diff --git a/src/mbgl/renderer/buckets/circle_bucket.cpp b/src/mbgl/renderer/buckets/circle_bucket.cpp
index 7e08b3c96..51da3eb89 100644
--- a/src/mbgl/renderer/buckets/circle_bucket.cpp
+++ b/src/mbgl/renderer/buckets/circle_bucket.cpp
@@ -104,12 +104,7 @@ static float get(const RenderCircleLayer& layer, const std::map<std::string, Cir
 }
 
 float CircleBucket::getQueryRadius(const RenderLayer& layer) const {
-    if (!layer.is<RenderCircleLayer>()) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    auto circleLayer = layer.as<RenderCircleLayer>();
-
+    const RenderCircleLayer* circleLayer = toRenderCircleLayer(&layer);
     float radius = get<CircleRadius>(*circleLayer, paintPropertyBinders);
     float stroke = get<CircleStrokeWidth>(*circleLayer, paintPropertyBinders);
     auto translate = circleLayer->evaluated.get<CircleTranslate>();
diff --git a/src/mbgl/renderer/buckets/fill_bucket.cpp b/src/mbgl/renderer/buckets/fill_bucket.cpp
index 3b1b7ec00..043882f13 100644
--- a/src/mbgl/renderer/buckets/fill_bucket.cpp
+++ b/src/mbgl/renderer/buckets/fill_bucket.cpp
@@ -137,13 +137,9 @@ bool FillBucket::hasData() const {
 }
 
 float FillBucket::getQueryRadius(const RenderLayer& layer) const {
-    if (!layer.is<RenderFillLayer>()) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    const std::array<float, 2>& translate = layer.as<RenderFillLayer>()->evaluated.get<FillTranslate>();
+    const RenderFillLayer* fillLayer = toRenderFillLayer(&layer);
+    const std::array<float, 2>& translate = fillLayer->evaluated.get<FillTranslate>();
     return util::length(translate[0], translate[1]);
-
 }
 
 } // namespace mbgl
diff --git a/src/mbgl/renderer/buckets/fill_extrusion_bucket.cpp b/src/mbgl/renderer/buckets/fill_extrusion_bucket.cpp
index fb491e0db..177c6e0c2 100644
--- a/src/mbgl/renderer/buckets/fill_extrusion_bucket.cpp
+++ b/src/mbgl/renderer/buckets/fill_extrusion_bucket.cpp
@@ -181,11 +181,8 @@ bool FillExtrusionBucket::hasData() const {
 }
 
 float FillExtrusionBucket::getQueryRadius(const RenderLayer& layer) const {
-    if (!layer.is<RenderFillExtrusionLayer>()) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    const std::array<float, 2>& translate = layer.as<RenderFillExtrusionLayer>()->evaluated.get<FillExtrusionTranslate>();
+    const RenderFillExtrusionLayer* fillExtrusionLayer = toRenderFillExtrusionLayer(&layer);
+    const std::array<float, 2>& translate = fillExtrusionLayer->evaluated.get<FillExtrusionTranslate>();
     return util::length(translate[0], translate[1]);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/mbgl/renderer/buckets/line_bucket.cpp b/src/mbgl/renderer/buckets/line_bucket.cpp
index 2efb60c9a..ace6c8bfa 100644
--- a/src/mbgl/renderer/buckets/line_bucket.cpp
+++ b/src/mbgl/renderer/buckets/line_bucket.cpp
@@ -545,16 +545,10 @@ float LineBucket::getLineWidth(const RenderLineLayer& layer) const {
 }
 
 float LineBucket::getQueryRadius(const RenderLayer& layer) const {
-    if (!layer.is<RenderLineLayer>()) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    auto lineLayer = layer.as<RenderLineLayer>();
-
+    const RenderLineLayer* lineLayer = toRenderLineLayer(&layer);
     const std::array<float, 2>& translate = lineLayer->evaluated.get<LineTranslate>();
     float offset = get<LineOffset>(*lineLayer, paintPropertyBinders);
     return getLineWidth(*lineLayer) / 2.0 + std::abs(offset) + util::length(translate[0], translate[1]);
 }
 
-
 } // namespace mbgl
diff --git a/src/mbgl/renderer/layers/render_fill_extrusion_layer.hpp b/src/mbgl/renderer/layers/render_fill_extrusion_layer.hpp
index b9684b73f..a7d128dc0 100644
--- a/src/mbgl/renderer/layers/render_fill_extrusion_layer.hpp
+++ b/src/mbgl/renderer/layers/render_fill_extrusion_layer.hpp
@@ -56,4 +56,8 @@ inline bool RenderLayer::is<RenderFillExtrusionLayer>() const {
     return type == style::LayerType::FillExtrusion;
 }
 
+inline const RenderFillExtrusionLayer* toRenderFillExtrusionLayer(const RenderLayer* layer) {
+    return static_cast<const RenderFillExtrusionLayer*>(layer);
+}
+
 } // namespace mbgl
diff --git a/src/mbgl/renderer/layers/render_fill_layer.hpp b/src/mbgl/renderer/layers/render_fill_layer.hpp
index 41926e130..48168a623 100644
--- a/src/mbgl/renderer/layers/render_fill_layer.hpp
+++ b/src/mbgl/renderer/layers/render_fill_layer.hpp
@@ -51,4 +51,8 @@ inline bool RenderLayer::is<RenderFillLayer>() const {
     return type == style::LayerType::Fill;
 }
 
+inline const RenderFillLayer* toRenderFillLayer(const RenderLayer* layer) {
+    return static_cast<const RenderFillLayer*>(layer);
+}
+
 } // namespace mbgl
diff --git a/src/mbgl/renderer/layers/render_line_layer.hpp b/src/mbgl/renderer/layers/render_line_layer.hpp
index 1b2641923..737aa2e5b 100644
--- a/src/mbgl/renderer/layers/render_line_layer.hpp
+++ b/src/mbgl/renderer/layers/render_line_layer.hpp
@@ -71,4 +71,8 @@ inline bool RenderLayer::is<RenderLineLayer>() const {
     return type == style::LayerType::Line;
 }
 
+inline const RenderLineLayer* toRenderLineLayer(const RenderLayer* layer) {
+    return static_cast<const RenderLineLayer*>(layer);
+}
+
 } // namespace mbgl