diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/assign.v b/vlib/v/checker/assign.v
index cf89598051..9c0a564a3f 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/assign.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/assign.v
@@ -247,8 +247,8 @@ fn (mut c Checker) assign_stmt(mut node ast.AssignStmt) {
 			// 	c.error('cannot assign a `none` value to a non-option variable', right.pos())
 			// }
 		}
-		if mut left is ast.Ident
-			&& (left as ast.Ident).info is ast.IdentVar && right is ast.Ident && (right as ast.Ident).name in c.global_names {
+		if mut left is ast.Ident && left.info is ast.IdentVar && right is ast.Ident
+			&& right.name in c.global_names {
 			ident_var_info := left.info as ast.IdentVar
 			if ident_var_info.share == .shared_t {
 				c.error('cannot assign global variable to shared variable', right.pos())
@@ -345,17 +345,17 @@ fn (mut c Checker) assign_stmt(mut node ast.AssignStmt) {
 										left.obj.ct_type_var = .field_var
 										left.obj.typ = c.comptime_fields_default_type
 									}
-								} else if right is ast.Ident
-									&& (right as ast.Ident).obj is ast.Var && (right as ast.Ident).or_expr.kind == .absent {
-									if ((right as ast.Ident).obj as ast.Var).ct_type_var != .no_comptime {
+								} else if mut right is ast.Ident && right.obj is ast.Var
+									&& (right as ast.Ident).or_expr.kind == .absent {
+									if (right.obj as ast.Var).ct_type_var != .no_comptime {
 										ctyp := c.get_comptime_var_type(right)
 										if ctyp != ast.void_type {
-											left.obj.ct_type_var = ((right as ast.Ident).obj as ast.Var).ct_type_var
+											left.obj.ct_type_var = (right.obj as ast.Var).ct_type_var
 											left.obj.typ = ctyp
 										}
 									}
 								} else if right is ast.DumpExpr
-									&& (right as ast.DumpExpr).expr is ast.ComptimeSelector {
+									&& right.expr is ast.ComptimeSelector {
 									left.obj.ct_type_var = .field_var
 									left.obj.typ = c.comptime_fields_default_type
 								}
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/check_types.v b/vlib/v/checker/check_types.v
index 475bf1e4b3..69fb6f9d94 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/check_types.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/check_types.v
@@ -1044,7 +1044,7 @@ fn (mut c Checker) infer_fn_generic_types(func ast.Fn, mut node ast.CallExpr) {
 				} else if arg_sym.kind == .any && c.table.cur_fn.generic_names.len > 0
 					&& c.table.cur_fn.params.len > 0 && func.generic_names.len > 0
 					&& arg.expr is ast.Ident && arg_i !in arg_inferred {
-					var_name := (arg.expr as ast.Ident).name
+					var_name := arg.expr.name
 					for k, cur_param in c.table.cur_fn.params {
 						if !cur_param.typ.has_flag(.generic) || k < gi || cur_param.name != var_name {
 							continue
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index 79f5a53b17..9e76a453c6 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -1372,7 +1372,7 @@ fn (mut c Checker) selector_expr(mut node ast.SelectorExpr) ast.Type {
 		return node.expr_type
 	}
 	node.expr_type = typ
-	if !(node.expr is ast.Ident && (node.expr as ast.Ident).kind == .constant) {
+	if !(node.expr is ast.Ident && node.expr.kind == .constant) {
 		if node.expr_type.has_flag(.option) {
 			c.error('cannot access fields of an Option, handle the error with `or {...}` or propagate it with `?`',
 				node.pos)
@@ -3821,8 +3821,8 @@ fn (c &Checker) has_return(stmts []ast.Stmt) ?bool {
 
 [inline]
 pub fn (mut c Checker) is_comptime_var(node ast.Expr) bool {
-	return node is ast.Ident
-		&& (node as ast.Ident).info is ast.IdentVar && (node as ast.Ident).kind == .variable && ((node as ast.Ident).obj as ast.Var).ct_type_var != .no_comptime
+	return node is ast.Ident && node.info is ast.IdentVar
+		&& (node as ast.Ident).kind == .variable && ((node as ast.Ident).obj as ast.Var).ct_type_var != .no_comptime
 }
 
 fn (mut c Checker) mark_as_referenced(mut node ast.Expr, as_interface bool) {
@@ -4121,7 +4121,7 @@ fn (mut c Checker) index_expr(mut node ast.IndexExpr) ast.Type {
 		typ = (typ_sym.info as ast.Aggregate).types[0]
 	}
 	if typ.has_flag(.option) {
-		if node.left is ast.Ident && (node.left as ast.Ident).or_expr.kind == .absent {
+		if node.left is ast.Ident && node.left.or_expr.kind == .absent {
 			c.error('type `?${typ_sym.name}` is an Option, it must be unwrapped first; use `var?[]` to do it',
 				node.left.pos())
 		} else if node.left is ast.CallExpr {
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/comptime.v b/vlib/v/checker/comptime.v
index 5daa2be59c..4c1e199181 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/comptime.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/comptime.v
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import v.pkgconfig
 
 [inline]
 fn (mut c Checker) get_ct_type_var(node ast.Expr) ast.ComptimeVarKind {
-	return if node is ast.Ident && (node as ast.Ident).obj is ast.Var {
+	return if node is ast.Ident && node.obj is ast.Var {
 		(node.obj as ast.Var).ct_type_var
 	} else {
 		.no_comptime
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ fn (mut c Checker) get_ct_type_var(node ast.Expr) ast.ComptimeVarKind {
 
 [inline]
 fn (mut c Checker) get_comptime_var_type(node ast.Expr) ast.Type {
-	if node is ast.Ident && (node as ast.Ident).obj is ast.Var {
+	if node is ast.Ident && node.obj is ast.Var {
 		return match (node.obj as ast.Var).ct_type_var {
 			.generic_param {
 				// generic parameter from current function
@@ -917,14 +917,14 @@ fn (mut c Checker) get_comptime_selector_type(node ast.ComptimeSelector, default
 [inline]
 fn (mut c Checker) is_comptime_selector_field_name(node ast.SelectorExpr, field_name string) bool {
 	return c.inside_comptime_for_field && node.expr is ast.Ident
-		&& (node.expr as ast.Ident).name == c.comptime_for_field_var && node.field_name == field_name
+		&& node.expr.name == c.comptime_for_field_var && node.field_name == field_name
 }
 
 // is_comptime_selector_type checks if the SelectorExpr is related to $for variable accessing .typ field
 [inline]
 fn (mut c Checker) is_comptime_selector_type(node ast.SelectorExpr) bool {
 	if c.inside_comptime_for_field && node.expr is ast.Ident {
-		return (node.expr as ast.Ident).name == c.comptime_for_field_var && node.field_name == 'typ'
+		return node.expr.name == c.comptime_for_field_var && node.field_name == 'typ'
 	}
 	return false
 }
@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ fn (mut c Checker) is_comptime_selector_type(node ast.SelectorExpr) bool {
 [inline]
 fn (mut c Checker) check_comptime_is_field_selector(node ast.SelectorExpr) bool {
 	if c.inside_comptime_for_field && node.expr is ast.Ident {
-		return (node.expr as ast.Ident).name == c.comptime_for_field_var
+		return node.expr.name == c.comptime_for_field_var
 	}
 	return false
 }
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/if.v b/vlib/v/checker/if.v
index ff33294080..ea40f4139d 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/if.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/if.v
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ fn (mut c Checker) if_expr(mut node ast.IfExpr) ast.Type {
 							} else {
 								.skip
 							}
-						} else if left is ast.Ident && (left as ast.Ident).info is ast.IdentVar {
+						} else if left is ast.Ident && left.info is ast.IdentVar {
 							is_comptime_type_is_expr = true
 							if var := left.scope.find_var(left.name) {
 								checked_type = c.unwrap_generic(var.typ)
@@ -497,9 +497,8 @@ fn (mut c Checker) smartcast_if_conds(node ast.Expr, mut scope ast.Scope) {
 						true
 					}
 					if is_variable {
-						if (node.left is ast.Ident && (node.left as ast.Ident).is_mut)
-							|| (node.left is ast.SelectorExpr
-							&& (node.left as ast.SelectorExpr).is_mut) {
+						if (node.left is ast.Ident && node.left.is_mut)
+							|| (node.left is ast.SelectorExpr && node.left.is_mut) {
 							c.fail_if_immutable(node.left)
 						}
 						// TODO: Add check for sum types in a way that it doesn't break a lot of compiler code
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/infix.v b/vlib/v/checker/infix.v
index c905f4b0f1..fb420cfed2 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/infix.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/infix.v
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ fn (mut c Checker) infix_expr(mut node ast.InfixExpr) ast.Type {
 					c.error('array append cannot be used in an expression', node.pos)
 				}
 				if left_type.has_flag(.option) && node.left is ast.Ident
-					&& (node.left as ast.Ident).or_expr.kind == .absent {
+					&& node.left.or_expr.kind == .absent {
 					c.error('unwrapped Option cannot be used in an infix expression',
 						node.pos)
 				}
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/match.v b/vlib/v/checker/match.v
index 38935553d8..2b77c60d7a 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/match.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/match.v
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ fn (mut c Checker) match_expr(mut node ast.MatchExpr) ast.Type {
 	// we setting this here rather than at the end of the method
 	// since it is used in c.match_exprs() it saves checking twice
 	node.cond_type = ast.mktyp(cond_type)
-	if (node.cond is ast.Ident && (node.cond as ast.Ident).is_mut)
-		|| (node.cond is ast.SelectorExpr && (node.cond as ast.SelectorExpr).is_mut) {
+	if (node.cond is ast.Ident && node.cond.is_mut)
+		|| (node.cond is ast.SelectorExpr && node.cond.is_mut) {
 		c.fail_if_immutable(node.cond)
 	}
 	c.ensure_type_exists(node.cond_type, node.pos) or { return ast.void_type }
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/return.v b/vlib/v/checker/return.v
index c3f0e825a3..5de78fa871 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/return.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/return.v
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ fn (mut c Checker) return_stmt(mut node ast.Return) {
 	}
 	for i, exp_type in expected_types {
 		exprv := node.exprs[expr_idxs[i]]
-		if exprv is ast.Ident && (exprv as ast.Ident).or_expr.kind == .propagate_option {
+		if exprv is ast.Ident && exprv.or_expr.kind == .propagate_option {
 			if exp_type.has_flag(.option) {
 				c.warn('unwrapping option is redundant as the function returns option',
 					node.pos)
diff --git a/vlib/v/eval/eval.v b/vlib/v/eval/eval.v
index 6dfb6eb79d..44cc397511 100644
--- a/vlib/v/eval/eval.v
+++ b/vlib/v/eval/eval.v
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ pub fn (mut e Eval) register_symbol(stmt ast.Stmt, mod string, file string) {
 						cond := branch.cond
 						match cond {
 							ast.Ident {
-								match (branch.cond as ast.Ident).name {
+								match cond.name {
 									'windows' {
 										do_if = e.pref.os == .windows
 									}
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/assign.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/assign.v
index c7980b5cfa..91eedcd144 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/assign.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/assign.v
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import v.util
 import v.token
 
 fn (mut g Gen) expr_with_opt_or_block(expr ast.Expr, expr_typ ast.Type, var_expr ast.Expr, ret_typ ast.Type, in_heap bool) {
-	gen_or := expr is ast.Ident && (expr as ast.Ident).or_expr.kind != .absent
+	gen_or := expr is ast.Ident && expr.or_expr.kind != .absent
 	if gen_or {
 		old_inside_opt_or_res := g.inside_opt_or_res
 		g.inside_opt_or_res = true
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ fn (mut g Gen) expr_with_opt_or_block(expr ast.Expr, expr_typ ast.Type, var_expr
 			g.write('))')
 		}
 		g.writeln(';')
-		expr_var := if expr is ast.Ident && (expr as ast.Ident).is_auto_heap() {
+		expr_var := if expr is ast.Ident && expr.is_auto_heap() {
 			'(*${expr.name})'
 		} else {
 			'${expr}'
 		}
 		g.writeln('if (${expr_var}.state != 0) { // assign')
-		if expr is ast.Ident && (expr as ast.Ident).or_expr.kind == .propagate_option {
+		if expr is ast.Ident && expr.or_expr.kind == .propagate_option {
 			g.writeln('\tpanic_option_not_set(_SLIT("none"));')
 		} else {
 			g.inside_or_block = true
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) assign_stmt(node_ ast.AssignStmt) {
 					key_str := '${val.method_name}.return_type'
 					var_type = g.comptime_var_type_map[key_str] or { var_type }
 					left.obj.typ = var_type
-				} else if is_decl && val is ast.Ident && (val as ast.Ident).info is ast.IdentVar {
+				} else if is_decl && val is ast.Ident && val.info is ast.IdentVar {
 					val_info := (val as ast.Ident).info
 					gen_or = val.or_expr.kind != .absent
 					if val_info.is_option && gen_or {
@@ -668,8 +668,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) assign_stmt(node_ ast.AssignStmt) {
 							g.write('{0}')
 						}
 					} else {
-						is_option_unwrapped := (val is ast.Ident
-							&& (val as ast.Ident).or_expr.kind != .absent)
+						is_option_unwrapped := (val is ast.Ident && val.or_expr.kind != .absent)
 						is_option_auto_heap := is_auto_heap && is_option_unwrapped
 						if is_auto_heap {
 							g.write('HEAP(${styp}, (')
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
index b3817411af..2da3ce603d 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
@@ -1888,9 +1888,9 @@ fn (mut g Gen) expr_with_tmp_var(expr ast.Expr, expr_typ ast.Type, ret_typ ast.T
 		if ret_typ.has_flag(.generic) {
 			if expr is ast.SelectorExpr && g.cur_concrete_types.len == 0 {
 				// resolve generic struct on selectorExpr inside non-generic function
-				if expr.expr is ast.Ident && (expr.expr as ast.Ident).obj is ast.Var {
-					if ((expr.expr as ast.Ident).obj as ast.Var).expr is ast.StructInit {
-						g.cur_concrete_types << (g.table.sym((expr.expr as ast.Ident).obj.typ).info as ast.Struct).concrete_types
+				if expr.expr is ast.Ident && expr.expr.obj is ast.Var {
+					if (expr.expr.obj as ast.Var).expr is ast.StructInit {
+						g.cur_concrete_types << (g.table.sym(expr.expr.obj.typ).info as ast.Struct).concrete_types
 					}
 				}
 			}
@@ -1908,8 +1908,8 @@ fn (mut g Gen) expr_with_tmp_var(expr ast.Expr, expr_typ ast.Type, ret_typ ast.T
 					g.write('_option_none(&(${styp}[]) { ')
 				}
 			} else {
-				is_ptr_to_ptr_assign = (expr is ast.SelectorExpr
-					|| (expr is ast.Ident && !(expr as ast.Ident).is_auto_heap()))
+				is_ptr_to_ptr_assign =
+					(expr is ast.SelectorExpr || (expr is ast.Ident && !expr.is_auto_heap()))
 					&& ret_typ.is_ptr() && expr_typ.is_ptr() && expr_typ.has_flag(.option)
 				// option ptr assignment simplification
 				if is_ptr_to_ptr_assign {
@@ -2294,8 +2294,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) call_cfn_for_casting_expr(fname string, expr ast.Expr, exp_is_ptr
 	}
 	g.write('${fname}(')
 	if !got_is_ptr && !got_is_fn {
-		if !expr.is_lvalue()
-			|| (expr is ast.Ident && (expr as ast.Ident).obj.is_simple_define_const()) {
+		if !expr.is_lvalue() || (expr is ast.Ident && expr.obj.is_simple_define_const()) {
 			// Note: the `_to_sumtype_` family of functions do call memdup internally, making
 			// another duplicate with the HEAP macro is redundant, so use ADDR instead:
 			promotion_macro_name := if fname.contains('_to_sumtype_') { 'ADDR' } else { 'HEAP' }
@@ -3708,8 +3707,8 @@ fn (mut g Gen) selector_expr(node ast.SelectorExpr) {
 		}
 	}
 	// var?.field_opt
-	field_is_opt := (node.expr is ast.Ident && (node.expr as ast.Ident).is_auto_heap()
-		&& (node.expr as ast.Ident).or_expr.kind != .absent && field_typ.has_flag(.option))
+	field_is_opt := (node.expr is ast.Ident && node.expr.is_auto_heap()
+		&& node.expr.or_expr.kind != .absent && field_typ.has_flag(.option))
 	if field_is_opt {
 		g.write('((${g.base_type(field_typ)})')
 	}
@@ -4183,14 +4182,14 @@ fn (mut g Gen) select_expr(node ast.SelectExpr) {
 
 [inline]
 pub fn (mut g Gen) is_generic_param_var(node ast.Expr) bool {
-	return node is ast.Ident
-		&& (node as ast.Ident).info is ast.IdentVar && (node as ast.Ident).obj is ast.Var && ((node as ast.Ident).obj as ast.Var).ct_type_var == .generic_param
+	return node is ast.Ident && node.info is ast.IdentVar
+		&& (node as ast.Ident).obj is ast.Var && ((node as ast.Ident).obj as ast.Var).ct_type_var == .generic_param
 }
 
 [inline]
 pub fn (mut g Gen) is_comptime_var(node ast.Expr) bool {
-	return node is ast.Ident
-		&& (node as ast.Ident).info is ast.IdentVar && (node as ast.Ident).obj is ast.Var && ((node as ast.Ident).obj as ast.Var).ct_type_var != .no_comptime
+	return node is ast.Ident && node.info is ast.IdentVar
+		&& (node as ast.Ident).obj is ast.Var && ((node as ast.Ident).obj as ast.Var).ct_type_var != .no_comptime
 }
 
 fn (mut g Gen) ident(node ast.Ident) {
@@ -4535,8 +4534,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) gen_result_error(target_type ast.Type, expr ast.Expr) {
 fn (mut g Gen) gen_option_error(target_type ast.Type, expr ast.Expr) {
 	styp := g.typ(g.unwrap_generic(target_type))
 	g.write('(${styp}){ .state=2, .err=')
-	if target_type.has_flag(.option) && expr is ast.Ident
-		&& (expr as ast.Ident).or_expr.kind == .propagate_option {
+	if target_type.has_flag(.option) && expr is ast.Ident && expr.or_expr.kind == .propagate_option {
 		g.expr(ast.None{}) // option type unwrapping error
 	} else {
 		g.expr(expr)
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/comptime.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/comptime.v
index 306ebd6c8f..15631793d6 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/comptime.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/comptime.v
@@ -695,7 +695,8 @@ fn (mut g Gen) comptime_if_cond(cond ast.Expr, pkg_exist bool) (bool, bool) {
 		}
 		ast.SelectorExpr {
 			if g.inside_comptime_for_field && cond.expr is ast.Ident
-				&& (cond.expr as ast.Ident).name == g.comptime_for_field_var && cond.field_name in ['is_mut', 'is_pub', 'is_shared', 'is_atomic', 'is_option', 'is_array', 'is_map', 'is_chan', 'is_struct', 'is_alias', 'is_enum'] {
+				&& cond.expr.name == g.comptime_for_field_var
+				&& cond.field_name in ['is_mut', 'is_pub', 'is_shared', 'is_atomic', 'is_option', 'is_array', 'is_map', 'is_chan', 'is_struct', 'is_alias', 'is_enum'] {
 				ret_bool := g.get_comptime_selector_bool_field(cond.field_name)
 				g.write(ret_bool.str())
 				return ret_bool, true
@@ -758,13 +759,13 @@ fn (mut g Gen) is_comptime_selector_field_name(node ast.SelectorExpr, field_name
 [inline]
 fn (mut g Gen) is_comptime_selector_type(node ast.SelectorExpr) bool {
 	if g.inside_comptime_for_field && node.expr is ast.Ident {
-		return (node.expr as ast.Ident).name == g.comptime_for_field_var && node.field_name == 'typ'
+		return node.expr.name == g.comptime_for_field_var && node.field_name == 'typ'
 	}
 	return false
 }
 
 fn (mut g Gen) get_comptime_var_type(node ast.Expr) ast.Type {
-	if node is ast.Ident && (node as ast.Ident).obj is ast.Var {
+	if node is ast.Ident && node.obj is ast.Var {
 		return match (node.obj as ast.Var).ct_type_var {
 			.generic_param {
 				// generic parameter from current function
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/fn.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/fn.v
index 817f6359f4..99239eb2bc 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/fn.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/fn.v
@@ -2155,7 +2155,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) ref_or_deref_arg(arg ast.CallArg, expected_type ast.Type, lang as
 		&& g.table.unaliased_type(arg_typ).is_pointer() && expected_type.is_pointer()) {
 		if arg.is_mut {
 			if exp_sym.kind == .array {
-				if (arg.expr is ast.Ident && (arg.expr as ast.Ident).kind == .variable)
+				if (arg.expr is ast.Ident && arg.expr.kind == .variable)
 					|| arg.expr is ast.SelectorExpr {
 					g.write('&/*arr*/')
 					g.expr(arg.expr)
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/infix.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/infix.v
index 043b83b415..54db91545f 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/infix.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/infix.v
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) infix_expr_arithmetic_op(node ast.InfixExpr) {
 		}
 
 		mut right_var := ''
-		if node.right is ast.Ident && (node.right as ast.Ident).or_expr.kind != .absent {
+		if node.right is ast.Ident && node.right.or_expr.kind != .absent {
 			cur_line := g.go_before_stmt(0).trim_space()
 			right_var = g.new_tmp_var()
 			g.write('${g.typ(right.typ)} ${right_var} = ')
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/match.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/match.v
index df2f3f1ab5..868e236174 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/match.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/match.v
@@ -69,9 +69,8 @@ fn (mut g Gen) match_expr(node ast.MatchExpr) {
 	}
 	if (node.cond in [ast.Ident, ast.IntegerLiteral, ast.StringLiteral, ast.FloatLiteral]
 		&& (node.cond !is ast.Ident || (node.cond is ast.Ident
-		&& (node.cond as ast.Ident).or_expr.kind == .absent)))
-		|| (node.cond is ast.SelectorExpr
-		&& (node.cond as ast.SelectorExpr).or_block.kind == .absent
+		&& node.cond.or_expr.kind == .absent))) || (node.cond is ast.SelectorExpr
+		&& node.cond.or_block.kind == .absent
 		&& ((node.cond as ast.SelectorExpr).expr !is ast.CallExpr
 		|| ((node.cond as ast.SelectorExpr).expr as ast.CallExpr).or_block.kind == .absent)) {
 		cond_var = g.expr_string(node.cond)
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/str.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/str.v
index 47193fed5f..e07b732be5 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/str.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/str.v
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ fn (mut g Gen) gen_expr_to_string(expr ast.Expr, etype ast.Type) {
 		}
 	} else if sym_has_str_method
 		|| sym.kind in [.array, .array_fixed, .map, .struct_, .multi_return, .sum_type, .interface_] {
-		unwrap_option := expr is ast.Ident && (expr as ast.Ident).or_expr.kind == .propagate_option
+		unwrap_option := expr is ast.Ident && expr.or_expr.kind == .propagate_option
 		exp_typ := if unwrap_option { typ.clear_flag(.option) } else { typ }
 		is_ptr := exp_typ.is_ptr()
 		is_var_mut := expr.is_auto_deref_var()