diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/trait_bounds.rs b/clippy_lints/src/trait_bounds.rs
index f0332140247a..07bf4319ff0e 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/trait_bounds.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/trait_bounds.rs
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for TraitBounds {
         let mut self_bounds_map = FxHashMap::default();
 
         for predicate in item.generics.predicates {
-            if let WherePredicate::BoundPredicate(ref bound_predicate) = predicate
+            if let WherePredicate::BoundPredicate(bound_predicate) = predicate
                 && bound_predicate.origin != PredicateOrigin::ImplTrait
                 && !bound_predicate.span.from_expansion()
                 && let TyKind::Path(QPath::Resolved(_, Path { segments, .. })) = bound_predicate.bounded_ty.kind
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ impl TraitBounds {
         let mut map: UnhashMap<SpanlessTy<'_, '_>, Vec<&GenericBound<'_>>> = UnhashMap::default();
         let mut applicability = Applicability::MaybeIncorrect;
         for bound in generics.predicates {
-            if let WherePredicate::BoundPredicate(ref p) = bound
+            if let WherePredicate::BoundPredicate(p) = bound
                 && p.origin != PredicateOrigin::ImplTrait
                 && p.bounds.len() as u64 <= self.max_trait_bounds
                 && !p.span.from_expansion()
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/unused_io_amount.rs b/clippy_lints/src/unused_io_amount.rs
index a8cc14d269a5..7c9455bf8abe 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/unused_io_amount.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/unused_io_amount.rs
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ fn unpack_call_chain<'a>(mut expr: &'a hir::Expr<'a>) -> &'a hir::Expr<'a> {
 }
 
 fn unpack_try<'a>(mut expr: &'a hir::Expr<'a>) -> &'a hir::Expr<'a> {
-    while let ExprKind::Call(func, [ref arg_0]) = expr.kind
+    while let ExprKind::Call(func, [arg_0]) = expr.kind
         && matches!(
             func.kind,
             ExprKind::Path(hir::QPath::LangItem(hir::LangItem::TryTraitBranch, ..))
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ fn unpack_match<'a>(mut expr: &'a hir::Expr<'a>) -> &'a hir::Expr<'a> {
 /// waited on.  Otherwise return None.
 fn unpack_await<'a>(expr: &'a hir::Expr<'a>) -> &'a hir::Expr<'a> {
     if let ExprKind::Match(expr, _, hir::MatchSource::AwaitDesugar) = expr.kind {
-        if let ExprKind::Call(func, [ref arg_0]) = expr.kind {
+        if let ExprKind::Call(func, [arg_0]) = expr.kind {
             if matches!(
                 func.kind,
                 ExprKind::Path(hir::QPath::LangItem(hir::LangItem::IntoFutureIntoFuture, ..))
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/utils/internal_lints/collapsible_calls.rs b/clippy_lints/src/utils/internal_lints/collapsible_calls.rs
index a3f9abe4f961..eaeb754a23f1 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/utils/internal_lints/collapsible_calls.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/utils/internal_lints/collapsible_calls.rs
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for CollapsibleCalls {
 
         if let ExprKind::Call(func, [call_cx, call_lint, call_sp, call_msg, call_f]) = expr.kind
             && is_expr_path_def_path(cx, func, &["clippy_utils", "diagnostics", "span_lint_and_then"])
-            && let ExprKind::Closure(&Closure { body, .. }) = &call_f.kind
+            && let ExprKind::Closure(&Closure { body, .. }) = call_f.kind
             && let body = cx.tcx.hir().body(body)
             && let only_expr = peel_blocks_with_stmt(body.value)
             && let ExprKind::MethodCall(ps, recv, span_call_args, _) = &only_expr.kind
diff --git a/clippy_utils/src/hir_utils.rs b/clippy_utils/src/hir_utils.rs
index f09b0324e33b..cb69f8e5a0ed 100644
--- a/clippy_utils/src/hir_utils.rs
+++ b/clippy_utils/src/hir_utils.rs
@@ -1201,11 +1201,11 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> SpanlessHash<'a, 'tcx> {
                 self.hash_ty(ty);
                 self.hash_pat(pat);
             },
-            TyKind::Ptr(ref mut_ty) => {
+            TyKind::Ptr(mut_ty) => {
                 self.hash_ty(mut_ty.ty);
                 mut_ty.mutbl.hash(&mut self.s);
             },
-            TyKind::Ref(lifetime, ref mut_ty) => {
+            TyKind::Ref(lifetime, mut_ty) => {
                 self.hash_lifetime(lifetime);
                 self.hash_ty(mut_ty.ty);
                 mut_ty.mutbl.hash(&mut self.s);
@@ -1230,7 +1230,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> SpanlessHash<'a, 'tcx> {
                     self.hash_ty(ty);
                 }
             },
-            TyKind::Path(ref qpath) => self.hash_qpath(qpath),
+            TyKind::Path(qpath) => self.hash_qpath(qpath),
             TyKind::TraitObject(_, lifetime, _) => {
                 self.hash_lifetime(lifetime);
             },