diff --git a/Jamfile b/Jamfile
index a5cd5720..de6e5312 100644
--- a/Jamfile
+++ b/Jamfile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ project
     : requirements
     <implicit-dependency>/boost//headers
     <include>$(BOOST_ROOT)
-    <toolset>clang:<cxxflags>"-pedantic -Wextra -Wsign-compare -Wstrict-aliasing -fstrict-aliasing -Wvexing-parse -Wfloat-conversion -Wimplicit-float-conversion -fvisibility=hidden -fvisibility-inlines-hidden"
+    <toolset>clang:<cxxflags>"-pedantic -Wextra -Wsign-compare -Wstrict-aliasing -fstrict-aliasing -Wvexing-parse -Wfloat-conversion -fvisibility=hidden -fvisibility-inlines-hidden"
     <toolset>darwin:<cxxflags>"-pedantic -Wextra -Wsign-compare -Wstrict-aliasing -fstrict-aliasing -Wvexing-parse -Wfloat-conversion -fvisibility=hidden -fvisibility-inlines-hidden"
     <toolset>gcc:<cxxflags>"-pedantic -Wextra -Wsign-compare -Wstrict-aliasing -fstrict-aliasing -Wfloat-conversion -fvisibility=hidden -fvisibility-inlines-hidden"
     <toolset>msvc:<cxxflags>"/bigobj"
diff --git a/include/boost/histogram/detail/safe_comparison.hpp b/include/boost/histogram/detail/safe_comparison.hpp
index f3876bda..3ac793ba 100644
--- a/include/boost/histogram/detail/safe_comparison.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/histogram/detail/safe_comparison.hpp
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@ struct safe_equal {
 
   template <class C1, class C2, class T, class U>
   bool impl(C1, C2, const T& t, const U& u) const noexcept {
-    using V = std::common_type<T, U>;
-    return static_cast<V>(t) == static_cast<V>(u);
+    return t == u;
   }
 
   template <class T, class U>