diff --git a/arrow-array/src/array/fixed_size_binary_array.rs b/arrow-array/src/array/fixed_size_binary_array.rs
index 74a7c4c7a84a..f0b04c203ceb 100644
--- a/arrow-array/src/array/fixed_size_binary_array.rs
+++ b/arrow-array/src/array/fixed_size_binary_array.rs
@@ -179,9 +179,18 @@ impl FixedSizeBinaryArray {
         self.value_length
     }
 
-    /// Returns a clone of the value data buffer
-    pub fn value_data(&self) -> Buffer {
-        self.value_data.clone()
+    /// Returns the values of this array.
+    ///
+    /// Unlike [`Self::value_data`] this returns the [`Buffer`]
+    /// allowing for zero-copy cloning.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn values(&self) -> &Buffer {
+        &self.value_data
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the raw value data.
+    pub fn value_data(&self) -> &[u8] {
+        self.value_data.as_slice()
     }
 
     /// Returns a zero-copy slice of this array with the indicated offset and length.
diff --git a/arrow-string/src/substring.rs b/arrow-string/src/substring.rs
index 1075d106911e..dc0dfdcbb4ad 100644
--- a/arrow-string/src/substring.rs
+++ b/arrow-string/src/substring.rs
@@ -347,8 +347,7 @@ fn fixed_size_binary_substring(
 
     // build value buffer
     let num_of_elements = array.len();
-    let values = array.value_data();
-    let data = values.as_slice();
+    let data = array.value_data();
     let mut new_values = MutableBuffer::new(num_of_elements * (new_len as usize));
     (0..num_of_elements)
         .map(|idx| {