diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/collections/Maps.kt b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/collections/Maps.kt
index 5c1c56f5845..0135d7c5b4d 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/collections/Maps.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/collections/Maps.kt
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ private object EmptyMap : Map<Any?, Nothing>, Serializable {
 }
 
 /** Returns an empty read-only map of specified type. The returned map is serializable (JVM). */
-public fun <K, V> emptyMap(): Map<K, V> = @Suppress("CAST_NEVER_SUCCEEDS") (EmptyMap as Map<K, V>)
+public fun <K, V> emptyMap(): Map<K, V> = @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST") (EmptyMap as Map<K, V>)
 
 /**
  * Returns a new read-only map with the specified contents, given as a list of pairs
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/comparisons/Comparisons.kt b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/comparisons/Comparisons.kt
index 391fe56ddf9..84f5c2b435a 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/comparisons/Comparisons.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/comparisons/Comparisons.kt
@@ -280,18 +280,18 @@ public inline fun <T: Comparable<T>> nullsLast(): Comparator<T?> = nullsLast(nat
 /**
  * Returns a comparator that compares [Comparable] objects in natural order.
  */
-public fun <T: Comparable<T>> naturalOrder(): Comparator<T> = @Suppress("CAST_NEVER_SUCCEEDS") (NaturalOrderComparator as Comparator<T>)
+public fun <T: Comparable<T>> naturalOrder(): Comparator<T> = @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST") (NaturalOrderComparator as Comparator<T>)
 
 /**
  * Returns a comparator that compares [Comparable] objects in reversed natural order.
  */
-public fun <T: Comparable<T>> reverseOrder(): Comparator<T> = @Suppress("CAST_NEVER_SUCCEEDS") (ReverseOrderComparator as Comparator<T>)
+public fun <T: Comparable<T>> reverseOrder(): Comparator<T> = @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST") (ReverseOrderComparator as Comparator<T>)
 
 /** Returns a comparator that imposes the reverse ordering of this comparator. */
 public fun <T> Comparator<T>.reversed(): Comparator<T> = when (this) {
     is ReversedComparator -> this.comparator
-    NaturalOrderComparator -> @Suppress("CAST_NEVER_SUCCEEDS") (ReverseOrderComparator as Comparator<T>)
-    ReverseOrderComparator -> @Suppress("CAST_NEVER_SUCCEEDS") (NaturalOrderComparator as Comparator<T>)
+    NaturalOrderComparator -> @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST") (ReverseOrderComparator as Comparator<T>)
+    ReverseOrderComparator -> @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST") (NaturalOrderComparator as Comparator<T>)
     else -> ReversedComparator(this)
 }