diff --git a/src/store/compression_lz4.rs b/src/store/compression_lz4.rs
index 07a1c9127..9fd079d92 100644
--- a/src/store/compression_lz4.rs
+++ b/src/store/compression_lz4.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use std::io::{self, Read, Write};
 /// Name of the compression scheme used in the doc store.
 ///
 /// This name is appended to the version string of tantivy.
-pub const COMPRESSION: &'static str = "lz4";
+pub const COMPRESSION: &str = "lz4";
 
 pub fn compress(uncompressed: &[u8], compressed: &mut Vec<u8>) -> io::Result<()> {
     compressed.clear();