diff --git a/src/uu/cut/src/cut.rs b/src/uu/cut/src/cut.rs
index c4c2527b8..f3f268d37 100644
--- a/src/uu/cut/src/cut.rs
+++ b/src/uu/cut/src/cut.rs
@@ -355,9 +355,9 @@ fn cut_files(mut filenames: Vec<String>, mode: &Mode) {
             }
 
             show_if_err!(match mode {
-                Mode::Bytes(ref ranges, ref opts) => cut_bytes(stdin(), ranges, opts),
-                Mode::Characters(ref ranges, ref opts) => cut_bytes(stdin(), ranges, opts),
-                Mode::Fields(ref ranges, ref opts) => cut_fields(stdin(), ranges, opts),
+                Mode::Bytes(ranges, opts) => cut_bytes(stdin(), ranges, opts),
+                Mode::Characters(ranges, opts) => cut_bytes(stdin(), ranges, opts),
+                Mode::Fields(ranges, opts) => cut_fields(stdin(), ranges, opts),
             });
 
             stdin_read = true;
diff --git a/src/uu/split/src/filenames.rs b/src/uu/split/src/filenames.rs
index 9e899a417..d2883a711 100644
--- a/src/uu/split/src/filenames.rs
+++ b/src/uu/split/src/filenames.rs
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ impl Suffix {
         }
 
         // Auto pre-calculate new suffix length (auto-width) if necessary
-        if let Strategy::Number(ref number_type) = strategy {
+        if let Strategy::Number(number_type) = strategy {
             let chunks = number_type.num_chunks();
             let required_length = ((start as u64 + chunks) as f64)
                 .log(stype.radix() as f64)
diff --git a/src/uu/split/src/platform/unix.rs b/src/uu/split/src/platform/unix.rs
index 451abef92..3ada2cd1b 100644
--- a/src/uu/split/src/platform/unix.rs
+++ b/src/uu/split/src/platform/unix.rs
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ pub fn instantiate_current_writer(
             };
             Ok(BufWriter::new(Box::new(file) as Box<dyn Write>))
         }
-        Some(ref filter_command) => Ok(BufWriter::new(Box::new(
+        Some(filter_command) => Ok(BufWriter::new(Box::new(
             // spawn a shell command and write to it
             FilterWriter::new(filter_command, filename)?,
         ) as Box<dyn Write>)),