diff --git a/experimental/test/test_AllKtruss.c b/experimental/test/test_AllKtruss.c
index 41ac3b8c36..985efe470c 100644
--- a/experimental/test/test_AllKtruss.c
+++ b/experimental/test/test_AllKtruss.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ const matrix_info files [ ] =
 void test_AllKTruss (void)
 {
     LAGraph_Init (msg) ;
-    OK (GrB_Global_set_INT32 (GrB_GLOBAL, true, (GrB_Field) GxB_BURBLE)) ;
+    OK (GrB_Global_set_INT32 (GrB_GLOBAL, true, GxB_BURBLE)) ;
 
     for (int id = 0 ; ; id++)
     {
diff --git a/experimental/test/test_FastGraphletTransform.c b/experimental/test/test_FastGraphletTransform.c
index 96f3082b6f..1fe0f5def8 100644
--- a/experimental/test/test_FastGraphletTransform.c
+++ b/experimental/test/test_FastGraphletTransform.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ int64_t A_graphlet_counts [ ] =
 void test_FastGraphletTransform(void)
 {
     LAGraph_Init (msg) ;
-    OK (GrB_Global_set_INT32 (GrB_GLOBAL, true, (GrB_Field) GxB_BURBLE)) ;
+    OK (GrB_Global_set_INT32 (GrB_GLOBAL, true, GxB_BURBLE)) ;
     #if LAGRAPH_SUITESPARSE
 
     GrB_Matrix A = NULL, F_net = NULL ;
diff --git a/src/test/test_Cached_SymmetricStructure.c b/src/test/test_Cached_SymmetricStructure.c
index 8e0df4419d..56a420864a 100644
--- a/src/test/test_Cached_SymmetricStructure.c
+++ b/src/test/test_Cached_SymmetricStructure.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ char filename [LEN+1] ;
 void setup (void)
 {
     OK (LAGraph_Init (msg)) ;
-//  GrB_set (GrB_GLOBAL, true, (GrB_Field) GxB_BURBLE) ;
+//  GrB_set (GrB_GLOBAL, true, GxB_BURBLE) ;
 }
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/test/test_ConnectedComponents.c b/src/test/test_ConnectedComponents.c
index 33cba2b34f..73bceff3d6 100644
--- a/src/test/test_ConnectedComponents.c
+++ b/src/test/test_ConnectedComponents.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ void test_cc_matrices (void)
 {
 
     OK (LAGraph_Init (msg)) ;
-//  GrB_set (GrB_GLOBAL, true, (GrB_Field) GxB_BURBLE) ;
+//  GrB_set (GrB_GLOBAL, true, GxB_BURBLE) ;
     for (int k = 0 ; ; k++)
     {
 
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ void test_cc_matrices (void)
 void test_cc_errors (void)
 {
     OK (LAGraph_Init (msg)) ;
-//  GrB_set (GrB_GLOBAL, true, (GrB_Field) GxB_BURBLE) ;
+//  GrB_set (GrB_GLOBAL, true, GxB_BURBLE) ;
     printf ("\n") ;
 
     // check for null pointers
diff --git a/src/test/test_Init.c b/src/test/test_Init.c
index 621dedda7e..db97ea586f 100644
--- a/src/test/test_Init.c
+++ b/src/test/test_Init.c
@@ -60,10 +60,9 @@ void test_Init (void)
     #if LAGRAPH_SUITESPARSE
     char compiler [1024] ;
     int compiler_version [3] ;
-    OK (GrB_Global_get_String (GrB_GLOBAL, compiler,
-        (GrB_Field) GxB_COMPILER_NAME)) ;
+    OK (GrB_Global_get_String (GrB_GLOBAL, compiler, GxB_COMPILER_NAME)) ;
     OK (GrB_Global_get_VOID   (GrB_GLOBAL, (void *) compiler_version,
-        (GrB_Field) GxB_COMPILER_VERSION)) ;
+        GxB_COMPILER_VERSION)) ;
     printf ("GraphBLAS compiled with: %s v%d.%d.%d\n", compiler,
         compiler_version [0], compiler_version [1], compiler_version [2]) ;
     #endif
diff --git a/src/test/test_SingleSourceShortestPath.c b/src/test/test_SingleSourceShortestPath.c
index 7a87b0ee0d..bb64a6f4a5 100644
--- a/src/test/test_SingleSourceShortestPath.c
+++ b/src/test/test_SingleSourceShortestPath.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ const matrix_info files [ ] =
 void test_SingleSourceShortestPath(void)
 {
     LAGraph_Init(msg);
-//  GrB_Global_set_INT32 (GrB_GLOBAL, true, (GrB_Field) GxB_BURBLE) ;
+//  GrB_Global_set_INT32 (GrB_GLOBAL, true, GxB_BURBLE) ;
     GrB_Matrix A = NULL, T = NULL ;
     GrB_Scalar Delta = NULL ;
     OK (GrB_Scalar_new (&Delta, GrB_INT32)) ;
diff --git a/src/utility/LAGr_Init.c b/src/utility/LAGr_Init.c
index 45c367bb8a..ac4411fecf 100644
--- a/src/utility/LAGr_Init.c
+++ b/src/utility/LAGr_Init.c
@@ -183,16 +183,16 @@ int LAGr_Init
     // ask SuiteSparse:GraphBLAS for the function pointers
     GRB_TRY (GrB_Global_get_VOID (GrB_GLOBAL,
         (void *) (&LAGraph_Malloc_function),
-        (GrB_Field) GxB_MALLOC_FUNCTION)) ;
+        GxB_MALLOC_FUNCTION)) ;
     GRB_TRY (GrB_Global_get_VOID (GrB_GLOBAL,
         (void *) (&LAGraph_Calloc_function),
-        (GrB_Field) GxB_CALLOC_FUNCTION)) ;
+        GxB_CALLOC_FUNCTION)) ;
     GRB_TRY (GrB_Global_get_VOID (GrB_GLOBAL,
         (void *) (&LAGraph_Realloc_function),
-        (GrB_Field) GxB_REALLOC_FUNCTION)) ;
+        GxB_REALLOC_FUNCTION)) ;
     GRB_TRY (GrB_Global_get_VOID (GrB_GLOBAL,
         (void *) (&LAGraph_Free_function),
-        (GrB_Field) GxB_FREE_FUNCTION)) ;
+        GxB_FREE_FUNCTION)) ;
     #else
     LAGraph_Malloc_function  = user_malloc_function ;
     LAGraph_Calloc_function  = user_calloc_function ;
diff --git a/src/utility/LG_internal.h b/src/utility/LG_internal.h
index d4df34d737..9ffad7a186 100644
--- a/src/utility/LG_internal.h
+++ b/src/utility/LG_internal.h
@@ -631,19 +631,19 @@ int LG_KindName
     #define LG_BITMAP      GxB_BITMAP
     #define LG_FULL        GxB_FULL
     #define LG_SET_FORMAT_HINT(object,sparsity) \
-        GrB_set (object, (int32_t) (sparsity), (GrB_Field) GxB_SPARSITY_CONTROL)
+        GrB_set (object, (int32_t) (sparsity), GxB_SPARSITY_CONTROL)
     #define LG_GET_FORMAT_HINT(A,status) \
-        GrB_get (A, (int32_t *) status, (GrB_Field) GxB_SPARSITY_STATUS)
+        GrB_get (A, (int32_t *) status, GxB_SPARSITY_STATUS)
     #define LG_SET_NTHREADS(nthreads) \
-        GrB_set (GrB_GLOBAL, (int32_t) (nthreads), (GrB_Field) GxB_NTHREADS)
+        GrB_set (GrB_GLOBAL, (int32_t) (nthreads), GxB_NTHREADS)
     #define LG_SET_HYPER_SWITCH(A,hyper) \
-        GrB_set (A, hyper, (GrB_Field) GxB_HYPER_SWITCH)
+        GrB_set (A, hyper, GxB_HYPER_SWITCH)
     #define LG_GET_HYPER_SWITCH(A,hyper) \
-        GrB_get (A, hyper, (GrB_Field) GxB_HYPER_SWITCH)
+        GrB_get (A, hyper, GxB_HYPER_SWITCH)
     #define LG_SET_BURBLE(burble) \
-        GrB_set (GrB_GLOBAL, (int32_t) (burble), (GrB_Field) GxB_BURBLE)
+        GrB_set (GrB_GLOBAL, (int32_t) (burble), GxB_BURBLE)
     #define LG_GET_LIBRARY_DATE(date) \
-        GrB_get (GrB_GLOBAL, (char *) date, (GrB_Field) GxB_LIBRARY_DATE)
+        GrB_get (GrB_GLOBAL, (char *) date, GxB_LIBRARY_DATE)
 
 #else