diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 7eb6ce68ea..a0fb186a9a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Sat Jun 22 15:25:00 2013  Charlie Somerville  <charliesome@ruby-lang.org>
+
+	* ext/etc/etc.c (setup_passwd): revert r41560, unnecessary
+
 Sat Jun 22 14:39:00 2013  Charlie Somerville  <charliesome@ruby-lang.org>
 
 	* ext/etc/etc.c (Init_etc): omit 'passwd' from definition of Etc::Passwd
diff --git a/ext/etc/etc.c b/ext/etc/etc.c
index 7fbe2e9ae0..474f3ebde0 100644
--- a/ext/etc/etc.c
+++ b/ext/etc/etc.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ setup_passwd(struct passwd *pwd)
 #ifdef HAVE_STRUCT_PASSWD_PW_EXPIRE
 			 INT2NUM(pwd->pw_expire),
 #endif
-			 (VALUE)0		/*dummy*/
+			 0		/*dummy*/
 	);
 }
 #endif