diff --git a/libs/devicemapper/src/lib.rs b/libs/devicemapper/src/lib.rs
index 9069eb2..4cf4e99 100644
--- a/libs/devicemapper/src/lib.rs
+++ b/libs/devicemapper/src/lib.rs
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@
 
     let context = Context::new(0);
     let now = SystemTime::now().duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)?;
-    let ts = Timestamp::from_unix(&context, now.as_secs(), now.subsec_nanos());
+    let ts = Timestamp::from_unix(context, now.as_secs(), now.subsec_nanos());
     let uuid = Uuid::new_v1(ts, node_id)?;
     Ok(String::from(uuid.to_hyphenated().encode_lower(&mut Uuid::encode_buffer())))
 }
diff --git a/libs/devicemapper/src/loopdevice.rs b/libs/devicemapper/src/loopdevice.rs
index 5533e17..16b5b65 100644
--- a/libs/devicemapper/src/loopdevice.rs
+++ b/libs/devicemapper/src/loopdevice.rs
@@ -172,13 +172,13 @@
 
     fn is_direct_io(dev: &Path) -> bool {
         let dio = Path::new("/sys/block").join(dev.file_name().unwrap()).join("loop/dio");
-        "1" == fs::read_to_string(&dio).unwrap().trim()
+        "1" == fs::read_to_string(dio).unwrap().trim()
     }
 
     // kernel exposes /sys/block/loop*/ro which gives the read-only value
     fn is_direct_io_writable(dev: &Path) -> bool {
         let ro = Path::new("/sys/block").join(dev.file_name().unwrap()).join("ro");
-        "0" == fs::read_to_string(&ro).unwrap().trim()
+        "0" == fs::read_to_string(ro).unwrap().trim()
     }
 
     #[test]