diff --git a/pageserver/src/tenant/blob_io.rs b/pageserver/src/tenant/blob_io.rs
index cee3c1b824..bd8a68639a 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/tenant/blob_io.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/tenant/blob_io.rs
@@ -193,9 +193,9 @@ impl BlobWriter {
 
     const CAPACITY: usize = 64 * 1024;
 
-    /// Writes the given buffer directly to the underlying `VirtualFile`.
-    /// You need to make sure that the internal buffer is empty, otherwise
-    /// data will be written in wrong order.
+    // /// Writes the given buffer directly to the underlying `VirtualFile`.
+    // /// You need to make sure that the internal buffer is empty, otherwise
+    // /// data will be written in wrong order.
     // #[inline(always)]
     // async fn write_all_unbuffered<Buf: IoBuf + Send>(
     //     &mut self,
@@ -244,7 +244,6 @@ impl BlobWriter {
             .await
             .map(|len| {
                 self.offset += len as u64;
-                ()
             });
 
         (src_buf, res)
diff --git a/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/batch_split_writer.rs b/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/batch_split_writer.rs
index d997abbce9..67e18350fc 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/batch_split_writer.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/batch_split_writer.rs
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ pub struct SplitImageLayerWriter {
 }
 
 impl SplitImageLayerWriter {
+    #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
     pub async fn new(
         conf: &'static PageServerConf,
         timeline_id: TimelineId,
@@ -183,7 +184,7 @@ impl SplitImageLayerWriter {
                 tenant_shard_id,
                 &(start_key..Key::MAX),
                 lsn,
-                &gate,
+                gate,
                 ctx,
             )
             .await?,
@@ -216,7 +217,7 @@ impl SplitImageLayerWriter {
                 self.tenant_shard_id,
                 &(key..Key::MAX),
                 self.lsn,
-                &gate,
+                gate,
                 ctx,
             )
             .await?;
@@ -323,7 +324,7 @@ impl SplitDeltaLayerWriter {
                     self.tenant_shard_id,
                     key,
                     self.lsn_range.clone(),
-                    &gate,
+                    gate,
                     ctx,
                 )
                 .await?,
@@ -342,7 +343,7 @@ impl SplitDeltaLayerWriter {
                     self.tenant_shard_id,
                     key,
                     self.lsn_range.clone(),
-                    &gate,
+                    gate,
                     ctx,
                 )
                 .await?;
diff --git a/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/delta_layer.rs b/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/delta_layer.rs
index 9eb5124f67..44a0ded44b 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/delta_layer.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/delta_layer.rs
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ impl DeltaLayerWriterInner {
         let file = Arc::new(VirtualFile::create(&path, ctx).await?);
 
         // Start at PAGE_SZ, make room for the header block
-        let blob_writer = BlobWriter::new(file, PAGE_SZ as u64, &gate, ctx)?;
+        let blob_writer = BlobWriter::new(file, PAGE_SZ as u64, gate, ctx)?;
 
         // Initialize the b-tree index builder
         let block_buf = BlockBuf::new();
diff --git a/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/image_layer.rs b/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/image_layer.rs
index 8ca2a5c84c..a42637324a 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/image_layer.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/image_layer.rs
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ impl ImageLayerWriterInner {
         };
 
         // Start at `PAGE_SZ` to make room for the header block.
-        let blob_writer = BlobWriter::new(file, PAGE_SZ as u64, &gate, ctx)?;
+        let blob_writer = BlobWriter::new(file, PAGE_SZ as u64, gate, ctx)?;
 
         // Initialize the b-tree index builder
         let block_buf = BlockBuf::new();
@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ impl ImageLayerWriter {
                     tenant_shard_id,
                     key_range,
                     lsn,
-                    &gate,
+                    gate,
                     ctx,
                 )
                 .await?,
diff --git a/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/inmemory_layer.rs b/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/inmemory_layer.rs
index d54d51ceda..a353bf564d 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/inmemory_layer.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/inmemory_layer.rs
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ impl InMemoryLayer {
             self.tenant_shard_id,
             Key::MIN,
             self.start_lsn..end_lsn,
-            &gate,
+            gate,
             ctx,
         )
         .await?;
diff --git a/pageserver/src/tenant/timeline/compaction.rs b/pageserver/src/tenant/timeline/compaction.rs
index 0b88333ade..2dd0a04553 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/tenant/timeline/compaction.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/tenant/timeline/compaction.rs
@@ -154,30 +154,30 @@ impl KeyHistoryRetention {
                     };
                     stat.produce_image_key(img);
                     if let Some(image_writer) = image_writer.as_mut() {
-                        image_writer.put_image(key, img.clone(), &gate, ctx).await?;
+                        image_writer.put_image(key, img.clone(), gate, ctx).await?;
                     } else {
                         delta_writer
-                            .put_value(key, cutoff_lsn, Value::Image(img.clone()), &gate, ctx)
+                            .put_value(key, cutoff_lsn, Value::Image(img.clone()), gate, ctx)
                             .await?;
                     }
                 } else {
                     for (lsn, val) in logs {
                         stat.produce_key(&val);
-                        delta_writer.put_value(key, lsn, val, &gate, ctx).await?;
+                        delta_writer.put_value(key, lsn, val, gate, ctx).await?;
                     }
                 }
                 first_batch = false;
             } else {
                 for (lsn, val) in logs {
                     stat.produce_key(&val);
-                    delta_writer.put_value(key, lsn, val, &gate, ctx).await?;
+                    delta_writer.put_value(key, lsn, val, gate, ctx).await?;
                 }
             }
         }
         let KeyLogAtLsn(above_horizon_logs) = self.above_horizon;
         for (lsn, val) in above_horizon_logs {
             stat.produce_key(&val);
-            delta_writer.put_value(key, lsn, val, &gate, ctx).await?;
+            delta_writer.put_value(key, lsn, val, gate, ctx).await?;
         }
         Ok(())
     }
diff --git a/pageserver/src/virtual_file/owned_buffers_io/aligned_buffer/raw.rs b/pageserver/src/virtual_file/owned_buffers_io/aligned_buffer/raw.rs
index 6a3485d947..6c26dec0db 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/virtual_file/owned_buffers_io/aligned_buffer/raw.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/virtual_file/owned_buffers_io/aligned_buffer/raw.rs
@@ -61,10 +61,6 @@ impl<const A: usize> RawAlignedBuffer<ConstAlign<A>> {
             align,
         }
     }
-
-    pub const fn const_align() -> usize {
-        A
-    }
 }
 
 impl<A: Alignment> RawAlignedBuffer<A> {