diff --git a/src/main/java/org/cyberiantiger/minecraft/itemcontrol/config/Blacklist.java b/src/main/java/org/cyberiantiger/minecraft/itemcontrol/config/Blacklist.java
index 5f70068..7b4afa8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/cyberiantiger/minecraft/itemcontrol/config/Blacklist.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/cyberiantiger/minecraft/itemcontrol/config/Blacklist.java
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ public class Blacklist {
     private Set<String> items;
 
     public Set<String> getItems() {
-        return (Set<String>) (items == null ? Collections.emptySet() : items);
+        return items == null ? Collections.emptySet() : items;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/cyberiantiger/minecraft/itemcontrol/config/Config.java b/src/main/java/org/cyberiantiger/minecraft/itemcontrol/config/Config.java
index 372e5f0..df1e9b9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/cyberiantiger/minecraft/itemcontrol/config/Config.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/cyberiantiger/minecraft/itemcontrol/config/Config.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public class Config {
     private Set<String> allowedItems;
 
     public Map<String, Blacklist> getBlacklist() {
-        return (Map<String, Blacklist>) (blacklist == null ? Collections.emptyMap() : blacklist);
+        return blacklist == null ? Collections.emptyMap() : blacklist;
     }
 
     public Action getUnavailable() {
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ public Action getOnRateLimit() {
     }
 
     public Set<String> getWhitelist() {
-        return (Set<String>) (whitelist == null ? Collections.emptySet() : whitelist);
+        return whitelist == null ? Collections.emptySet() : whitelist;
     }
 
     public Set<String> getAllowedItems() {
-        return (Set<String>) (allowedItems == null ? Collections.emptySet() : allowedItems);
+        return allowedItems == null ? Collections.emptySet() : allowedItems;
     }
 
     public int getRateLimit() {