diff --git a/crates/bevy_gltf/src/loader.rs b/crates/bevy_gltf/src/loader.rs
index e48fd990787a9..8c59d40cfe525 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_gltf/src/loader.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_gltf/src/loader.rs
@@ -484,11 +484,10 @@ async fn load_buffers(
         match buffer.source() {
             gltf::buffer::Source::Uri(uri) => {
                 if uri.starts_with("data:") {
-                    if uri.starts_with(OCTET_STREAM_URI) {
-                        buffer_data.push(base64::decode(&uri[OCTET_STREAM_URI.len()..])?);
-                    } else {
-                        return Err(GltfError::BufferFormatUnsupported);
-                    }
+                    buffer_data.push(base64::decode(
+                        uri.strip_prefix(OCTET_STREAM_URI)
+                            .ok_or(GltfError::BufferFormatUnsupported)?,
+                    )?);
                 } else {
                     // TODO: Remove this and add dep
                     let buffer_path = asset_path.parent().unwrap().join(uri);
diff --git a/docs/linters.md b/docs/linters.md
index aefbdaa562853..168021677c9d9 100644
--- a/docs/linters.md
+++ b/docs/linters.md
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ cargo clippy --all-targets --all-features -- -D warnings -A clippy::type_complex
 
 * `-D warnings`: No warnings are allowed in the codebase.
 * `-A clippy::type_complexity`: type complexity must be ignored because we use huge templates for queries.
-* `-A clippy::manual-strip`: strip_prefix support was added in 1.45. We want to support earlier rust versions.
 
 ## [super-linter](https://github.com/github/super-linter)
 
diff --git a/tools/ci/src/main.rs b/tools/ci/src/main.rs
index fd2eea77f7586..35a4f876a0fe1 100644
--- a/tools/ci/src/main.rs
+++ b/tools/ci/src/main.rs
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ fn main() {
 
     // See if clippy has any complaints.
     // - Type complexity must be ignored because we use huge templates for queries
-    // - `-A clippy::manual-strip` strip_prefix support was added in 1.45
-    cmd!("cargo clippy --workspace --all-targets --all-features -- -D warnings -A clippy::type_complexity -A clippy::manual-strip")
+    cmd!("cargo clippy --workspace --all-targets --all-features -- -D warnings -A clippy::type_complexity")
     .run()
     .expect("Please fix clippy errors in output above.");
 }