diff --git a/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp b/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp
index a8caa3226..ede7b5cb9 100644
--- a/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp
+++ b/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp
@@ -3685,7 +3685,7 @@ boost::optional<epee::wipeable_string> simple_wallet::new_wallet(const boost::pr
   }
   success_msg_writer() << "**********************************************************************";
 
-  return std::move(password);
+  return password;
 }
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 boost::optional<epee::wipeable_string> simple_wallet::new_wallet(const boost::program_options::variables_map& vm,
@@ -3732,7 +3732,7 @@ boost::optional<epee::wipeable_string> simple_wallet::new_wallet(const boost::pr
   }
 
 
-  return std::move(password);
+  return password;
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -3770,7 +3770,7 @@ boost::optional<epee::wipeable_string> simple_wallet::new_wallet(const boost::pr
     return {};
   }
 
-  return std::move(password);
+  return password;
 }
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 boost::optional<epee::wipeable_string> simple_wallet::new_wallet(const boost::program_options::variables_map& vm,
@@ -3823,7 +3823,7 @@ boost::optional<epee::wipeable_string> simple_wallet::new_wallet(const boost::pr
     return {};
   }
 
-  return std::move(password);
+  return password;
 }
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 bool simple_wallet::open_wallet(const boost::program_options::variables_map& vm)
diff --git a/src/wallet/graft_wallet.cpp b/src/wallet/graft_wallet.cpp
index dc9af49bb..e827aba37 100644
--- a/src/wallet/graft_wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/graft_wallet.cpp
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<tools::GraftWallet> tools::GraftWallet::createWallet(const std::
     {
         wallet->loadFromData(account_data, password, "" /*cache_file*/, use_base64);
     }
-    return std::move(wallet);
+    return wallet;
 }
 
 bool tools::GraftWallet::verify_message(const std::string &message, const std::string &address,