diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 77175c77f..f4dad7dea 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2010-08-10  Robert Larice
+ * src/frontend/spiceif.c' :
+    drop (INPtables*) casts, which are no longer necessary
+
 2010-08-10  Robert Larice
  * src/frontend/spiceif.c ,
  * src/spicelib/analysis/cktmask.c ,
diff --git a/src/frontend/spiceif.c b/src/frontend/spiceif.c
index 05764dbe8..5c37ca493 100644
--- a/src/frontend/spiceif.c
+++ b/src/frontend/spiceif.c
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ ci_specTask will point to it CDHW*/
 
 /*CDHW ci_curTask and ci_specTask point to the interactive task AAA CDHW*/  
         
-      INPpas2(ckt, (card *) &deck, (INPtables *)tab, ft_curckt->ci_specTask);
+      INPpas2(ckt, (card *) &deck, tab, ft_curckt->ci_specTask);
         
         if (deck.li_error) {
             fprintf(cp_err, "Warning: %s\n", deck.li_error);
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ if_cktfree(CKTcircuit *ckt, INPtables *tab)
     CKTcircuit *cc = /* fixme, drop that */ ckt;
 
     (*(ft_sim->deleteCircuit))(cc);
-    INPtabEnd((INPtables *) tab);
+    INPtabEnd(tab);
     return;
 }