diff --git a/src/expr.rs b/src/expr.rs
index b79137c4442..11194c7de72 100644
--- a/src/expr.rs
+++ b/src/expr.rs
@@ -360,8 +360,8 @@ pub(crate) fn format_expr(
                         default_sp_delim(Some(lhs), Some(rhs))
                     };
                     rewrite_pair(
-                        &*lhs,
-                        &*rhs,
+                        lhs,
+                        rhs,
                         PairParts::infix(&sp_delim),
                         context,
                         shape,
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ pub(crate) fn format_expr(
                     } else {
                         default_sp_delim(None, Some(rhs))
                     };
-                    rewrite_unary_prefix(context, &sp_delim, &*rhs, shape)
+                    rewrite_unary_prefix(context, &sp_delim, rhs, shape)
                 }
                 (Some(lhs), None) => {
                     let sp_delim = if context.config.spaces_around_ranges() {
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ pub(crate) fn format_expr(
                     } else {
                         default_sp_delim(Some(lhs), None)
                     };
-                    rewrite_unary_suffix(context, &sp_delim, &*lhs, shape)
+                    rewrite_unary_suffix(context, &sp_delim, lhs, shape)
                 }
                 (None, None) => Ok(delim.to_owned()),
             }
diff --git a/src/items.rs b/src/items.rs
index a2c0e8e0f50..8a311faad2a 100644
--- a/src/items.rs
+++ b/src/items.rs
@@ -1850,7 +1850,7 @@ fn rewrite_ty<R: Rewrite>(
         } else {
             shape
         };
-        rewrite_assign_rhs(context, lhs, &*ty, &RhsAssignKind::Ty, shape)?
+        rewrite_assign_rhs(context, lhs, ty, &RhsAssignKind::Ty, shape)?
     } else {
         result
     };
diff --git a/src/macros.rs b/src/macros.rs
index 2d56021069c..b3189f84a09 100644
--- a/src/macros.rs
+++ b/src/macros.rs
@@ -1464,7 +1464,7 @@ fn format_lazy_static(
         result.push_str(&rewrite_assign_rhs(
             context,
             stmt,
-            &*expr,
+            expr,
             &RhsAssignKind::Expr(&expr.kind, expr.span),
             nested_shape.sub_width(1, expr.span)?,
         )?);
diff --git a/src/matches.rs b/src/matches.rs
index 4741abbe465..37663318bde 100644
--- a/src/matches.rs
+++ b/src/matches.rs
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ fn block_can_be_flattened<'a>(
                 && is_simple_block(context, block, Some(&expr.attrs))
                 && !stmt_is_expr_mac(&block.stmts[0]) =>
         {
-            Some(&*block)
+            Some(block)
         }
         _ => None,
     }
@@ -381,16 +381,16 @@ fn flatten_arm_body<'a>(
                     .and_then(|shape| rewrite_cond(context, expr, shape))
                     .map_or(false, |cond| cond.contains('\n'));
                 if cond_becomes_multi_line {
-                    (false, &*body)
+                    (false, body)
                 } else {
-                    (can_extend(expr), &*expr)
+                    (can_extend(expr), expr)
                 }
             }
         } else {
-            (false, &*body)
+            (false, body)
         }
     } else {
-        (can_extend(body), &*body)
+        (can_extend(body), body)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/patterns.rs b/src/patterns.rs
index df2a8dc5c6f..b0e2e75fd26 100644
--- a/src/patterns.rs
+++ b/src/patterns.rs
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ fn is_short_pattern_inner(context: &RewriteContext<'_>, pat: &ast::Pat) -> bool
         ast::PatKind::Box(ref p)
         | PatKind::Deref(ref p)
         | ast::PatKind::Ref(ref p, _, _)
-        | ast::PatKind::Paren(ref p) => is_short_pattern_inner(context, &*p),
+        | ast::PatKind::Paren(ref p) => is_short_pattern_inner(context, p),
         PatKind::Or(ref pats) => pats.iter().all(|p| is_short_pattern_inner(context, p)),
     }
 }