diff --git a/tools/platforms/AIRPlatform.hx b/tools/platforms/AIRPlatform.hx
index 93d14d0526..1cc7e71552 100644
--- a/tools/platforms/AIRPlatform.hx
+++ b/tools/platforms/AIRPlatform.hx
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class AIRPlatform extends FlashPlatform
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			targetPlatform = cast System.hostPlatform;
+			targetPlatform = System.hostPlatform;
 			targetPlatformType = DESKTOP;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/tools/platforms/LinuxPlatform.hx b/tools/platforms/LinuxPlatform.hx
index 4ee5a91619..e3ef203950 100644
--- a/tools/platforms/LinuxPlatform.hx
+++ b/tools/platforms/LinuxPlatform.hx
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ class LinuxPlatform extends PlatformTarget
 			is64 = targetFlags.exists("64");
 		}
 
-		if (project.targetFlags.exists("neko") || project.target != cast System.hostPlatform)
+		if (project.targetFlags.exists("neko") || project.target != System.hostPlatform)
 		{
 			targetType = "neko";
 		}
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ class LinuxPlatform extends PlatformTarget
 		{
 			System.runCommand(applicationDirectory, "java", ["-jar", project.app.file + ".jar"].concat(arguments));
 		}
-		else if (project.target == cast System.hostPlatform)
+		else if (project.target == System.hostPlatform)
 		{
 			arguments = arguments.concat(["-livereload"]);
 			System.runCommand(applicationDirectory, "./" + Path.withoutDirectory(executablePath), arguments);
diff --git a/tools/platforms/MacPlatform.hx b/tools/platforms/MacPlatform.hx
index 2545bdc434..594c675d40 100644
--- a/tools/platforms/MacPlatform.hx
+++ b/tools/platforms/MacPlatform.hx
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ class MacPlatform extends PlatformTarget
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (project.targetFlags.exists("neko") || project.target != cast System.hostPlatform)
+		if (project.targetFlags.exists("neko") || project.target != System.hostPlatform)
 		{
 			targetType = "neko";
 		}
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ class MacPlatform extends PlatformTarget
 		{
 			System.runCommand(executableDirectory, "java", ["-jar", project.app.file + ".jar"].concat(arguments));
 		}
-		else if (project.target == cast System.hostPlatform)
+		else if (project.target == System.hostPlatform)
 		{
 			arguments = arguments.concat(["-livereload"]);
 			System.runCommand(executableDirectory, "./" + Path.withoutDirectory(executablePath), arguments);
diff --git a/tools/platforms/WindowsPlatform.hx b/tools/platforms/WindowsPlatform.hx
index fe5ab2e500..e9e8ddcfd4 100644
--- a/tools/platforms/WindowsPlatform.hx
+++ b/tools/platforms/WindowsPlatform.hx
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ class WindowsPlatform extends PlatformTarget
 		{
 			winrtRun(arguments);
 		}
-		else if (project.target == cast System.hostPlatform)
+		else if (project.target == System.hostPlatform)
 		{
 			arguments = arguments.concat(["-livereload"]);
 			System.runCommand(applicationDirectory, Path.withoutDirectory(executablePath), arguments);