diff --git a/pkg/analyzer_cli/analysis_options.yaml b/pkg/analyzer_cli/analysis_options.yaml
index 069c2d2b62f..8d202f951d1 100644
--- a/pkg/analyzer_cli/analysis_options.yaml
+++ b/pkg/analyzer_cli/analysis_options.yaml
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 include: package:lints/recommended.yaml
 
 analyzer:
-  strong-mode:
-    implicit-casts: false
   language:
+    strict-casts: true
     strict-inference: true
   exclude:
     - test/data/**