diff --git a/arrow-ipc/Cargo.toml b/arrow-ipc/Cargo.toml
index 52ad5fe2e65..66419cd49f6 100644
--- a/arrow-ipc/Cargo.toml
+++ b/arrow-ipc/Cargo.toml
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ bench = false
 [dependencies]
 arrow-array = { version = "26.0.0", path = "../arrow-array" }
 arrow-buffer = { version = "26.0.0", path = "../arrow-buffer" }
-arrow-cast = { version = "26.0.0", path = "../arrow-cast" }
 arrow-data = { version = "26.0.0", path = "../arrow-data" }
 arrow-schema = { version = "26.0.0", path = "../arrow-schema" }
 flatbuffers = { version = "22.9.2", default-features = false, features = ["thiserror"] }
diff --git a/arrow-ipc/src/reader.rs b/arrow-ipc/src/reader.rs
index 0165c775d5a..6ffa6d03f71 100644
--- a/arrow-ipc/src/reader.rs
+++ b/arrow-ipc/src/reader.rs
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ use std::fmt;
 use std::io::{BufReader, Read, Seek, SeekFrom};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
+use arrow_array::types::{Float32Type, Int32Type};
 use arrow_array::*;
 use arrow_buffer::{Buffer, MutableBuffer};
-use arrow_cast::cast;
 use arrow_data::ArrayData;
 use arrow_schema::*;
 
@@ -436,10 +436,10 @@ fn create_primitive_array(
                     .null_bit_buffer(null_buffer)
                     .build()
                     .unwrap();
-                let values = Arc::new(Int64Array::from(data)) as ArrayRef;
-                // this cast is infallible, the unwrap is safe
-                let casted = cast(&values, data_type).unwrap();
-                casted.into_data()
+
+                Int64Array::from(data)
+                    .unary::<_, Int32Type>(|x| x as _)
+                    .into_data()
             } else {
                 ArrayData::builder(data_type.clone())
                     .len(length)
@@ -458,10 +458,10 @@ fn create_primitive_array(
                     .null_bit_buffer(null_buffer)
                     .build()
                     .unwrap();
-                let values = Arc::new(Float64Array::from(data)) as ArrayRef;
-                // this cast is infallible, the unwrap is safe
-                let casted = cast(&values, data_type).unwrap();
-                casted.into_data()
+
+                Float64Array::from(data)
+                    .unary::<_, Float32Type>(|x| x as _)
+                    .into_data()
             } else {
                 ArrayData::builder(data_type.clone())
                     .len(length)