diff --git a/src/build_settings.cpp b/src/build_settings.cpp
index 42ea538af..d734073c0 100644
--- a/src/build_settings.cpp
+++ b/src/build_settings.cpp
@@ -237,9 +237,7 @@ enum VetFlags : u64 {
 	VetFlag_Style      = 1u<<4, // 16
 	VetFlag_Semicolon  = 1u<<5, // 32
 
-	VetFlag_Extra     = 1u<<16,
-
-	VetFlag_All = VetFlag_Unused|VetFlag_Shadowing|VetFlag_UsingStmt, // excluding extra
+	VetFlag_All = VetFlag_Unused|VetFlag_Shadowing|VetFlag_UsingStmt,
 
 	VetFlag_Using = VetFlag_UsingStmt|VetFlag_UsingParam,
 };
@@ -257,8 +255,6 @@ u64 get_vet_flag_from_name(String const &name) {
 		return VetFlag_Style;
 	} else if (name == "semicolon") {
 		return VetFlag_Semicolon;
-	} else if (name == "extra") {
-		return VetFlag_Extra;
 	}
 	return VetFlag_NONE;
 }
diff --git a/src/check_expr.cpp b/src/check_expr.cpp
index 1401793a5..2ee761b9c 100644
--- a/src/check_expr.cpp
+++ b/src/check_expr.cpp
@@ -3102,14 +3102,6 @@ gb_internal void check_cast(CheckerContext *c, Operand *x, Type *type) {
 		update_untyped_expr_type(c, x->expr, final_type, true);
 	}
 
-	if (check_vet_flags(x->expr) & VetFlag_Extra) {
-		if (are_types_identical(x->type, type)) {
-			gbString str = type_to_string(type);
-			warning(x->expr, "Unneeded cast to the same type '%s'", str);
-			gb_string_free(str);
-		}
-	}
-
 	x->type = type;
 }
 
@@ -3174,14 +3166,6 @@ gb_internal bool check_transmute(CheckerContext *c, Ast *node, Operand *o, Type
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	if (check_vet_flags(node) & VetFlag_Extra) {
-		if (are_types_identical(o->type, dst_t)) {
-			gbString str = type_to_string(dst_t);
-			warning(o->expr, "Unneeded transmute to the same type '%s'", str);
-			gb_string_free(str);
-		}
-	}
-
 	o->expr = node;
 	o->type = dst_t;
 	if (o->mode == Addressing_Constant) {
@@ -10124,14 +10108,7 @@ gb_internal ExprKind check_expr_base_internal(CheckerContext *c, Operand *o, Ast
 			return kind;
 		}
 		if (type_hint) {
-			Type *type = type_of_expr(ac->expr);
 			check_cast(c, o, type_hint);
-			if (is_type_typed(type) && are_types_identical(type, type_hint)) {
-				if (check_vet_flags(node) & VetFlag_Extra) {
-					error(node, "Redundant 'auto_cast' applied to expression");
-				}
-			}
-
 		}
 		o->expr = node;
 		return Expr_Expr;
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index fca1341e6..e9c988d95 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -257,7 +257,6 @@ enum BuildFlagKind {
 	BuildFlag_VetUsingParam,
 	BuildFlag_VetStyle,
 	BuildFlag_VetSemicolon,
-	BuildFlag_VetExtra,
 
 	BuildFlag_IgnoreUnknownAttributes,
 	BuildFlag_ExtraLinkerFlags,
@@ -445,7 +444,6 @@ gb_internal bool parse_build_flags(Array<String> args) {
 	add_flag(&build_flags, BuildFlag_VetUsingParam,           str_lit("vet-using-param"),           BuildFlagParam_None,    Command__does_check);
 	add_flag(&build_flags, BuildFlag_VetStyle,                str_lit("vet-style"),                 BuildFlagParam_None,    Command__does_check);
 	add_flag(&build_flags, BuildFlag_VetSemicolon,            str_lit("vet-semicolon"),             BuildFlagParam_None,    Command__does_check);
-	add_flag(&build_flags, BuildFlag_VetExtra,                str_lit("vet-extra"),                 BuildFlagParam_None,    Command__does_check);
 
 	add_flag(&build_flags, BuildFlag_IgnoreUnknownAttributes, str_lit("ignore-unknown-attributes"), BuildFlagParam_None,    Command__does_check);
 	add_flag(&build_flags, BuildFlag_ExtraLinkerFlags,        str_lit("extra-linker-flags"),        BuildFlagParam_String,  Command__does_build);
@@ -1024,12 +1022,7 @@ gb_internal bool parse_build_flags(Array<String> args) {
 							build_context.show_debug_messages = true;
 							break;
 						case BuildFlag_Vet:
-							if (build_context.vet_flags & VetFlag_Extra) {
-								build_context.vet_flags |= VetFlag_All;
-							} else {
-								build_context.vet_flags &= ~VetFlag_Extra;
-								build_context.vet_flags |= VetFlag_All;
-							}
+							build_context.vet_flags |= VetFlag_All;
 							break;
 
 						case BuildFlag_VetUnused:     build_context.vet_flags |= VetFlag_Unused;     break;
@@ -1039,10 +1032,6 @@ gb_internal bool parse_build_flags(Array<String> args) {
 						case BuildFlag_VetStyle:      build_context.vet_flags |= VetFlag_Style;      break;
 						case BuildFlag_VetSemicolon:  build_context.vet_flags |= VetFlag_Semicolon;  break;
 
-						case BuildFlag_VetExtra:
-							build_context.vet_flags = VetFlag_All | VetFlag_Extra;
-							break;
-
 						case BuildFlag_IgnoreUnknownAttributes:
 							build_context.ignore_unknown_attributes = true;
 							break;
@@ -1846,11 +1835,6 @@ gb_internal void print_show_help(String const arg0, String const &command) {
 		print_usage_line(1, "-vet-semicolon");
 		print_usage_line(2, "Errs on unneeded semicolons");
 		print_usage_line(0, "");
-
-		print_usage_line(1, "-vet-extra");
-		print_usage_line(2, "Do even more checks than standard vet on the code");
-		print_usage_line(2, "To treat the extra warnings as errors, use -warnings-as-errors");
-		print_usage_line(0, "");
 	}
 
 	if (check) {