diff --git a/Examples/Io/NuclearInteractions/include/ActsExamples/Io/NuclearInteractions/detail/NuclearInteractionParametrisation.hpp b/Examples/Io/NuclearInteractions/include/ActsExamples/Io/NuclearInteractions/detail/NuclearInteractionParametrisation.hpp
index e00fb79c63a..b0a6174a0d6 100644
--- a/Examples/Io/NuclearInteractions/include/ActsExamples/Io/NuclearInteractions/detail/NuclearInteractionParametrisation.hpp
+++ b/Examples/Io/NuclearInteractions/include/ActsExamples/Io/NuclearInteractions/detail/NuclearInteractionParametrisation.hpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ struct EventFraction {
   ///
   /// @param [in] event Tuple containing the initial particle, the particle
   /// before the interaction and all final state particles after the interaction
-  explicit EventFraction(const ActsExamples::ExtractedSimulationProcess& event)
+  EventFraction(const ActsExamples::ExtractedSimulationProcess& event)
       : initialParticle(event.initial),
         interactingParticle(event.before),
         finalParticles(event.after) {}
diff --git a/Examples/Io/Performance/ActsExamples/Io/Performance/VertexPerformanceWriter.cpp b/Examples/Io/Performance/ActsExamples/Io/Performance/VertexPerformanceWriter.cpp
index 5e79d0803ae..dfc790433f9 100644
--- a/Examples/Io/Performance/ActsExamples/Io/Performance/VertexPerformanceWriter.cpp
+++ b/Examples/Io/Performance/ActsExamples/Io/Performance/VertexPerformanceWriter.cpp
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ ProcessCode VertexPerformanceWriter::writeT(
       fmap[vtxId].second += weight;
     }
     double truthMajorityVertexTrackWeights = 0;
-    SimVertexBarcode truthMajorityVertexId{0};
+    SimVertexBarcode truthMajorityVertexId = 0;
     for (const auto& [vtxId, counter] : fmap) {
       if (counter.second > truthMajorityVertexTrackWeights) {
         truthMajorityVertexId = vtxId;
@@ -629,8 +629,7 @@ ProcessCode VertexPerformanceWriter::writeT(
       // Count number of reconstructible tracks on truth vertex
       int nTracksOnTruthVertex = 0;
       for (const auto& particle : selectedParticles) {
-        if (static_cast<SimVertexBarcode>(particle.particleId().vertexId()) ==
-            truthVertex.vertexId()) {
+        if (particle.particleId().vertexId() == truthVertex.vertexId()) {
           ++nTracksOnTruthVertex;
         }
       }