diff --git a/solana/solana-ibc/programs/solana-ibc/src/chain.rs b/solana/solana-ibc/programs/solana-ibc/src/chain.rs
index dc1c073d..77145eec 100644
--- a/solana/solana-ibc/programs/solana-ibc/src/chain.rs
+++ b/solana/solana-ibc/programs/solana-ibc/src/chain.rs
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ impl ChainInner {
                 assert!(!finalised);
                 events::emit(events::NewBlock {
                     hash: head.calc_hash(),
-                    block: events::block(&head),
+                    block: events::block(head),
                 })
                 .map_err(ProgramError::BorshIoError)?;
                 Ok(())
diff --git a/solana/solana-ibc/programs/solana-ibc/src/events.rs b/solana/solana-ibc/programs/solana-ibc/src/events.rs
index 8e84b99b..fd47e8fb 100644
--- a/solana/solana-ibc/programs/solana-ibc/src/events.rs
+++ b/solana/solana-ibc/programs/solana-ibc/src/events.rs
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ pub fn emit<'a>(event: impl Into<Event<'a>>) -> Result<(), String> {
 pub type CowBlock<'a> = alloc::borrow::Cow<'a, Block>;
 
 #[inline]
-pub fn block<'a>(block: &'a crate::chain::Block) -> CowBlock {
+pub fn block(block: &crate::chain::Block) -> CowBlock {
     CowBlock::Borrowed(bytemuck::TransparentWrapper::wrap_ref(block))
 }