diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/blendfile.cc b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/blendfile.cc
index b1ae813493e..51a8d88cbc1 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/blendfile.cc
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/blendfile.cc
@@ -1513,7 +1513,7 @@ UserDef *BKE_blendfile_userdef_from_defaults()
 
   /* Theme. */
   {
-    bTheme *btheme = static_cast<bTheme *>(MEM_mallocN(sizeof(*btheme), __func__));
+    bTheme *btheme = MEM_mallocN<bTheme>(__func__);
     memcpy(btheme, &U_theme_default, sizeof(*btheme));
 
     BLI_addtail(&userdef->themes, btheme);
diff --git a/source/blender/blenloader/intern/readfile.cc b/source/blender/blenloader/intern/readfile.cc
index 832c1441b27..d5a4aeb6248 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenloader/intern/readfile.cc
+++ b/source/blender/blenloader/intern/readfile.cc
@@ -4006,8 +4006,7 @@ static void sort_bhead_old_map(FileData *fd)
     return;
   }
 
-  bhs = fd->bheadmap = static_cast<BHeadSort *>(
-      MEM_malloc_arrayN(tot, sizeof(BHeadSort), "BHeadSort"));
+  bhs = fd->bheadmap = MEM_malloc_arrayN<BHeadSort>(tot, "BHeadSort");
 
   for (bhead = blo_bhead_first(fd); bhead; bhead = blo_bhead_next(fd, bhead), bhs++) {
     bhs->bhead = bhead;