diff --git a/src/uu/ls/src/ls.rs b/src/uu/ls/src/ls.rs
index 8f6de3ccd..fdf368e4b 100644
--- a/src/uu/ls/src/ls.rs
+++ b/src/uu/ls/src/ls.rs
@@ -2702,13 +2702,7 @@ fn file_is_executable(md: &Metadata) -> bool {
     // S_IXUSR -> user has execute permission
     // S_IXGRP -> group has execute permission
     // S_IXOTH -> other users have execute permission
-    #[cfg(all(
-        not(target_os = "android"),
-        not(target_os = "freebsd"),
-        not(target_vendor = "apple")
-    ))]
-    return md.mode() & (S_IXUSR | S_IXGRP | S_IXOTH) != 0;
-    #[cfg(any(target_os = "android", target_os = "freebsd", target_vendor = "apple"))]
+    #[allow(clippy::unnecessary_cast)]
     return md.mode() & ((S_IXUSR | S_IXGRP | S_IXOTH) as u32) != 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/uu/pinky/src/pinky.rs b/src/uu/pinky/src/pinky.rs
index 0647e7d37..c4e68705e 100644
--- a/src/uu/pinky/src/pinky.rs
+++ b/src/uu/pinky/src/pinky.rs
@@ -277,17 +277,15 @@ impl Pinky {
 
         let mesg;
         let last_change;
+
         match pts_path.metadata() {
+            #[allow(clippy::unnecessary_cast)]
             Ok(meta) => {
-                #[cfg(all(
-                    not(target_os = "android"),
-                    not(target_os = "freebsd"),
-                    not(target_vendor = "apple")
-                ))]
-                let iwgrp = S_IWGRP;
-                #[cfg(any(target_os = "android", target_os = "freebsd", target_vendor = "apple"))]
-                let iwgrp = S_IWGRP as u32;
-                mesg = if meta.mode() & iwgrp != 0 { ' ' } else { '*' };
+                mesg = if meta.mode() & S_IWGRP as u32 != 0 {
+                    ' '
+                } else {
+                    '*'
+                };
                 last_change = meta.atime();
             }
             _ => {
diff --git a/src/uu/rm/src/rm.rs b/src/uu/rm/src/rm.rs
index aeb6794f7..08d7f0ac5 100644
--- a/src/uu/rm/src/rm.rs
+++ b/src/uu/rm/src/rm.rs
@@ -520,13 +520,7 @@ fn handle_writable_directory(path: &Path, options: &Options, metadata: &Metadata
     let mode = metadata.permissions().mode();
     // Check if directory has user write permissions
     // Why is S_IWUSR showing up as a u16 on macos?
-    #[cfg(all(
-        not(target_os = "android"),
-        not(target_vendor = "apple"),
-        not(target_os = "freebsd")
-    ))]
-    let user_writable = (mode & libc::S_IWUSR) != 0;
-    #[cfg(any(target_os = "android", target_os = "freebsd", target_vendor = "apple"))]
+    #[allow(clippy::unnecessary_cast)]
     let user_writable = (mode & (libc::S_IWUSR as u32)) != 0;
     if !user_writable {
         prompt_yes!("remove write-protected directory {}?", path.quote())