diff --git a/src/TDataStd/TDataStd_TreeNode.cxx b/src/TDataStd/TDataStd_TreeNode.cxx
index de47e20c29..2010048f5f 100644
--- a/src/TDataStd/TDataStd_TreeNode.cxx
+++ b/src/TDataStd/TDataStd_TreeNode.cxx
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ Standard_Boolean TDataStd_TreeNode::Remove ()
   }
 
   if (Father()->HasFirst()) {
-    if (Handle(TDataStd_TreeNode)::DownCast(this) == Father()->First()) {
+    if (this == Father()->First().operator->()) {
       if (HasNext()) {
 	    Father()->SetFirst(Next());
       }