diff --git a/__tests__/download.test.ts b/__tests__/download.test.ts
index 05e5707..3b6ee3e 100644
--- a/__tests__/download.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/download.test.ts
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ describe('Download Tests', () => {
     plaintext: Buffer | string
   ): Promise<Buffer> {
     if (isGzip) {
-      return <Buffer>await promisify(gzip)(plaintext)
+      return await promisify(gzip)(plaintext)
     } else if (typeof plaintext === 'string') {
       return Buffer.from(plaintext, defaultEncoding)
     } else {
diff --git a/src/internal/requestUtils.ts b/src/internal/requestUtils.ts
index d11db03..65f40e7 100644
--- a/src/internal/requestUtils.ts
+++ b/src/internal/requestUtils.ts
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export async function retry(
   throw Error(`${name} failed: ${errorMessage}`)
 }
 
-export async function retryHttpClientRequest<T>(
+export async function retryHttpClientRequest(
   name: string,
   method: () => Promise<IHttpClientResponse>,
   customErrorMessages: Map<number, string> = new Map(),