diff --git a/src/inscriptions/envelope.rs b/src/inscriptions/envelope.rs
index 274bf5f9cd..242d09f8c9 100644
--- a/src/inscriptions/envelope.rs
+++ b/src/inscriptions/envelope.rs
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ mod tests {
   fn chunked_data_is_parsable() {
     let mut witness = Witness::new();
 
-    witness.push(&inscription("foo", [1; 1040]).append_reveal_script(script::Builder::new()));
+    witness.push(inscription("foo", [1; 1040]).append_reveal_script(script::Builder::new()));
 
     witness.push([]);
 
diff --git a/src/wallet/batch/plan.rs b/src/wallet/batch/plan.rs
index 704edc1ccd..c3402d3dbb 100644
--- a/src/wallet/batch/plan.rs
+++ b/src/wallet/batch/plan.rs
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ impl Plan {
     );
 
     witness.push(reveal_script);
-    witness.push(&control_block.serialize());
+    witness.push(control_block.serialize());
 
     let recovery_key_pair = key_pair.tap_tweak(&secp256k1, taproot_spend_info.merkle_root());
 
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ impl Plan {
               .to_vec(),
           );
           txin.witness.push(script);
-          txin.witness.push(&control_block.serialize());
+          txin.witness.push(control_block.serialize());
         } else {
           txin.witness = Witness::from_slice(&[&[0; SCHNORR_SIGNATURE_SIZE]]);
         }
diff --git a/tests/lib.rs b/tests/lib.rs
index 6afc3cefe1..19dfe3670f 100644
--- a/tests/lib.rs
+++ b/tests/lib.rs
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ fn batch(core: &mockcore::Handle, ord: &TestServer, batchfile: batch::File) -> E
       .ord(ord);
 
   for inscription in &batchfile.inscriptions {
-    builder = builder.write(&inscription.file.clone().unwrap(), "inscription");
+    builder = builder.write(inscription.file.clone().unwrap(), "inscription");
   }
 
   let mut spawn = builder.spawn();