diff --git a/src/bin/dolos/init/mod.rs b/src/bin/dolos/init/mod.rs
index fe7d09e..99f83e7 100644
--- a/src/bin/dolos/init/mod.rs
+++ b/src/bin/dolos/init/mod.rs
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ pub fn run(
         .into_diagnostic()
         .context("parsing configuration")?;
 
-    super::bootstrap::run(&config, &super::bootstrap::Args::default(), &feedback)?;
+    super::bootstrap::run(&config, &super::bootstrap::Args::default(), feedback)?;
 
     println!("\nDolos is ready!");
     println!("- run `dolos daemon` to start the node");
diff --git a/src/ledger/pparams/mod.rs b/src/ledger/pparams/mod.rs
index 0a809bd..94a7e0f 100644
--- a/src/ledger/pparams/mod.rs
+++ b/src/ledger/pparams/mod.rs
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ mod tests {
         // in order
         let blocks: Vec<_> = files
             .iter()
-            .map(|x| MultiEraBlock::decode(&x).unwrap())
+            .map(|x| MultiEraBlock::decode(x).unwrap())
             .sorted_by_key(|b| b.slot())
             .collect();
 
diff --git a/src/wal/testing.rs b/src/wal/testing.rs
index be8fe7e..387adbf 100644
--- a/src/wal/testing.rs
+++ b/src/wal/testing.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ pub fn slot_to_hash(slot: u64) -> BlockHash {
 
 pub fn dummy_block_from_slot(slot: u64) -> RawBlock {
     let bytes = &hex::decode(DUMMY_BLOCK_BYTES).unwrap();
-    let block = pallas::ledger::traverse::MultiEraBlock::decode(&bytes).unwrap();
+    let block = pallas::ledger::traverse::MultiEraBlock::decode(bytes).unwrap();
 
     RawBlock {
         slot,