diff --git a/Services/WindowServer/Menu.cpp b/Services/WindowServer/Menu.cpp
index 3f466a8375..ac8593b57a 100644
--- a/Services/WindowServer/Menu.cpp
+++ b/Services/WindowServer/Menu.cpp
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ bool Menu::is_menu_ancestor_of(const Menu& other) const
     for (auto& item : m_items) {
         if (!item.is_submenu())
             continue;
-        auto& submenu = *const_cast<MenuItem&>(item).submenu();
+        auto& submenu = *item.submenu();
         if (&submenu == &other)
             return true;
         if (submenu.is_menu_ancestor_of(other))
diff --git a/Services/WindowServer/MenuManager.cpp b/Services/WindowServer/MenuManager.cpp
index 31211edb69..99f7651eb8 100644
--- a/Services/WindowServer/MenuManager.cpp
+++ b/Services/WindowServer/MenuManager.cpp
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ static void collect_menu_subtree(Menu& menu, Vector<Menu*>& menus)
         auto& item = menu.item(i);
         if (!item.is_submenu())
             continue;
-        collect_menu_subtree(*const_cast<MenuItem&>(item).submenu(), menus);
+        collect_menu_subtree(*item.submenu(), menus);
     }
 }