diff --git a/include/fmt/format.h b/include/fmt/format.h
index 1f1f3c4c..b6a5ef90 100644
--- a/include/fmt/format.h
+++ b/include/fmt/format.h
@@ -1798,8 +1798,7 @@ class specs_handler : public specs_setter<typename Context::char_type> {
   typedef typename Context::format_arg format_arg;
 
   FMT_CONSTEXPR format_arg get_arg(auto_id) {
-    return internal::get_arg(
-        context_, static_cast<unsigned>(parse_context_.next_arg_id()));
+    return internal::get_arg(context_, parse_context_.next_arg_id());
   }
 
   FMT_CONSTEXPR format_arg get_arg(unsigned arg_id) {