diff --git a/src/bank.rs b/src/bank.rs
index 13dc1a077..8bd1f844f 100644
--- a/src/bank.rs
+++ b/src/bank.rs
@@ -215,8 +215,8 @@ impl Bank {
                     .read()
                     .expect("timestamp creation in apply_credits")));
 
-                if let Some(ref payment) = plan.final_payment() {
-                    self.apply_payment(payment);
+                if let Some(payment) = plan.final_payment() {
+                    self.apply_payment(&payment);
                 } else {
                     let mut pending = self.pending
                         .write()
@@ -329,8 +329,8 @@ impl Bank {
             plan.apply_witness(&Witness::Timestamp(*self.last_time
                 .read()
                 .expect("'last_time' read lock when creating timestamp")));
-            if let Some(ref payment) = plan.final_payment() {
-                self.apply_payment(payment);
+            if let Some(payment) = plan.final_payment() {
+                self.apply_payment(&payment);
                 completed.push(key.clone());
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/banking_stage.rs b/src/banking_stage.rs
index 62f480b29..b80fd0541 100644
--- a/src/banking_stage.rs
+++ b/src/banking_stage.rs
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ mod bench {
                 &packet_recycler,
             ).unwrap();
             let signal = signal_receiver.recv().unwrap();
-            if let Signal::Events(ref transactions) = signal {
+            if let Signal::Events(transactions) = signal {
                 assert_eq!(transactions.len(), tx);
             } else {
                 assert!(false);
diff --git a/src/budget.rs b/src/budget.rs
index be970b088..71336b569 100644
--- a/src/budget.rs
+++ b/src/budget.rs
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ impl Condition {
     /// Return true if the given Witness satisfies this Condition.
     pub fn is_satisfied(&self, witness: &Witness) -> bool {
         match (self, witness) {
-            (&Condition::Signature(ref pubkey), &Witness::Signature(ref from)) => pubkey == from,
-            (&Condition::Timestamp(ref dt), &Witness::Timestamp(ref last_time)) => dt <= last_time,
+            (Condition::Signature(pubkey), Witness::Signature(from)) => pubkey == from,
+            (Condition::Timestamp(dt), Witness::Timestamp(last_time)) => dt <= last_time,
             _ => false,
         }
     }
@@ -67,31 +67,27 @@ impl Budget {
 impl PaymentPlan for Budget {
     /// Return Payment if the budget requires no additional Witnesses.
     fn final_payment(&self) -> Option<Payment> {
-        match *self {
-            Budget::Pay(ref payment) => Some(payment.clone()),
+        match self {
+            Budget::Pay(payment) => Some(payment.clone()),
             _ => None,
         }
     }
 
     /// Return true if the budget spends exactly `spendable_tokens`.
     fn verify(&self, spendable_tokens: i64) -> bool {
-        match *self {
-            Budget::Pay(ref payment) | Budget::After(_, ref payment) => {
-                payment.tokens == spendable_tokens
-            }
-            Budget::Race(ref a, ref b) => {
-                a.1.tokens == spendable_tokens && b.1.tokens == spendable_tokens
-            }
+        match self {
+            Budget::Pay(payment) | Budget::After(_, payment) => payment.tokens == spendable_tokens,
+            Budget::Race(a, b) => a.1.tokens == spendable_tokens && b.1.tokens == spendable_tokens,
         }
     }
 
     /// Apply a witness to the budget to see if the budget can be reduced.
     /// If so, modify the budget in-place.
     fn apply_witness(&mut self, witness: &Witness) {
-        let new_payment = match *self {
-            Budget::After(ref cond, ref payment) if cond.is_satisfied(witness) => Some(payment),
-            Budget::Race((ref cond, ref payment), _) if cond.is_satisfied(witness) => Some(payment),
-            Budget::Race(_, (ref cond, ref payment)) if cond.is_satisfied(witness) => Some(payment),
+        let new_payment = match self {
+            Budget::After(cond, payment) if cond.is_satisfied(witness) => Some(payment),
+            Budget::Race((cond, payment), _) if cond.is_satisfied(witness) => Some(payment),
+            Budget::Race(_, (cond, payment)) if cond.is_satisfied(witness) => Some(payment),
             _ => None,
         }.cloned();
 
diff --git a/src/crdt.rs b/src/crdt.rs
index e2c3506d8..56c950dd5 100644
--- a/src/crdt.rs
+++ b/src/crdt.rs
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ impl Crdt {
         blob_recycler: &BlobRecycler,
     ) -> Option<SharedBlob> {
         let pos = (ix as usize) % window.read().unwrap().len();
-        if let &Some(ref blob) = &window.read().unwrap()[pos] {
+        if let Some(blob) = &window.read().unwrap()[pos] {
             let rblob = blob.read().unwrap();
             let blob_ix = rblob.get_index().expect("run_window_request get_index");
             if blob_ix == ix {
diff --git a/src/streamer.rs b/src/streamer.rs
index 5019651f2..e607ed177 100644
--- a/src/streamer.rs
+++ b/src/streamer.rs
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ fn recv_window(
             let mut window = locked_window.write().unwrap();
             if window[w].is_none() {
                 window[w] = Some(b_);
-            } else if let &Some(ref cblob) = &window[w] {
+            } else if let Some(cblob) = &window[w] {
                 if cblob.read().unwrap().get_index().unwrap() != pix as u64 {
                     warn!("overrun blob at index {:}", w);
                 } else {
diff --git a/src/thin_client.rs b/src/thin_client.rs
index 3b40ca047..d783d4b7b 100644
--- a/src/thin_client.rs
+++ b/src/thin_client.rs
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ impl ThinClient {
         while !done {
             let resp = self.recv_response()?;
             trace!("recv_response {:?}", resp);
-            if let &Response::Balance { ref key, .. } = &resp {
+            if let Response::Balance { key, .. } = &resp {
                 done = key == pubkey;
             }
             self.process_response(resp);
diff --git a/tests/data_replicator.rs b/tests/data_replicator.rs
index 644f3d8c4..e6f37f556 100644
--- a/tests/data_replicator.rs
+++ b/tests/data_replicator.rs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ where
     for i in 0..(num * 32) {
         done = false;
         trace!("round {}", i);
-        for &(ref c, _, _) in listen.iter() {
+        for (c, _, _) in &listen {
             if num == c.read().unwrap().convergence() as usize {
                 done = true;
                 break;