diff --git a/config/example.json b/config/example.json
index bd770c8293..3743096c8d 100644
--- a/config/example.json
+++ b/config/example.json
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
       "*"
     ],
     "jscomp_off": [
-      "unnecessaryCasts",
       "useOfGoogBase",
       "lintChecks",
       "analyzerChecks",
diff --git a/config/examples-all.json b/config/examples-all.json
index eef3640831..b278885837 100644
--- a/config/examples-all.json
+++ b/config/examples-all.json
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
       "*"
     ],
     "jscomp_off": [
-      "unnecessaryCasts",
       "useOfGoogBase",
       "lintChecks",
       "analyzerChecks"
diff --git a/config/ol.json b/config/ol.json
index eb542af685..3e527cc313 100644
--- a/config/ol.json
+++ b/config/ol.json
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
       "*"
     ],
     "jscomp_off": [
-      "unnecessaryCasts",
       "useOfGoogBase",
       "lintChecks",
       "analyzerChecks"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6e25881b4e..8810b566fc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "async": "1.5.2",
     "browserify": "13.0.1",
-    "closure-util": "1.13.1",
+    "closure-util": "1.14.0",
     "derequire": "2.0.3",
     "fs-extra": "0.30.0",
     "glob": "6.0.4",