diff --git a/vortex-scalar/src/primitive.rs b/vortex-scalar/src/primitive.rs
index 58d76f5419..9eef4da6b4 100644
--- a/vortex-scalar/src/primitive.rs
+++ b/vortex-scalar/src/primitive.rs
@@ -141,11 +141,11 @@ impl TryFrom<&Scalar> for usize {
     type Error = VortexError;
 
     fn try_from(value: &Scalar) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
-        Ok(u64::try_from(
+        u64::try_from(
             value
                 .cast(&DType::Primitive(PType::U64, Nullability::NonNullable))?
                 .as_ref(),
         )
-        .map(|v| v as usize)?)
+        .map(|v| v as usize)
     }
 }
diff --git a/vortex-scalar/src/utf8.rs b/vortex-scalar/src/utf8.rs
index 0bc4eb4341..01a2093364 100644
--- a/vortex-scalar/src/utf8.rs
+++ b/vortex-scalar/src/utf8.rs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ impl<'a> TryFrom<&'a Scalar> for Utf8Scalar<'a> {
             value: value
                 .value
                 .as_bytes()?
-                .map(|b| BufferString::try_from(b))
+                .map(BufferString::try_from)
                 .transpose()?,
         })
     }