diff --git a/compute_tools/src/lib.rs b/compute_tools/src/lib.rs
index aee6b53e6a..8a59e0a719 100644
--- a/compute_tools/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compute_tools/src/lib.rs
@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@ pub mod logger;
 pub mod compute;
 pub mod monitor;
 pub mod params;
+#[allow(clippy::format_push_string)] // Clippy's suggestion doesn't actually work
 pub mod pg_helpers;
 pub mod spec;
diff --git a/pageserver/src/layered_repository.rs b/pageserver/src/layered_repository.rs
index 94c1398dc1..fb897f73c2 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/layered_repository.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/layered_repository.rs
@@ -1690,24 +1690,24 @@ impl LayeredTimeline {
 
     /// Flush one frozen in-memory layer to disk, as a new delta layer.
     fn flush_frozen_layer(&self, frozen_layer: Arc<InMemoryLayer>) -> Result<()> {
-        let layer_paths_to_upload;
-
         // As a special case, when we have just imported an image into the repository,
         // instead of writing out a L0 delta layer, we directly write out image layer
         // files instead. This is possible as long as *all* the data imported into the
         // repository have the same LSN.
         let lsn_range = frozen_layer.get_lsn_range();
-        if lsn_range.start == self.initdb_lsn && lsn_range.end == Lsn(self.initdb_lsn.0 + 1) {
+
+        let layer_paths_to_upload = if lsn_range.start == self.initdb_lsn
+            && lsn_range.end == Lsn(self.initdb_lsn.0 + 1)
+        {
             let pgdir = tenant_mgr::get_local_timeline_with_load(self.tenant_id, self.timeline_id)?;
             let (partitioning, _lsn) =
                 pgdir.repartition(self.initdb_lsn, self.get_compaction_target_size())?;
-            layer_paths_to_upload =
-                self.create_image_layers(&partitioning, self.initdb_lsn, true)?;
+            self.create_image_layers(&partitioning, self.initdb_lsn, true)?
         } else {
             // normal case, write out a L0 delta layer file.
             let delta_path = self.create_delta_layer(&frozen_layer)?;
-            layer_paths_to_upload = HashSet::from([delta_path]);
-        }
+            HashSet::from([delta_path])
+        };
         fail_point!("checkpoint-before-sync");
 
         // The new on-disk layers are now in the layer map. We can remove the
diff --git a/pageserver/src/layered_repository/blob_io.rs b/pageserver/src/layered_repository/blob_io.rs
index 3aeeb2b2c8..a4c6186056 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/layered_repository/blob_io.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/layered_repository/blob_io.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ pub trait BlobCursor {
     ) -> Result<(), std::io::Error>;
 }
 
-impl<'a, R> BlobCursor for BlockCursor<R>
+impl<R> BlobCursor for BlockCursor<R>
 where
     R: BlockReader,
 {
diff --git a/proxy/src/waiters.rs b/proxy/src/waiters.rs
index 799d45a165..bba5494cfe 100644
--- a/proxy/src/waiters.rs
+++ b/proxy/src/waiters.rs
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ mod tests {
             Ok(())
         });
 
-        let () = waiter.await?;
+        waiter.await?;
         notifier.await?
     }
 }