diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Exts.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Exts.cs
index d51b9f0caa..39f925b181 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Exts.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Exts.cs
@@ -494,14 +494,10 @@ namespace OpenRA
 			return long.TryParse(s, NumberStyles.Integer, NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo, out i);
 		}
 
-		public static bool IsTraitEnabled(this object trait)
+		public static bool IsTraitEnabled<T>(this T trait)
 		{
-			return trait as IDisabledTrait == null || !(trait as IDisabledTrait).IsTraitDisabled;
-		}
-
-		public static bool IsTraitEnabled<T>(T t)
-		{
-			return IsTraitEnabled(t as object);
+			var disabledTrait = trait as IDisabledTrait;
+			return disabledTrait == null || !disabledTrait.IsTraitDisabled;
 		}
 
 		public static T FirstEnabledTraitOrDefault<T>(this IEnumerable<T> ts)