diff --git a/src/collapsible_if.rs b/src/collapsible_if.rs
index e5ad94fc6398..663d39cdbb2f 100644
--- a/src/collapsible_if.rs
+++ b/src/collapsible_if.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 use rustc::lint::*;
 use rustc_front::hir::*;
+use std::borrow::Cow;
 use syntax::codemap::Spanned;
 
 use utils::{in_macro, snippet, snippet_block, span_lint_and_then};
@@ -95,11 +96,11 @@ fn requires_brackets(e: &Expr) -> bool {
     }
 }
 
-fn check_to_string(cx: &LateContext, e: &Expr) -> String {
+fn check_to_string(cx: &LateContext, e: &Expr) -> Cow<'static, str> {
     if requires_brackets(e) {
-        format!("({})", snippet(cx, e.span, ".."))
+        format!("({})", snippet(cx, e.span, "..")).into()
     } else {
-        format!("{}", snippet(cx, e.span, ".."))
+        snippet(cx, e.span, "..")
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/loops.rs b/src/loops.rs
index 9e5745950dd7..fff73f907f07 100644
--- a/src/loops.rs
+++ b/src/loops.rs
@@ -245,13 +245,13 @@ impl LateLintPass for LoopsPass {
                     let mut other_stuff = block.stmts
                                                .iter()
                                                .skip(1)
-                                               .map(|stmt| format!("{}", snippet(cx, stmt.span, "..")))
-                                               .collect::<Vec<String>>();
+                                               .map(|stmt| snippet(cx, stmt.span, ".."))
+                                               .collect::<Vec<Cow<_>>>();
                     if inner_stmt_expr.is_some() {
                         // if we have a statement which has a match,
                         if let Some(ref expr) = block.expr {
                             // then collect the expression (without semicolon) below it
-                            other_stuff.push(format!("{}", snippet(cx, expr.span, "..")));
+                            other_stuff.push(snippet(cx, expr.span, ".."));
                         }
                     }
 
diff --git a/src/methods.rs b/src/methods.rs
index f776d5890b79..1d529e175db5 100644
--- a/src/methods.rs
+++ b/src/methods.rs
@@ -530,10 +530,10 @@ fn lint_or_fun_call(cx: &LateContext, expr: &Expr, name: &str, args: &[P<Expr>])
             return;
         }
 
-        let sugg = match (fn_has_arguments, !or_has_args) {
-            (true, _) => format!("|_| {}", snippet(cx, arg.span, "..")),
-            (false, false) => format!("|| {}", snippet(cx, arg.span, "..")),
-            (false, true) => format!("{}", snippet(cx, fun.span, "..")),
+        let sugg: Cow<_> = match (fn_has_arguments, !or_has_args) {
+            (true, _) => format!("|_| {}", snippet(cx, arg.span, "..")).into(),
+            (false, false) => format!("|| {}", snippet(cx, arg.span, "..")).into(),
+            (false, true) => snippet(cx, fun.span, ".."),
         };
 
         span_lint(cx, OR_FUN_CALL, span, &format!("use of `{}` followed by a function call", name))
diff --git a/src/misc_early.rs b/src/misc_early.rs
index 28d5fb65f36a..bbed9ad4996b 100644
--- a/src/misc_early.rs
+++ b/src/misc_early.rs
@@ -45,10 +45,7 @@ impl EarlyLintPass for MiscEarly {
     fn check_pat(&mut self, cx: &EarlyContext, pat: &Pat) {
         if let PatKind::Struct(ref npat, ref pfields, _) = pat.node {
             let mut wilds = 0;
-            let type_name = match npat.segments.last() {
-                Some(elem) => format!("{}", elem.identifier.name),
-                None => String::new(),
-            };
+            let type_name = npat.segments.last().expect("A path must have at least one segment").identifier.name;
 
             for field in pfields {
                 if field.node.pat.node == PatKind::Wild {
diff --git a/src/mut_reference.rs b/src/mut_reference.rs
index 35904533719d..ea2c00bab94e 100644
--- a/src/mut_reference.rs
+++ b/src/mut_reference.rs
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ impl LateLintPass for UnnecessaryMutPassed {
                                                            If this happened, the compiler would have \
                                                            aborted the compilation long ago");
                 if let ExprPath(_, ref path) = fn_expr.node {
-                    check_arguments(cx, &arguments, function_type, &format!("{}", path));
+                    check_arguments(cx, &arguments, function_type, &path.to_string());
                 }
             }
             ExprMethodCall(ref name, _, ref arguments) => {
                 let method_call = MethodCall::expr(e.id);
                 let method_type = borrowed_table.method_map.get(&method_call).expect("This should never happen.");
-                check_arguments(cx, &arguments, method_type.ty, &format!("{}", name.node.as_str()))
+                check_arguments(cx, &arguments, method_type.ty, &name.node.as_str())
             }
             _ => {}
         }