diff --git a/crypto-primitives/src/nizk/gm17/constraints.rs b/crypto-primitives/src/nizk/gm17/constraints.rs
index fbcc1ff..1bf8cbd 100644
--- a/crypto-primitives/src/nizk/gm17/constraints.rs
+++ b/crypto-primitives/src/nizk/gm17/constraints.rs
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ where
             P::miller_loop(
                 cs.ns(|| "Miller loop 4"),
                 &[a_prep, pvk.g_gamma_pc.clone()],
-                &[pvk.h_gamma_pc.clone(), b_prep],
+                &[pvk.h_gamma_pc, b_prep],
             )?
         };
         let test2 = P::final_exponentiation(cs.ns(|| "Final Exp 2"), &test2_exp)?;
diff --git a/r1cs-std/src/fields/fp2.rs b/r1cs-std/src/fields/fp2.rs
index 1d7f670..618f566 100644
--- a/r1cs-std/src/fields/fp2.rs
+++ b/r1cs-std/src/fields/fp2.rs
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ impl<P: Fp2Parameters<Fp = ConstraintF>, ConstraintF: PrimeField> FieldGadget<Fp
     #[inline]
     fn get_variable(&self) -> Self::Variable {
         (
-            self.c0.get_variable().clone(),
-            self.c1.get_variable().clone(),
+            self.c0.get_variable(),
+            self.c1.get_variable(),
         )
     }
 
diff --git a/r1cs-std/src/pairing/bls12/mod.rs b/r1cs-std/src/pairing/bls12/mod.rs
index bbe52c3..421e2c2 100644
--- a/r1cs-std/src/pairing/bls12/mod.rs
+++ b/r1cs-std/src/pairing/bls12/mod.rs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ impl<P: Bls12Parameters> PairingGadget<P> {
             TwistType::M => {
                 let c0 = coeffs.0.clone();
                 let mut c1 = coeffs.1.clone();
-                let c2 = Fp2G::<P>::new(p.y.clone(), zero.clone());
+                let c2 = Fp2G::<P>::new(p.y.clone(), zero);
 
                 c1.c0 = c1.c0.mul(cs.ns(|| "mul c1.c0"), &p.x)?;
                 c1.c1 = c1.c1.mul(cs.ns(|| "mul c1.c1"), &p.x)?;
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ impl<P: Bls12Parameters> PairingGadget<P> {
                 Ok(())
             },
             TwistType::D => {
-                let c0 = Fp2G::<P>::new(p.y.clone(), zero.clone());
+                let c0 = Fp2G::<P>::new(p.y.clone(), zero);
                 let mut c1 = coeffs.0.clone();
                 let c2 = coeffs.1.clone();
 
diff --git a/r1cs-std/src/pairing/mod.rs b/r1cs-std/src/pairing/mod.rs
index 42db4ff..e1ad84c 100644
--- a/r1cs-std/src/pairing/mod.rs
+++ b/r1cs-std/src/pairing/mod.rs
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ mod test {
         let (ans1_g, ans1_n) = {
             let ans_g = PairingGadget::pairing(
                 cs.ns(|| "pair(sa, b)"),
-                sa_prep_g.clone(),
+                sa_prep_g,
                 b_prep_g.clone(),
             )
             .unwrap();
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ mod test {
             let ans_g = PairingGadget::pairing(
                 cs.ns(|| "pair(a, sb)"),
                 a_prep_g.clone(),
-                sb_prep_g.clone(),
+                sb_prep_g,
             )
             .unwrap();
             let ans_n = Bls12_377::pairing(a, sb);
@@ -129,11 +129,11 @@ mod test {
 
         let (ans3_g, ans3_n) = {
             let s_iter = BitIterator::new(s.into_repr())
-                .map(|bit| Boolean::constant(bit))
+                .map(Boolean::constant)
                 .collect::<Vec<_>>();
 
             let mut ans_g =
-                PairingGadget::pairing(cs.ns(|| "pair(a, b)"), a_prep_g.clone(), b_prep_g.clone())
+                PairingGadget::pairing(cs.ns(|| "pair(a, b)"), a_prep_g, b_prep_g)
                     .unwrap();
             let mut ans_n = Bls12_377::pairing(a, b);
             ans_n = ans_n.pow(s.into_repr());
diff --git a/r1cs-std/src/test_constraint_system.rs b/r1cs-std/src/test_constraint_system.rs
index 8096c4b..f1a98c2 100644
--- a/r1cs-std/src/test_constraint_system.rs
+++ b/r1cs-std/src/test_constraint_system.rs
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ impl<ConstraintF: Field> ConstraintSystem<ConstraintF> for TestConstraintSystem<
     {
         let name = name_fn().into();
         let path = compute_path(&self.current_namespace, name.clone());
-        self.set_named_obj(path.clone(), NamedObject::Namespace);
+        self.set_named_obj(path, NamedObject::Namespace);
         self.current_namespace.push(name);
     }