diff --git a/src/async/impl.ts b/src/async/impl.ts
index 86a1416..f7022f6 100644
--- a/src/async/impl.ts
+++ b/src/async/impl.ts
@@ -216,27 +216,29 @@ export abstract class BaseAsyncSequence<TElement> extends AsyncSequenceMarker im
   }
 
   async #tryGetLast(predicate?: MaybeAsyncAnyPredicate<TElement>): Promise<FindElementResult<TElement>> {
-    let found = false;
-    let result: TElement | undefined = undefined;
+    let result: FindElementResult<TElement> = {
+      found: false
+    };
 
     if (predicate) {
       for await (const element of this) {
         if (await predicate(element)) {
-          found = true;
-          result = element;
+          result = {
+            found: true,
+            element
+          };
         }
       }
     } else {
       for await (const element of this) {
-        found = true;
-        result = element;
+        result = {
+          found: true,
+          element
+        };
       }
     }
 
-    return {
-      found,
-      element: result
-    } as FindElementResult<TElement>;
+    return result;
   }
 
   async last(predicate?: MaybeAsyncAnyPredicate<TElement>) {
@@ -1687,7 +1689,7 @@ class TakeAsyncSequence<T> extends BaseAsyncSequence<T> {
         return;
       }
 
-      yield next.value as T;
+      yield next.value;
       i--;
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/equality-comparer/sync.ts b/src/equality-comparer/sync.ts
index a073a11..c2670f5 100644
--- a/src/equality-comparer/sync.ts
+++ b/src/equality-comparer/sync.ts
@@ -2,15 +2,15 @@ import { Converter } from "../types.js";
 import { Nullable } from "../utils.js";
 import { EqualityComparer, EqualityComparison, EqualityComparisonOrComparer } from "./types.js";
 
-export function looseEquals<T>(a: T, b: T) {
+export function looseEquals(a: any, b: any) {
   return a == b;
 }
 
-export function strictEquals<T>(a: T, b: T) {
+export function strictEquals(a: any, b: any) {
   return a === b;
 }
 
-export function sameValue<T>(a: T, b: T) {
+export function sameValue(a: any, b: any) {
   return Object.is(a, b);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/sync/impl.ts b/src/sync/impl.ts
index a18ec51..312f2a6 100644
--- a/src/sync/impl.ts
+++ b/src/sync/impl.ts
@@ -225,27 +225,29 @@ export abstract class BaseSequence<TElement> extends SequenceMarker implements S
   }
 
   #tryGetLast(predicate?: AnyPredicate<TElement>): FindElementResult<TElement> {
-    let found = false;
-    let result: TElement | undefined = undefined;
+    let result: FindElementResult<TElement> = {
+      found: false
+    };
 
     if (predicate) {
       for (const element of this) {
         if (predicate(element)) {
-          found = true;
-          result = element;
+          result = {
+            found: true,
+            element
+          };
         }
       }
     } else {
       for (const element of this) {
-        found = true;
-        result = element;
+        result = {
+          found: true,
+          element
+        };
       }
     }
 
-    return {
-      found,
-      element: result
-    } as FindElementResult<TElement>;
+    return result;
   }
 
   last(predicate?: AnyPredicate<TElement>) {