diff --git a/exercises/practice/dominoes/tests/dominoes.rs b/exercises/practice/dominoes/tests/dominoes.rs
index 3fb41367b..5d0588c0c 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/dominoes/tests/dominoes.rs
+++ b/exercises/practice/dominoes/tests/dominoes.rs
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ fn check(input: &[Domino]) -> CheckResult {
 }
 
 fn assert_correct(input: &[Domino]) {
-    match check(&input) {
+    match check(input) {
         Correct => (),
         GotInvalid => panic!("Unexpectedly got invalid on input {:?}", input),
         ChainingFailure(output) => panic!(
diff --git a/exercises/practice/dot-dsl/tests/dot-dsl.rs b/exercises/practice/dot-dsl/tests/dot-dsl.rs
index 2d2ca1b4d..4811cb68e 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/dot-dsl/tests/dot-dsl.rs
+++ b/exercises/practice/dot-dsl/tests/dot-dsl.rs
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ fn test_graph_stores_attributes() {
         &["a", "b", "c"]
             .iter()
             .zip(attributes.iter())
-            .map(|(name, &attr)| Node::new(&name).with_attrs(&[attr]))
+            .map(|(name, &attr)| Node::new(name).with_attrs(&[attr]))
             .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
     );
 
diff --git a/exercises/practice/grep/tests/grep.rs b/exercises/practice/grep/tests/grep.rs
index 87b5d2d26..f168ed4ca 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/grep/tests/grep.rs
+++ b/exercises/practice/grep/tests/grep.rs
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ macro_rules! set_up_test_case {
 
             let expected = vec![$($expected),*];
 
-            process_grep_case(&pattern, &flags, &files, &expected);
+            process_grep_case(pattern, &flags, &files, &expected);
         }
     };
     ($(#[$flag:meta])+ $test_case_name:ident(pattern=$pattern:expr, flags=[$($grep_flag:expr),*], files=[$($file:expr),+], prefix_expected=[$($expected:expr),*])) => {
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ macro_rules! set_up_test_case {
 
             let expected = vec![$(concat!(stringify!($test_case_name), "_", $expected)),*];
 
-            process_grep_case(&pattern, &flags, &files, &expected);
+            process_grep_case(pattern, &flags, &files, &expected);
         }
 
     }
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ fn test_nonexistent_file_returns_error() {
 
     let files = vec!["test_nonexistent_file_returns_error_iliad.txt"];
 
-    assert!(grep(&pattern, &flags, &files).is_err());
+    assert!(grep(pattern, &flags, &files).is_err());
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ fn test_grep_returns_result() {
 
     test_fixture.set_up();
 
-    assert!(grep(&pattern, &flags, &files).is_ok());
+    assert!(grep(pattern, &flags, &files).is_ok());
 }
 
 // Test grepping a single file
diff --git a/exercises/practice/pangram/tests/pangram.rs b/exercises/practice/pangram/tests/pangram.rs
index 8db231d2e..27edf4cdf 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/pangram/tests/pangram.rs
+++ b/exercises/practice/pangram/tests/pangram.rs
@@ -3,68 +3,68 @@ use pangram::*;
 #[test]
 fn empty_strings_are_not_pangrams() {
     let sentence = "";
-    assert!(!is_pangram(&sentence));
+    assert!(!is_pangram(sentence));
 }
 
 #[test]
 #[ignore]
 fn classic_pangram_is_a_pangram() {
     let sentence = "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog";
-    assert!(is_pangram(&sentence));
+    assert!(is_pangram(sentence));
 }
 
 #[test]
 #[ignore]
 fn pangrams_must_have_all_letters() {
     let sentence = "a quick movement of the enemy will jeopardize five gunboats";
-    assert!(!is_pangram(&sentence));
+    assert!(!is_pangram(sentence));
 }
 
 #[test]
 #[ignore]
 fn pangrams_must_have_all_letters_two() {
     let sentence = "the quick brown fish jumps over the lazy dog";
-    assert!(!is_pangram(&sentence));
+    assert!(!is_pangram(sentence));
 }
 
 #[test]
 #[ignore]
 fn pangrams_must_include_z() {
     let sentence = "the quick brown fox jumps over the lay dog";
-    assert!(!is_pangram(&sentence));
+    assert!(!is_pangram(sentence));
 }
 
 #[test]
 #[ignore]
 fn underscores_do_not_affect_pangrams() {
     let sentence = "the_quick_brown_fox_jumps_over_the_lazy_dog";
-    assert!(is_pangram(&sentence));
+    assert!(is_pangram(sentence));
 }
 
 #[test]
 #[ignore]
 fn numbers_do_not_affect_pangrams() {
     let sentence = "the 1 quick brown fox jumps over the 2 lazy dogs";
-    assert!(is_pangram(&sentence));
+    assert!(is_pangram(sentence));
 }
 
 #[test]
 #[ignore]
 fn numbers_can_not_replace_letters() {
     let sentence = "7h3 qu1ck brown fox jumps ov3r 7h3 lazy dog";
-    assert!(!is_pangram(&sentence));
+    assert!(!is_pangram(sentence));
 }
 
 #[test]
 #[ignore]
 fn capitals_and_punctuation_can_be_in_pangrams() {
     let sentence = "\"Five quacking Zephyrs jolt my wax bed.\"";
-    assert!(is_pangram(&sentence));
+    assert!(is_pangram(sentence));
 }
 
 #[test]
 #[ignore]
 fn non_ascii_characters_can_be_in_pangrams() {
     let sentence = "Victor jagt zwölf Boxkämpfer quer über den großen Sylter Deich.";
-    assert!(is_pangram(&sentence));
+    assert!(is_pangram(sentence));
 }
diff --git a/exercises/practice/sublist/tests/sublist.rs b/exercises/practice/sublist/tests/sublist.rs
index de12b46a2..b711c7424 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/sublist/tests/sublist.rs
+++ b/exercises/practice/sublist/tests/sublist.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use sublist::{sublist, Comparison};
 fn empty_equals_empty() {
     let v: &[u32] = &[];
 
-    assert_eq!(Comparison::Equal, sublist(&v, &v));
+    assert_eq!(Comparison::Equal, sublist(v, v));
 }
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/exercises/practice/tournament/tests/tournament.rs b/exercises/practice/tournament/tests/tournament.rs
index b969155e4..398e91807 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/tournament/tests/tournament.rs
+++ b/exercises/practice/tournament/tests/tournament.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ fn just_the_header_if_no_input() {
     let input = "";
     let expected = "Team                           | MP |  W |  D |  L |  P";
 
-    assert_eq!(tournament::tally(&input), expected);
+    assert_eq!(tournament::tally(input), expected);
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ fn a_win_is_three_points_a_loss_is_zero_points() {
         + "Allegoric Alaskans             |  1 |  1 |  0 |  0 |  3\n"
         + "Blithering Badgers             |  1 |  0 |  0 |  1 |  0";
 
-    assert_eq!(tournament::tally(&input), expected);
+    assert_eq!(tournament::tally(input), expected);
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ fn a_win_can_also_be_expressed_as_a_loss() {
         + "Allegoric Alaskans             |  1 |  1 |  0 |  0 |  3\n"
         + "Blithering Badgers             |  1 |  0 |  0 |  1 |  0";
 
-    assert_eq!(tournament::tally(&input), expected);
+    assert_eq!(tournament::tally(input), expected);
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ fn a_different_team_can_win() {
         + "Blithering Badgers             |  1 |  1 |  0 |  0 |  3\n"
         + "Allegoric Alaskans             |  1 |  0 |  0 |  1 |  0";
 
-    assert_eq!(tournament::tally(&input), expected);
+    assert_eq!(tournament::tally(input), expected);
 }
 
 #[test]