diff --git a/stackslib/src/chainstate/stacks/transaction.rs b/stackslib/src/chainstate/stacks/transaction.rs
index 50d2cca03b..b89fa611b2 100644
--- a/stackslib/src/chainstate/stacks/transaction.rs
+++ b/stackslib/src/chainstate/stacks/transaction.rs
@@ -979,19 +979,19 @@ impl StacksTransaction {
     /// Get the origin account's address
     pub fn origin_address(&self) -> StacksAddress {
         match (&self.version, &self.auth) {
-            (&TransactionVersion::Mainnet, &TransactionAuth::Standard(ref origin_condition)) => {
+            (TransactionVersion::Mainnet, TransactionAuth::Standard(origin_condition)) => {
                 origin_condition.address_mainnet()
             }
-            (&TransactionVersion::Testnet, &TransactionAuth::Standard(ref origin_condition)) => {
+            (TransactionVersion::Testnet, TransactionAuth::Standard(origin_condition)) => {
                 origin_condition.address_testnet()
             }
             (
-                &TransactionVersion::Mainnet,
-                &TransactionAuth::Sponsored(ref origin_condition, ref _unused),
+                TransactionVersion::Mainnet,
+                TransactionAuth::Sponsored(origin_condition, _unused),
             ) => origin_condition.address_mainnet(),
             (
-                &TransactionVersion::Testnet,
-                &TransactionAuth::Sponsored(ref origin_condition, ref _unused),
+                TransactionVersion::Testnet,
+                TransactionAuth::Sponsored(origin_condition, _unused),
             ) => origin_condition.address_testnet(),
         }
     }
@@ -999,15 +999,15 @@ impl StacksTransaction {
     /// Get the sponsor account's address, if this transaction is sponsored
     pub fn sponsor_address(&self) -> Option<StacksAddress> {
         match (&self.version, &self.auth) {
-            (&TransactionVersion::Mainnet, &TransactionAuth::Standard(ref _unused)) => None,
-            (&TransactionVersion::Testnet, &TransactionAuth::Standard(ref _unused)) => None,
+            (TransactionVersion::Mainnet, TransactionAuth::Standard(_unused)) => None,
+            (TransactionVersion::Testnet, TransactionAuth::Standard(_unused)) => None,
             (
-                &TransactionVersion::Mainnet,
-                &TransactionAuth::Sponsored(ref _unused, ref sponsor_condition),
+                TransactionVersion::Mainnet,
+                TransactionAuth::Sponsored(_unused, sponsor_condition),
             ) => Some(sponsor_condition.address_mainnet()),
             (
-                &TransactionVersion::Testnet,
-                &TransactionAuth::Sponsored(ref _unused, ref sponsor_condition),
+                TransactionVersion::Testnet,
+                TransactionAuth::Sponsored(_unused, sponsor_condition),
             ) => Some(sponsor_condition.address_testnet()),
         }
     }
diff --git a/stackslib/src/net/prune.rs b/stackslib/src/net/prune.rs
index 96edb12c2a..f178ea719a 100644
--- a/stackslib/src/net/prune.rs
+++ b/stackslib/src/net/prune.rs
@@ -199,11 +199,9 @@ impl PeerNetwork {
             match org_neighbors.get_mut(&org) {
                 None => {}
                 Some(ref mut neighbor_infos) => {
-                    neighbor_infos.sort_unstable_by(
-                        |&(ref _nk1, ref stats1), &(ref _nk2, ref stats2)| {
-                            PeerNetwork::compare_neighbor_uptime_health(stats1, stats2)
-                        },
-                    );
+                    neighbor_infos.sort_unstable_by(|(_nk1, stats1), (_nk2, stats2)| {
+                        PeerNetwork::compare_neighbor_uptime_health(stats1, stats2)
+                    });
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -341,17 +339,15 @@ impl PeerNetwork {
 
         // sort in order by first-contact time (oldest first)
         for (_, stats_list) in ip_neighbor.iter_mut() {
-            stats_list.sort_by(
-                |&(ref _e1, ref _nk1, ref stats1), &(ref _e2, ref _nk2, ref stats2)| {
-                    if stats1.first_contact_time < stats2.first_contact_time {
-                        Ordering::Less
-                    } else if stats1.first_contact_time > stats2.first_contact_time {
-                        Ordering::Greater
-                    } else {
-                        Ordering::Equal
-                    }
-                },
-            );
+            stats_list.sort_by(|(_e1, _nk1, stats1), (_e2, _nk2, stats2)| {
+                if stats1.first_contact_time < stats2.first_contact_time {
+                    Ordering::Less
+                } else if stats1.first_contact_time > stats2.first_contact_time {
+                    Ordering::Greater
+                } else {
+                    Ordering::Equal
+                }
+            });
         }
 
         let mut to_remove = vec![];