diff --git a/src/api2/types/userid.rs b/src/api2/types/userid.rs
index 85c1edd1..20ce9370 100644
--- a/src/api2/types/userid.rs
+++ b/src/api2/types/userid.rs
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ impl PartialEq<&str> for RealmRef {
 
 impl PartialEq<RealmRef> for Realm {
     fn eq(&self, rhs: &RealmRef) -> bool {
-        self.0 == &rhs.0
+        self.0 == rhs.0
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backup/file_formats.rs b/src/backup/file_formats.rs
index f0caa430..a25263f2 100644
--- a/src/backup/file_formats.rs
+++ b/src/backup/file_formats.rs
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@ pub struct EncryptedDataBlobHeader {
 ///
 /// Panics on unknown magic numbers.
 pub fn header_size(magic: &[u8; 8]) -> usize {
-    match magic {
-        &UNCOMPRESSED_BLOB_MAGIC_1_0 => std::mem::size_of::<DataBlobHeader>(),
-        &COMPRESSED_BLOB_MAGIC_1_0 => std::mem::size_of::<DataBlobHeader>(),
-        &ENCRYPTED_BLOB_MAGIC_1_0 => std::mem::size_of::<EncryptedDataBlobHeader>(),
-        &ENCR_COMPR_BLOB_MAGIC_1_0 => std::mem::size_of::<EncryptedDataBlobHeader>(),
+    match *magic {
+        UNCOMPRESSED_BLOB_MAGIC_1_0 => std::mem::size_of::<DataBlobHeader>(),
+        COMPRESSED_BLOB_MAGIC_1_0 => std::mem::size_of::<DataBlobHeader>(),
+        ENCRYPTED_BLOB_MAGIC_1_0 => std::mem::size_of::<EncryptedDataBlobHeader>(),
+        ENCR_COMPR_BLOB_MAGIC_1_0 => std::mem::size_of::<EncryptedDataBlobHeader>(),
         _ => panic!("unknown blob magic"),
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/tape/inventory.rs b/src/tape/inventory.rs
index 26d72528..8babcbf5 100644
--- a/src/tape/inventory.rs
+++ b/src/tape/inventory.rs
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ impl Inventory {
 
         let set_list = self.map.values()
             .filter_map(|entry| entry.id.media_set_label.as_ref())
-            .filter(|set| &set.pool == &pool && set.uuid.as_ref() != [0u8;16]);
+            .filter(|set| set.pool == pool && set.uuid.as_ref() != [0u8;16]);
 
         for set in set_list {
             match last_set {
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ impl Inventory {
         // consistency check - must be the only set with that ctime
         let set_list = self.map.values()
             .filter_map(|entry| entry.id.media_set_label.as_ref())
-            .filter(|set| &set.pool == &pool && set.uuid.as_ref() != [0u8;16]);
+            .filter(|set| set.pool == pool && set.uuid.as_ref() != [0u8;16]);
 
         for set in set_list {
             if set.uuid != uuid && set.ctime >= ctime { // should not happen
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ impl Inventory {
 
         let set_list = self.map.values()
             .filter_map(|entry| entry.id.media_set_label.as_ref())
-            .filter(|set| (&set.uuid != media_set_uuid) && (&set.pool == &pool));
+            .filter(|set| (&set.uuid != media_set_uuid) && (set.pool == pool));
 
         let mut next_ctime = None;