diff --git a/cli/src/program.rs b/cli/src/program.rs
index 3a7880e322..8503e40f2e 100644
--- a/cli/src/program.rs
+++ b/cli/src/program.rs
@@ -2723,7 +2723,7 @@ mod tests {
         let program_pubkey = Pubkey::new_unique();
         let new_authority_pubkey = Keypair::new();
         let new_authority_pubkey_file = make_tmp_path("authority_keypair_file");
-        write_keypair_file(&new_authority_pubkey, &new_authority_pubkey_file).unwrap();
+        write_keypair_file(&new_authority_pubkey, new_authority_pubkey_file).unwrap();
         let test_command = test_commands.clone().get_matches_from(vec![
             "test",
             "program",
@@ -3109,7 +3109,7 @@ mod tests {
         let program_keypair_location = program_location.with_file_name("noop-keypair.json");
         std::fs::create_dir_all(deploy_path).unwrap();
         std::fs::copy(pathbuf, program_location.as_os_str()).unwrap();
-        write_keypair_file(&program_pubkey, &program_keypair_location).unwrap();
+        write_keypair_file(&program_pubkey, program_keypair_location).unwrap();
 
         let config = CliConfig {
             rpc_client: Some(Arc::new(RpcClient::new_mock("".to_string()))),
diff --git a/ledger/src/blockstore.rs b/ledger/src/blockstore.rs
index f361d27fd6..dc3f08b402 100644
--- a/ledger/src/blockstore.rs
+++ b/ledger/src/blockstore.rs
@@ -3894,7 +3894,7 @@ pub fn create_new_ledger(
         blockstore_dir,
     ];
     let output = std::process::Command::new("tar")
-        .args(&args)
+        .args(args)
         .output()
         .unwrap();
     if !output.status.success() {
diff --git a/ledger/src/blockstore_db.rs b/ledger/src/blockstore_db.rs
index 7801babc93..f97d3c0268 100644
--- a/ledger/src/blockstore_db.rs
+++ b/ledger/src/blockstore_db.rs
@@ -1574,12 +1574,12 @@ where
 impl<'a> WriteBatch<'a> {
     pub fn put_bytes<C: Column + ColumnName>(&mut self, key: C::Index, bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<()> {
         self.write_batch
-            .put_cf(self.get_cf::<C>(), &C::key(key), bytes);
+            .put_cf(self.get_cf::<C>(), C::key(key), bytes);
         Ok(())
     }
 
     pub fn delete<C: Column + ColumnName>(&mut self, key: C::Index) -> Result<()> {
-        self.write_batch.delete_cf(self.get_cf::<C>(), &C::key(key));
+        self.write_batch.delete_cf(self.get_cf::<C>(), C::key(key));
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -1590,7 +1590,7 @@ impl<'a> WriteBatch<'a> {
     ) -> Result<()> {
         let serialized_value = serialize(&value)?;
         self.write_batch
-            .put_cf(self.get_cf::<C>(), &C::key(key), &serialized_value);
+            .put_cf(self.get_cf::<C>(), C::key(key), serialized_value);
         Ok(())
     }
 
diff --git a/remote-wallet/src/ledger.rs b/remote-wallet/src/ledger.rs
index f7bf8a0ec2..93b90098f4 100644
--- a/remote-wallet/src/ledger.rs
+++ b/remote-wallet/src/ledger.rs
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ pub fn get_ledger_from_info(
 
     let wallet_host_device_path = if host_device_paths.len() > 1 {
         let selection = Select::with_theme(&ColorfulTheme::default())
-            .with_prompt(&format!(
+            .with_prompt(format!(
                 "Multiple hardware wallets found. Please select a device for {keypair_name:?}"
             ))
             .default(0)
diff --git a/runtime/src/append_vec/test_utils.rs b/runtime/src/append_vec/test_utils.rs
index 99064add64..252044e755 100644
--- a/runtime/src/append_vec/test_utils.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/append_vec/test_utils.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ pub fn get_append_vec_path(path: &str) -> TempFile {
         .collect();
     let dir = format!("{out_dir}/{rand_string}");
     let mut buf = PathBuf::new();
-    buf.push(&format!("{dir}/{path}"));
+    buf.push(format!("{dir}/{path}"));
     std::fs::create_dir_all(dir).expect("Create directory failed");
     TempFile { path: buf }
 }
diff --git a/tokens/src/commands.rs b/tokens/src/commands.rs
index 9dbfbe4159..d09b618c38 100644
--- a/tokens/src/commands.rs
+++ b/tokens/src/commands.rs
@@ -925,7 +925,7 @@ pub fn test_process_distribute_tokens_with_client(
     let input_csv = allocations_file.path().to_str().unwrap().to_string();
     let mut wtr = csv::WriterBuilder::new().from_writer(allocations_file);
     wtr.write_record(["recipient", "amount"]).unwrap();
-    wtr.write_record(&[
+    wtr.write_record([
         alice_pubkey.to_string(),
         lamports_to_sol(expected_amount).to_string(),
     ])
@@ -1026,7 +1026,7 @@ pub fn test_process_create_stake_with_client(client: &RpcClient, sender_keypair:
     let mut wtr = csv::WriterBuilder::new().from_writer(file);
     wtr.write_record(["recipient", "amount", "lockup_date"])
         .unwrap();
-    wtr.write_record(&[
+    wtr.write_record([
         alice_pubkey.to_string(),
         lamports_to_sol(expected_amount).to_string(),
         "".to_string(),
@@ -1148,7 +1148,7 @@ pub fn test_process_distribute_stake_with_client(client: &RpcClient, sender_keyp
     let mut wtr = csv::WriterBuilder::new().from_writer(file);
     wtr.write_record(["recipient", "amount", "lockup_date"])
         .unwrap();
-    wtr.write_record(&[
+    wtr.write_record([
         alice_pubkey.to_string(),
         lamports_to_sol(expected_amount).to_string(),
         "".to_string(),
@@ -1414,9 +1414,9 @@ mod tests {
         let input_csv = file.path().to_str().unwrap().to_string();
         let mut wtr = csv::WriterBuilder::new().from_writer(file);
         wtr.serialize("recipient".to_string()).unwrap();
-        wtr.serialize(&pubkey0.to_string()).unwrap();
-        wtr.serialize(&pubkey1.to_string()).unwrap();
-        wtr.serialize(&pubkey2.to_string()).unwrap();
+        wtr.serialize(pubkey0.to_string()).unwrap();
+        wtr.serialize(pubkey1.to_string()).unwrap();
+        wtr.serialize(pubkey2.to_string()).unwrap();
         wtr.flush().unwrap();
 
         let amount = sol_to_lamports(1.5);