diff --git a/source/rpc_server/srv_samr_util.c b/source/rpc_server/srv_samr_util.c
index 6797730be97..61160ccaa02 100644
--- a/source/rpc_server/srv_samr_util.c
+++ b/source/rpc_server/srv_samr_util.c
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ void copy_id21_to_sam_passwd(SAM_ACCOUNT *to, SAM_USER_INFO_21 *from)
 
 		DEBUG(15,("INFO_21 LOGON_HRS.HOURS: %s -> %s\n",pdb_get_hours(to),from->logon_hrs.hours));
 		pdb_sethexhours(old, pdb_get_hours(to));
-		pdb_sethexhours(new, (const char *)from->logon_hrs.hours);
+		pdb_sethexhours(new, from->logon_hrs.hours);
 		if (!strequal(old, new)) {
 			pdb_set_hours(to, from->logon_hrs.hours, PDB_CHANGED);
 		}
diff --git a/source/utils/net_rpc_samsync.c b/source/utils/net_rpc_samsync.c
index 49aef2a23cd..3ddfc5c9d9b 100644
--- a/source/utils/net_rpc_samsync.c
+++ b/source/utils/net_rpc_samsync.c
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ sam_account_from_delta(SAM_ACCOUNT *account, SAM_ACCOUNT_INFO *delta)
 	if (delta->buf_logon_hrs.buffer) {
 		pstring old, new;
 		pdb_sethexhours(old, pdb_get_hours(account));
-		pdb_sethexhours(new, (const char *)delta->buf_logon_hrs.buffer);
+		pdb_sethexhours(new, delta->buf_logon_hrs.buffer);
 		if (!strequal(old, new))
 			pdb_set_hours(account, (const char *)delta->buf_logon_hrs.buffer, PDB_CHANGED);
 	}
diff --git a/source/utils/pdbedit.c b/source/utils/pdbedit.c
index e0d48edc563..88ec6b1f4fa 100644
--- a/source/utils/pdbedit.c
+++ b/source/utils/pdbedit.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ static int print_sam_info (SAM_ACCOUNT *sam_pwent, BOOL verbosity, BOOL smbpwdst
 			pdb_get_bad_password_count(sam_pwent));
 		
 		hours = pdb_get_hours(sam_pwent);
-		pdb_sethexhours(temp, (const char *)hours);
+		pdb_sethexhours(temp, hours);
 		printf ("Logon hours         : %s\n", temp);
 		
 	} else if (smbpwdstyle) {