diff --git a/helix-term/tests/test/commands/write.rs b/helix-term/tests/test/commands/write.rs
index 4b78e14c4..6f2d61258 100644
--- a/helix-term/tests/test/commands/write.rs
+++ b/helix-term/tests/test/commands/write.rs
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ async fn test_hardlink_write() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 async fn edit_file_with_content(file_content: &[u8]) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let mut file = tempfile::NamedTempFile::new()?;
 
-    file.as_file_mut().write_all(&file_content)?;
+    file.as_file_mut().write_all(file_content)?;
 
     helpers::test_key_sequence(
         &mut helpers::AppBuilder::new()
diff --git a/helix-term/tests/test/helpers.rs b/helix-term/tests/test/helpers.rs
index ef910852c..ae919acbd 100644
--- a/helix-term/tests/test/helpers.rs
+++ b/helix-term/tests/test/helpers.rs
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ pub struct TestCase {
     pub out_text: String,
     pub out_selection: Selection,
 
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
     pub line_feed_handling: LineFeedHandling,
 }
 
@@ -425,7 +426,7 @@ pub fn reload_file(file: &mut NamedTempFile) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let f = std::fs::OpenOptions::new()
         .write(true)
         .read(true)
-        .open(&path)?;
+        .open(path)?;
     *file.as_file_mut() = f;
     Ok(())
 }