diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 4f1be562..ac8775a1 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -620,8 +620,7 @@ impl Config {
     /// Extra trizen arguments
     #[allow(dead_code)]
     pub fn trizen_arguments(&self) -> &str {
-        &self
-            .config_file
+        self.config_file
             .linux
             .as_ref()
             .and_then(|s| s.trizen_arguments.as_deref())
diff --git a/src/execution_context.rs b/src/execution_context.rs
index 1d3b2182..d4fad21e 100644
--- a/src/execution_context.rs
+++ b/src/execution_context.rs
@@ -35,18 +35,18 @@ impl<'a> ExecutionContext<'a> {
     }
 
     pub fn git(&self) -> &Git {
-        &self.git
+        self.git
     }
 
     pub fn sudo(&self) -> &Option<PathBuf> {
-        &self.sudo
+        self.sudo
     }
 
     pub fn config(&self) -> &Config {
-        &self.config
+        self.config
     }
 
     pub fn base_dirs(&self) -> &BaseDirs {
-        &self.base_dirs
+        self.base_dirs
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/steps/generic.rs b/src/steps/generic.rs
index 39486f51..74748ca4 100644
--- a/src/steps/generic.rs
+++ b/src/steps/generic.rs
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ pub fn run_micro(run_type: RunType) -> Result<()> {
     print_separator("micro");
 
     let stdout = run_type.execute(&micro).args(&["-plugin", "update"]).string_output()?;
-    std::io::stdout().write_all(&stdout.as_bytes())?;
+    std::io::stdout().write_all(stdout.as_bytes())?;
 
     if stdout.contains("Nothing to install / update") || stdout.contains("One or more plugins installed") {
         Ok(())
diff --git a/src/steps/git.rs b/src/steps/git.rs
index f8974f7a..32796f7a 100644
--- a/src/steps/git.rs
+++ b/src/steps/git.rs
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ async fn pull_repository(repo: String, git: &Path, ctx: &ExecutionContext<'_>) -
         println!("{} pulling {}", style("Failed").red().bold(), &repo);
         print!("{}", message);
     } else {
-        let after_revision = get_head_revision(&git, &repo);
+        let after_revision = get_head_revision(git, &repo);
 
         match (&before_revision, &after_revision) {
             (Some(before), Some(after)) if before != after => {
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ impl Git {
                 }
                 _ => true, // repo has remotes or command to check for remotes has failed. proceed to pull anyway.
             })
-            .map(|repo| pull_repository(repo.clone(), &git, ctx));
+            .map(|repo| pull_repository(repo.clone(), git, ctx));
 
         let stream_of_futures = if let Some(limit) = ctx.config().git_concurrency_limit() {
             iter(futures_iterator).buffer_unordered(limit).boxed()
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ impl<'a> Repositories<'a> {
                 match entry {
                     Ok(path) => {
                         if let Some(last_git_repo) = &last_git_repo {
-                            if path.is_descendant_of(&last_git_repo) {
+                            if path.is_descendant_of(last_git_repo) {
                                 debug!(
                                     "Skipping {} because it's a decendant of last known repo {}",
                                     path.display(),
diff --git a/src/steps/remote/vagrant.rs b/src/steps/remote/vagrant.rs
index 6d54fa9b..3c4af976 100644
--- a/src/steps/remote/vagrant.rs
+++ b/src/steps/remote/vagrant.rs
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ pub fn topgrade_vagrant_box(ctx: &ExecutionContext, vagrant_box: &VagrantBox) ->
             return Err(SkipStep(format!("Skipping powered off box {}", vagrant_box)).into());
         } else {
             print_separator(seperator);
-            _poweron = Some(vagrant.temporary_power_on(&vagrant_box, ctx)?);
+            _poweron = Some(vagrant.temporary_power_on(vagrant_box, ctx)?);
         }
     } else {
         print_separator(seperator);
diff --git a/src/steps/tmux.rs b/src/steps/tmux.rs
index 9edf0ac4..7fef1591 100644
--- a/src/steps/tmux.rs
+++ b/src/steps/tmux.rs
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ pub fn run_in_tmux(args: &Option<String>) -> ! {
 pub fn run_command(ctx: &ExecutionContext, command: &str) -> Result<()> {
     Tmux::new(ctx.config().tmux_arguments())
         .build()
-        .args(&["new-window", "-a", "-t", "topgrade:1", &command])
+        .args(&["new-window", "-a", "-t", "topgrade:1", command])
         .env_remove("TMUX")
         .spawn()?
         .wait()?
diff --git a/src/steps/vim.rs b/src/steps/vim.rs
index e88b4508..43ff6834 100644
--- a/src/steps/vim.rs
+++ b/src/steps/vim.rs
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ pub fn upgrade_vim(base_dirs: &BaseDirs, ctx: &ExecutionContext) -> Result<()> {
         return Err(SkipStep(String::from("vim binary might by actually nvim")).into());
     }
 
-    let vimrc = vimrc(&base_dirs)?;
+    let vimrc = vimrc(base_dirs)?;
 
     print_separator("Vim");
     upgrade(&vim, &vimrc, ctx)
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ pub fn upgrade_vim(base_dirs: &BaseDirs, ctx: &ExecutionContext) -> Result<()> {
 
 pub fn upgrade_neovim(base_dirs: &BaseDirs, ctx: &ExecutionContext) -> Result<()> {
     let nvim = require("nvim")?;
-    let nvimrc = nvimrc(&base_dirs)?;
+    let nvimrc = nvimrc(base_dirs)?;
 
     print_separator("Neovim");
     upgrade(&nvim, &nvimrc, ctx)