diff --git a/crates/egui_kittest/src/lib.rs b/crates/egui_kittest/src/lib.rs
index e3d53b941..07f0f9fee 100644
--- a/crates/egui_kittest/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/egui_kittest/src/lib.rs
@@ -220,19 +220,22 @@ impl<'a, State: 'static> Harness<'a, State> {
     pub fn plugin<P: Plugin<State>>(&self) -> Option<&P> {
         self.plugins
             .iter()
-            .find_map(|p| p.as_any().downcast_ref::<P>())
+            .find_map(|p| (&**p as &dyn std::any::Any).downcast_ref::<P>())
     }
 
     /// Mutably borrow a registered plugin by type.
     pub fn plugin_mut<P: Plugin<State>>(&mut self) -> Option<&mut P> {
         self.plugins
             .iter_mut()
-            .find_map(|p| p.as_any_mut().downcast_mut::<P>())
+            .find_map(|p| (&mut **p as &mut dyn std::any::Any).downcast_mut::<P>())
     }
 
     /// Remove and return the first plugin of the given type.
     pub fn take_plugin<P: Plugin<State>>(&mut self) -> Option<Box<P>> {
-        let idx = self.plugins.iter().position(|p| p.as_any().is::<P>())?;
+        let idx = self
+            .plugins
+            .iter()
+            .position(|p| (&**p as &dyn std::any::Any).is::<P>())?;
         let boxed = self.plugins.remove(idx);
         let raw: *mut dyn Plugin<State> = Box::into_raw(boxed);
         // SAFETY: `is::<P>()` confirmed the concrete type is `P`. Fat-to-thin pointer
diff --git a/crates/egui_kittest/src/plugin.rs b/crates/egui_kittest/src/plugin.rs
index fed1964e7..dcad4e60b 100644
--- a/crates/egui_kittest/src/plugin.rs
+++ b/crates/egui_kittest/src/plugin.rs
@@ -22,11 +22,15 @@ use crate::{ExceededMaxStepsError, Harness};
 ///     fn after_step(&mut self, _harness: &mut Harness<'_, S>) {
 ///         // ...
 ///     }
-///     fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn std::any::Any { self }
-///     fn as_any_mut(&mut self) -> &mut dyn std::any::Any { self }
 /// }
 /// ```
 ///
+/// # Downcasting
+///
+/// [`Any`] is a supertrait, so [`Harness::plugin`] / [`Harness::plugin_mut`] /
+/// [`Harness::take_plugin`] downcast registered plugins back to their concrete type via
+/// trait upcasting. No boilerplate needed on your end.
+///
 /// # Re-entrancy
 ///
 /// Plugin hooks receive `&mut Harness`. Calling [`Harness::step`] / [`Harness::run`] /
@@ -35,7 +39,7 @@ use crate::{ExceededMaxStepsError, Harness};
 /// harness from inside a hook — e.g. an inspector that blocks on user input — use
 /// [`Harness::advance_frame`] instead.
 #[expect(unused_variables, reason = "default no-op impls")]
-pub trait Plugin<State = ()>: Send + 'static {
+pub trait Plugin<State = ()>: Send + Any {
     /// Called once at the start of every `run()` / `try_run()` / `try_run_realtime()` /
     /// `run_ok()` invocation, before the first step.
     fn before_run(&mut self, harness: &mut Harness<'_, State>) {}
@@ -85,12 +89,6 @@ pub trait Plugin<State = ()>: Send + 'static {
     /// called [`install_panic_hook`]. Without the hook, the variant still flips to
     /// `Fail` but both fields are `None`.
     fn on_test_result(&mut self, harness: &mut Harness<'_, State>, result: TestResult<'_>) {}
-
-    /// Downcast support — implement as `self`.
-    fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn Any;
-
-    /// Downcast support — implement as `self`.
-    fn as_any_mut(&mut self) -> &mut dyn Any;
 }
 
 /// Location of a panic — a `std::panic::Location` stripped of its borrow so it can be
diff --git a/crates/egui_kittest/tests/plugin.rs b/crates/egui_kittest/tests/plugin.rs
index 0154b3223..33f92f71d 100644
--- a/crates/egui_kittest/tests/plugin.rs
+++ b/crates/egui_kittest/tests/plugin.rs
@@ -71,12 +71,6 @@ impl<S> Plugin<S> for CountingPlugin {
             TestResult::Fail { .. } => "on_test_result:fail",
         });
     }
-    fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn std::any::Any {
-        self
-    }
-    fn as_any_mut(&mut self) -> &mut dyn std::any::Any {
-        self
-    }
 }
 
 /// Lifecycle ordering: a simple run+drop cycle fires the expected hooks in order.
@@ -141,12 +135,6 @@ fn advance_frame_skips_hooks() {
                 h.advance_frame();
             }
         }
-        fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn std::any::Any {
-            self
-        }
-        fn as_any_mut(&mut self) -> &mut dyn std::any::Any {
-            self
-        }
     }
 
     let log: Log = Arc::default();
@@ -188,12 +176,6 @@ fn mid_dispatch_registration_is_deferred() {
                 h.add_plugin(latecomer);
             }
         }
-        fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn std::any::Any {
-            self
-        }
-        fn as_any_mut(&mut self) -> &mut dyn std::any::Any {
-            self
-        }
     }
 
     let log: Log = Arc::default();
@@ -263,12 +245,6 @@ fn reentrant_step_panics_in_debug() {
             // Forbidden: step from inside a hook.
             h.step();
         }
-        fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn std::any::Any {
-            self
-        }
-        fn as_any_mut(&mut self) -> &mut dyn std::any::Any {
-            self
-        }
     }
 
     let mut harness = Harness::builder().with_plugin(Misbehaver).build_ui(|ui| {