diff --git a/gix/src/repository/identity.rs b/gix/src/repository/identity.rs
index ea9f3a506c..1208bb880c 100644
--- a/gix/src/repository/identity.rs
+++ b/gix/src/repository/identity.rs
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ impl crate::Repository {
         if self.committer().is_none() {
             let mut config = gix_config::File::new(gix_config::file::Metadata::api());
             config
-                .set_raw_value(&gitoxide::Committer::NAME_FALLBACK, "no name configured")
+                .set_raw_value(gitoxide::Committer::NAME_FALLBACK, "no name configured")
                 .expect("works - statically known");
             config
-                .set_raw_value(&gitoxide::Committer::EMAIL_FALLBACK, "noEmailAvailable@example.com")
+                .set_raw_value(gitoxide::Committer::EMAIL_FALLBACK, "noEmailAvailable@example.com")
                 .expect("works - statically known");
             let mut repo_config = self.config_snapshot_mut();
             repo_config.append(config);
diff --git a/src/plumbing/main.rs b/src/plumbing/main.rs
index 1ff9821d90..12edbd7cc2 100644
--- a/src/plumbing/main.rs
+++ b/src/plumbing/main.rs
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ pub fn main() -> Result<()> {
                     .boolean(gix::config::tree::Gitoxide::PARSE_PRECIOUS)
                     .is_none()
                 {
-                    config_mut.set_raw_value(&gix::config::tree::Gitoxide::PARSE_PRECIOUS, "true")?;
+                    config_mut.set_raw_value(gix::config::tree::Gitoxide::PARSE_PRECIOUS, "true")?;
                 }
             }
             Ok(repo)