diff --git a/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/LabelTest/LabelTest.cpp b/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/LabelTest/LabelTest.cpp
index 0c637c275f..9f7a3f8f95 100644
--- a/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/LabelTest/LabelTest.cpp
+++ b/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/LabelTest/LabelTest.cpp
@@ -1253,13 +1253,13 @@ void BitmapFontMultiLineAlignment::stringChanged(cocos2d::Ref *sender)
     switch(item->getTag())
     {
     case LongSentences:
-        static_cast<LabelBMFont*>(_labelShouldRetain)->setString(LongSentencesExample);
+        _labelShouldRetain->setString(LongSentencesExample);
         break;
     case LineBreaks:
-        static_cast<LabelBMFont*>(_labelShouldRetain)->setString(LineBreaksExample);
+        _labelShouldRetain->setString(LineBreaksExample);
         break;
     case Mixed:
-        static_cast<LabelBMFont*>(_labelShouldRetain)->setString(MixedExample);
+        _labelShouldRetain->setString(MixedExample);
         break;
 
     default:
@@ -1279,13 +1279,13 @@ void BitmapFontMultiLineAlignment::alignmentChanged(cocos2d::Ref *sender)
     switch(item->getTag())
     {
     case LeftAlign:
-        static_cast<LabelBMFont*>(_labelShouldRetain)->setAlignment(TextHAlignment::LEFT);
+        _labelShouldRetain->setAlignment(TextHAlignment::LEFT);
         break;
     case CenterAlign:
-        static_cast<LabelBMFont*>(_labelShouldRetain)->setAlignment(TextHAlignment::CENTER);
+        _labelShouldRetain->setAlignment(TextHAlignment::CENTER);
         break;
     case RightAlign:
-        static_cast<LabelBMFont*>(_labelShouldRetain)->setAlignment(TextHAlignment::RIGHT);
+        _labelShouldRetain->setAlignment(TextHAlignment::RIGHT);
         break;
 
     default:
diff --git a/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/LabelTest/LabelTest.h b/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/LabelTest/LabelTest.h
index 48adc7c8f8..dc596eef0f 100644
--- a/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/LabelTest/LabelTest.h
+++ b/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/LabelTest/LabelTest.h
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@
 #include "../testBasic.h"
 #include "../BaseTest.h"
 
+#if defined(__GNUC__) && ((__GNUC__ >= 4) || ((__GNUC__ == 3) && (__GNUC_MINOR__ >= 1)))
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-declarations"
+#elif _MSC_VER >= 1400 //vs 2005 or higher
+#pragma warning (push)
+#pragma warning (disable: 4996)
+#endif
 
 class AtlasDemo : public BaseTest
 {
@@ -236,7 +242,7 @@ private:
     const char* getCurrentAlignment();
 private:
     TextHAlignment _horizAlign;
-    Node* _label;
+    LabelTTF* _label;
     TextVAlignment _vertAlign;
 };
 
@@ -285,7 +291,7 @@ public:
     void onTouchesMoved(const std::vector<Touch*>& touches, Event  *event);
 
 public:
-    Node *_labelShouldRetain;
+    LabelBMFont *_labelShouldRetain;
     Sprite *_arrowsBarShouldRetain;
     Sprite *_arrowsShouldRetain;
     MenuItemFont *_lastSentenceItem, *_lastAlignmentItem;
@@ -383,7 +389,7 @@ public:
 protected:
     void onDraw(const kmMat4 &transform, bool transformUpdated);
 private:
-    Node *label1;
+    LabelBMFont *label1;
     CustomCommand _customCommand;
 };
 
@@ -445,6 +451,11 @@ public:
     virtual std::string subtitle() const override;
 };
 
+#if defined(__GNUC__) && ((__GNUC__ >= 4) || ((__GNUC__ == 3) && (__GNUC_MINOR__ >= 1)))
+#pragma GCC diagnostic warning "-Wdeprecated-declarations"
+#elif _MSC_VER >= 1400 //vs 2005 or higher
+#pragma warning (pop)
+#endif
 
 // we don't support linebreak mode