diff --git a/src/verify_cert.rs b/src/verify_cert.rs
index 433c6e36..690e72ff 100644
--- a/src/verify_cert.rs
+++ b/src/verify_cert.rs
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ mod tests {
             intermediates.pop();
         }
 
-        verify_chain(ca_cert_der, intermediates, make_end_entity(&issuer)).unwrap_err()
+        verify_chain(&ca_cert_der, &intermediates, &make_end_entity(&issuer)).unwrap_err()
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ mod tests {
             issuer = intermediate;
         }
 
-        verify_chain(ca_cert_der, intermediates, make_end_entity(&issuer))
+        verify_chain(&ca_cert_der, &intermediates, &make_end_entity(&issuer))
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -656,16 +656,16 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
     fn verify_chain(
-        trust_anchor_der: Vec<u8>,
-        intermediates_der: Vec<Vec<u8>>,
-        ee_cert_der: Vec<u8>,
+        trust_anchor_der: &[u8],
+        intermediates_der: &[Vec<u8>],
+        ee_cert_der: &[u8],
     ) -> Result<(), Error> {
         use crate::ECDSA_P256_SHA256;
         use crate::{EndEntityCert, Time};
 
-        let anchors = &[TrustAnchor::try_from_cert_der(&trust_anchor_der).unwrap()];
+        let anchors = &[TrustAnchor::try_from_cert_der(trust_anchor_der).unwrap()];
         let time = Time::from_seconds_since_unix_epoch(0x1fed_f00d);
-        let cert = EndEntityCert::try_from(&ee_cert_der[..]).unwrap();
+        let cert = EndEntityCert::try_from(ee_cert_der).unwrap();
         let intermediates_der = intermediates_der
             .iter()
             .map(|x| x.as_ref())