diff --git a/src/osx/carbon/utilscocoa.mm b/src/osx/carbon/utilscocoa.mm
index 6fb47ae7bf..a3062ba261 100644
--- a/src/osx/carbon/utilscocoa.mm
+++ b/src/osx/carbon/utilscocoa.mm
@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@ wxMacAutoreleasePool::~wxMacAutoreleasePool()
 
 CGContextRef wxOSXGetContextFromCurrentContext()
 {
-    CGContextRef context = (CGContextRef)[[NSGraphicsContext currentContext]
-                                          CGContext];
+    CGContextRef context = [[NSGraphicsContext currentContext] CGContext];
     return context;
 }