diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/windows/fs.rs b/library/std/src/sys/windows/fs.rs
index 4deda6d97c4f..a0d3401a0a63 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/windows/fs.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/windows/fs.rs
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ impl DirEntry {
     }
 
     pub fn path(&self) -> PathBuf {
-        self.root.join(&self.file_name())
+        self.root.join(self.file_name())
     }
 
     pub fn file_name(&self) -> OsString {
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/windows/process.rs b/library/std/src/sys/windows/process.rs
index f4078d359448..f7e87a6734d5 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/windows/process.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/windows/process.rs
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ fn resolve_exe<'a>(
 
         // Search the directories given by `search_paths`.
         let result = search_paths(parent_paths, child_paths, |mut path| {
-            path.push(&exe_path);
+            path.push(exe_path);
             if !has_extension {
                 path.set_extension(EXE_EXTENSION);
             }