diff --git a/src/am_map.cpp b/src/am_map.cpp
index 73a7f8c989..45cb3f9800 100644
--- a/src/am_map.cpp
+++ b/src/am_map.cpp
@@ -868,18 +868,6 @@ void AM_initVariables ()
 	old_m_h = m_h;
 }
 
-/*
-static void GetComponents (int color, DWORD *palette, float &r, float &g, float &b)
-{
-	if (palette)
-		color = palette[color];
-
-	r = (float)RPART(color);
-	g = (float)GPART(color);
-	b = (float)BPART(color);
-}
-*/
-
 //=============================================================================
 //
 //
diff --git a/src/sc_man.cpp b/src/sc_man.cpp
index a725c27038..3860105dd0 100644
--- a/src/sc_man.cpp
+++ b/src/sc_man.cpp
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ bool FScanner::GetNumber ()
 				ScriptError ("SC_GetNumber: Bad numeric constant \"%s\".", String);
 			}
 		}
-		Float = (float)Number;
+		Float = Number;
 		return true;
 	}
 	else
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ bool FScanner::CheckNumber ()
 				return false;
 			}
 		}
-		Float = (float)Number;
+		Float = Number;
 		return true;
 	}
 	else
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ bool FScanner::GetFloat ()
 	CheckOpen ();
 	if (GetString())
 	{
-		Float = (float)strtod (String, &stopper);
+		Float = strtod (String, &stopper);
 		if (*stopper != 0)
 		{
 			ScriptError ("SC_GetFloat: Bad numeric constant \"%s\".", String);