diff --git a/src/constants.rs b/src/constants.rs
index a628bdb23..72daeaa0e 100644
--- a/src/constants.rs
+++ b/src/constants.rs
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ fn test_zs_and_us<C: CurveAffine>(base: C, z: &[u64], u: &[[[u8; 32]; H]], num_w
     for ((u, z), window_points) in u.iter().zip(z.iter()).zip(window_table) {
         for (u, point) in u.iter().zip(window_points.iter()) {
             let y = *point.coordinates().unwrap().y();
-            let u = C::Base::from_bytes(&u).unwrap();
+            let u = C::Base::from_bytes(u).unwrap();
             assert_eq!(C::Base::from_u64(*z) + y, u * u); // allow either square root
             assert!(bool::from((C::Base::from_u64(*z) - y).sqrt().is_none()));
         }
diff --git a/src/constants/load.rs b/src/constants/load.rs
index fe0eb3bc3..88a2c093c 100644
--- a/src/constants/load.rs
+++ b/src/constants/load.rs
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ impl<F: FieldExt> From<&[[u8; 32]; H]> for WindowUs<F> {
         Self(
             window_us
                 .iter()
-                .map(|u| F::from_bytes(&u).unwrap())
+                .map(|u| F::from_bytes(u).unwrap())
                 .collect::<Vec<_>>()
                 .into_boxed_slice()
                 .try_into()