) (data[offset + tailStart + 1] & 0xff) << 8;
 		case 1:
-			k1 ^= (long) (data[offset + tailStart] & 0xff);
+			k1 ^= data[offset + tailStart] & 0xff;
 			k1 *= C1;
 			k1 = Long.rotateLeft(k1, R1);
 			k1 *= C2;