diff --git a/rust/kernel/auxiliary.rs b/rust/kernel/auxiliary.rs
index 4749fb6bffef..3f7198e158ba 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/auxiliary.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/auxiliary.rs
@@ -217,13 +217,7 @@ impl<Ctx: device::DeviceContext> Device<Ctx> {
 
     /// Returns a reference to the parent [`device::Device`], if any.
     pub fn parent(&self) -> Option<&device::Device> {
-        let ptr: *const Self = self;
-        // CAST: `Device<Ctx: DeviceContext>` types are transparent to each other.
-        let ptr: *const Device = ptr.cast();
-        // SAFETY: `ptr` was derived from `&self`.
-        let this = unsafe { &*ptr };
-
-        this.as_ref().parent()
+        self.as_ref().parent()
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/rust/kernel/device.rs b/rust/kernel/device.rs
index a1db49eb159a..e1a1c3e7f694 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/device.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/device.rs
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ impl<Ctx: DeviceContext> Device<Ctx> {
 
     /// Returns a reference to the parent device, if any.
     #[cfg_attr(not(CONFIG_AUXILIARY_BUS), expect(dead_code))]
-    pub(crate) fn parent(&self) -> Option<&Self> {
+    pub(crate) fn parent(&self) -> Option<&Device> {
         // SAFETY:
         // - By the type invariant `self.as_raw()` is always valid.
         // - The parent device is only ever set at device creation.
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ impl<Ctx: DeviceContext> Device<Ctx> {
             // - Since `parent` is not NULL, it must be a valid pointer to a `struct device`.
             // - `parent` is valid for the lifetime of `self`, since a `struct device` holds a
             //   reference count of its parent.
-            Some(unsafe { Self::from_raw(parent) })
+            Some(unsafe { Device::from_raw(parent) })
         }
     }