diff --git a/tests/cmd/pidfd-kill/pidfd-kill.go b/tests/cmd/pidfd-kill/pidfd-kill.go
index ea9a9df8d..764fa883a 100644
--- a/tests/cmd/pidfd-kill/pidfd-kill.go
+++ b/tests/cmd/pidfd-kill/pidfd-kill.go
@@ -99,12 +99,7 @@ func recvPidfd(socketFile string) (*os.File, error) {
 	}
 	defer conn.Close()
 
-	unixconn, ok := conn.(*net.UnixConn)
-	if !ok {
-		return nil, errors.New("failed to cast to unixconn")
-	}
-
-	socket, err := unixconn.File()
+	socket, err := conn.(*net.UnixConn).File()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/tests/cmd/recvtty/recvtty.go b/tests/cmd/recvtty/recvtty.go
index 2c82665ab..5e5720cc5 100644
--- a/tests/cmd/recvtty/recvtty.go
+++ b/tests/cmd/recvtty/recvtty.go
@@ -85,13 +85,7 @@ func handleSingle(path string, noStdin bool) error {
 	// Close ln, to allow for other instances to take over.
 	ln.Close()
 
-	// Get the fd of the connection.
-	unixconn, ok := conn.(*net.UnixConn)
-	if !ok {
-		return errors.New("failed to cast to unixconn")
-	}
-
-	socket, err := unixconn.File()
+	socket, err := conn.(*net.UnixConn).File()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -158,13 +152,7 @@ func handleNull(path string) error {
 			// Don't leave references lying around.
 			defer conn.Close()
 
-			// Get the fd of the connection.
-			unixconn, ok := conn.(*net.UnixConn)
-			if !ok {
-				return
-			}
-
-			socket, err := unixconn.File()
+			socket, err := conn.(*net.UnixConn).File()
 			if err != nil {
 				return
 			}