diff --git a/src/applets/desktop.c b/src/applets/desktop.c
index 22bae30..2c28614 100644
--- a/src/applets/desktop.c
+++ b/src/applets/desktop.c
@@ -68,8 +68,7 @@ static Desktop * _desktop_init(PanelAppletHelper * helper, GtkWidget ** widget)
 #if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2, 12, 0)
 	gtk_widget_set_tooltip_text(ret, _("Show desktop"));
 #endif
-	g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(ret), "clicked", G_CALLBACK(_on_clicked),
-			NULL);
+	g_signal_connect(ret, "clicked", G_CALLBACK(_on_clicked), NULL);
 	gtk_widget_show_all(ret);
 	*widget = ret;
 	/* XXX ugly workaround */
diff --git a/src/applets/pager.c b/src/applets/pager.c
index 7ed2e48..e013039 100644
--- a/src/applets/pager.c
+++ b/src/applets/pager.c
@@ -277,8 +277,8 @@ static void _pager_do(Pager * pager)
 		pager->widgets[i] = gtk_button_new_with_label(buf);
 		if(i == cur)
 			gtk_widget_set_sensitive(pager->widgets[i], FALSE);
-		g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(pager->widgets[i]), "clicked",
-				G_CALLBACK(_on_clicked), pager);
+		g_signal_connect(pager->widgets[i], "clicked", G_CALLBACK(
+					_on_clicked), pager);
 		gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(pager->box), pager->widgets[i],
 				FALSE, TRUE, 0);
 	}