diff --git a/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/delta_layer.rs b/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/delta_layer.rs
index 88710b99ef..d43f89df3e 100644
--- a/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/delta_layer.rs
+++ b/pageserver/src/tenant/storage_layer/delta_layer.rs
@@ -868,8 +868,9 @@ pub struct DeltaLayerWriter {
 
 impl DeltaLayerWriter {
     pub fn key_start(&self) -> Key {
-        self.inner.as_ref().unwrap().key_start.clone()
+        self.inner.as_ref().unwrap().key_start
     }
+
     pub fn lsn_range(&self) -> Range<Lsn> {
         self.inner.as_ref().unwrap().lsn_range.clone()
     }