diff --git a/common/src/vint.rs b/common/src/vint.rs
index de11451df..994ce2749 100644
--- a/common/src/vint.rs
+++ b/common/src/vint.rs
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ fn vint_len(data: &[u8]) -> usize {
 /// If the buffer does not start by a valid
 /// vint payload
 pub fn read_u32_vint(data: &mut &[u8]) -> u32 {
-    let (result, vlen) = read_u32_vint_no_advance(*data);
+    let (result, vlen) = read_u32_vint_no_advance(data);
     *data = &data[vlen..];
     result
 }
diff --git a/src/collector/facet_collector.rs b/src/collector/facet_collector.rs
index e23cf4ef9..18b44ff77 100644
--- a/src/collector/facet_collector.rs
+++ b/src/collector/facet_collector.rs
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ mod tests {
             .map(|mut doc| {
                 doc.add_facet(
                     facet_field,
-                    &format!("/facet/{}", thread_rng().sample(&uniform)),
+                    &format!("/facet/{}", thread_rng().sample(uniform)),
                 );
                 doc
             })
diff --git a/src/core/index_meta.rs b/src/core/index_meta.rs
index 355275438..a47d537c5 100644
--- a/src/core/index_meta.rs
+++ b/src/core/index_meta.rs
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ impl SegmentMeta {
     /// associated with a segment component.
     pub fn relative_path(&self, component: SegmentComponent) -> PathBuf {
         let mut path = self.id().uuid_string();
-        path.push_str(&*match component {
+        path.push_str(&match component {
             SegmentComponent::Postings => ".idx".to_string(),
             SegmentComponent::Positions => ".pos".to_string(),
             SegmentComponent::Terms => ".term".to_string(),
diff --git a/src/directory/directory.rs b/src/directory/directory.rs
index 7ddd62117..62714883f 100644
--- a/src/directory/directory.rs
+++ b/src/directory/directory.rs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ impl<T: Send + Sync + 'static> From<Box<T>> for DirectoryLock {
 
 impl Drop for DirectoryLockGuard {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
-        if let Err(e) = self.directory.delete(&*self.path) {
+        if let Err(e) = self.directory.delete(&self.path) {
             error!("Failed to remove the lock file. {:?}", e);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/indexer/merger.rs b/src/indexer/merger.rs
index d47a00b5e..d1a0835b3 100644
--- a/src/indexer/merger.rs
+++ b/src/indexer/merger.rs
@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ impl IndexMerger {
             // Let's compute the list of non-empty posting lists
             for (segment_ord, term_info) in merged_terms.current_segment_ords_and_term_infos() {
                 let segment_reader = &self.readers[segment_ord];
-                let inverted_index: &InvertedIndexReader = &*field_readers[segment_ord];
+                let inverted_index: &InvertedIndexReader = &field_readers[segment_ord];
                 let segment_postings = inverted_index
                     .read_postings_from_terminfo(&term_info, segment_postings_option)?;
                 let alive_bitset_opt = segment_reader.alive_bitset();
diff --git a/src/query/automaton_weight.rs b/src/query/automaton_weight.rs
index fb7c2c1cb..e9375e96c 100644
--- a/src/query/automaton_weight.rs
+++ b/src/query/automaton_weight.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ where
         &'a self,
         term_dict: &'a TermDictionary,
     ) -> io::Result<TermStreamer<'a, &'a A>> {
-        let automaton: &A = &*self.automaton;
+        let automaton: &A = &self.automaton;
         let term_stream_builder = term_dict.search(automaton);
         term_stream_builder.into_stream()
     }
diff --git a/src/query/union.rs b/src/query/union.rs
index b9b3fe70c..ce9f9b82d 100644
--- a/src/query/union.rs
+++ b/src/query/union.rs
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ impl<TScorer: Scorer, TScoreCombiner: ScoreCombiner> Union<TScorer, TScoreCombin
             self.doc = min_doc;
             refill(
                 &mut self.docsets,
-                &mut *self.bitsets,
-                &mut *self.scores,
+                &mut self.bitsets,
+                &mut self.scores,
                 min_doc,
             );
             true
diff --git a/src/termdict/tests.rs b/src/termdict/tests.rs
index ea26de841..50d040998 100644
--- a/src/termdict/tests.rs
+++ b/src/termdict/tests.rs
@@ -229,10 +229,10 @@ fn test_empty_string() -> crate::Result<()> {
     let buffer: Vec<u8> = {
         let mut term_dictionary_builder = TermDictionaryBuilder::create(vec![]).unwrap();
         term_dictionary_builder
-            .insert(&[], &make_term_info(1_u64))
+            .insert([], &make_term_info(1_u64))
             .unwrap();
         term_dictionary_builder
-            .insert(&[1u8], &make_term_info(2_u64))
+            .insert([1u8], &make_term_info(2_u64))
             .unwrap();
         term_dictionary_builder.finish()?
     };
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ fn stream_range_test_dict() -> crate::Result<TermDictionary> {
         let mut term_dictionary_builder = TermDictionaryBuilder::create(Vec::new())?;
         for i in 0u8..10u8 {
             let number_arr = [i; 1];
-            term_dictionary_builder.insert(&number_arr, &make_term_info(i as u64))?;
+            term_dictionary_builder.insert(number_arr, &make_term_info(i as u64))?;
         }
         term_dictionary_builder.finish()?
     };