diff --git a/src/codec/decoder/mod.rs b/src/codec/decoder/mod.rs
index d8abe631..c942ba95 100644
--- a/src/codec/decoder/mod.rs
+++ b/src/codec/decoder/mod.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ pub fn new() -> Decoder {
 
 pub fn find(id: Id) -> Option<Codec> {
     unsafe {
-        let ptr = avcodec_find_decoder(id.into()) as *mut AVCodec;
+        let ptr = avcodec_find_decoder(id.into());
 
         if ptr.is_null() {
             None
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ pub fn find(id: Id) -> Option<Codec> {
 pub fn find_by_name(name: &str) -> Option<Codec> {
     unsafe {
         let name = CString::new(name).unwrap();
-        let ptr = avcodec_find_decoder_by_name(name.as_ptr()) as *mut AVCodec;
+        let ptr = avcodec_find_decoder_by_name(name.as_ptr());
 
         if ptr.is_null() {
             None
diff --git a/src/codec/encoder/mod.rs b/src/codec/encoder/mod.rs
index 4802ee67..13590759 100644
--- a/src/codec/encoder/mod.rs
+++ b/src/codec/encoder/mod.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ pub fn new() -> Encoder {
 
 pub fn find(id: Id) -> Option<Codec> {
     unsafe {
-        let ptr = avcodec_find_encoder(id.into()) as *mut AVCodec;
+        let ptr = avcodec_find_encoder(id.into());
 
         if ptr.is_null() {
             None
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ pub fn find(id: Id) -> Option<Codec> {
 pub fn find_by_name(name: &str) -> Option<Codec> {
     unsafe {
         let name = CString::new(name).unwrap();
-        let ptr = avcodec_find_encoder_by_name(name.as_ptr()) as *mut AVCodec;
+        let ptr = avcodec_find_encoder_by_name(name.as_ptr());
 
         if ptr.is_null() {
             None
diff --git a/src/device/input.rs b/src/device/input.rs
index 17887a2b..548d2379 100644
--- a/src/device/input.rs
+++ b/src/device/input.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ impl Iterator for AudioIter {
 
     fn next(&mut self) -> Option<<Self as Iterator>::Item> {
         unsafe {
-            let ptr = av_input_audio_device_next(self.0) as *mut AVInputFormat;
+            let ptr = av_input_audio_device_next(self.0);
 
             if ptr.is_null() && !self.0.is_null() {
                 None
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ impl Iterator for VideoIter {
 
     fn next(&mut self) -> Option<<Self as Iterator>::Item> {
         unsafe {
-            let ptr = av_input_video_device_next(self.0) as *mut AVInputFormat;
+            let ptr = av_input_video_device_next(self.0);
 
             if ptr.is_null() && !self.0.is_null() {
                 None
diff --git a/src/device/output.rs b/src/device/output.rs
index b8c723b0..995fef8d 100644
--- a/src/device/output.rs
+++ b/src/device/output.rs
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ impl Iterator for AudioIter {
 
     fn next(&mut self) -> Option<<Self as Iterator>::Item> {
         unsafe {
-            let ptr = av_output_audio_device_next(self.0) as *mut AVOutputFormat;
+            let ptr = av_output_audio_device_next(self.0);
 
             if ptr.is_null() && !self.0.is_null() {
                 None
             } else {
-                self.0 = ptr as *mut AVOutputFormat;
+                self.0 = ptr;
 
                 Some(Format::Output(format::Output::wrap(ptr)))
             }
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@ impl Iterator for VideoIter {
 
     fn next(&mut self) -> Option<<Self as Iterator>::Item> {
         unsafe {
-            let ptr = av_output_video_device_next(self.0) as *mut AVOutputFormat;
+            let ptr = av_output_video_device_next(self.0);
 
             if ptr.is_null() && !self.0.is_null() {
                 None
             } else {
-                self.0 = ptr as *mut AVOutputFormat;
+                self.0 = ptr;
 
                 Some(Format::Output(format::Output::wrap(ptr)))
             }
diff --git a/src/format/context/input.rs b/src/format/context/input.rs
index e043dd24..5f9cf474 100644
--- a/src/format/context/input.rs
+++ b/src/format/context/input.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ impl Input {
 
 impl Input {
     pub fn format(&self) -> format::Input {
-        unsafe { format::Input::wrap((*self.as_ptr()).iformat as *mut AVInputFormat) }
+        unsafe { format::Input::wrap((*self.as_ptr()).iformat) }
     }
 
     #[cfg(not(feature = "ffmpeg_5_0"))]
diff --git a/src/format/context/output.rs b/src/format/context/output.rs
index 84bac414..50797f64 100644
--- a/src/format/context/output.rs
+++ b/src/format/context/output.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ impl Output {
 
 impl Output {
     pub fn format(&self) -> format::Output {
-        unsafe { format::Output::wrap((*self.as_ptr()).oformat as *mut AVOutputFormat) }
+        unsafe { format::Output::wrap((*self.as_ptr()).oformat) }
     }
 
     pub fn write_header(&mut self) -> Result<(), Error> {
diff --git a/src/software/scaling/context.rs b/src/software/scaling/context.rs
index 4487b567..0469a23e 100644
--- a/src/software/scaling/context.rs
+++ b/src/software/scaling/context.rs
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ impl Context {
                 (*input.as_ptr()).linesize.as_ptr() as *const _,
                 0,
                 self.input.height as c_int,
-                (*output.as_mut_ptr()).data.as_ptr() as *const *mut _,
+                (*output.as_mut_ptr()).data.as_ptr(),
                 (*output.as_mut_ptr()).linesize.as_ptr() as *mut _,
             );
         }