diff --git a/radicle-term/src/element.rs b/radicle-term/src/element.rs
index 6fee187e..cc233bb6 100644
--- a/radicle-term/src/element.rs
+++ b/radicle-term/src/element.rs
@@ -59,15 +59,15 @@ impl<'a> Element for Box<dyn Element + 'a> {
 
 impl<T: Element> Element for &T {
     fn size(&self) -> Size {
-        self.deref().size()
+        (*self).size()
     }
 
     fn render(&self) -> Vec<Line> {
-        self.deref().render()
+        (*self).render()
     }
 
     fn print(&self) {
-        self.deref().print()
+        (*self).print()
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/radicle/src/canonical/formatter.rs b/radicle/src/canonical/formatter.rs
index f9429d81..1c3e014b 100644
--- a/radicle/src/canonical/formatter.rs
+++ b/radicle/src/canonical/formatter.rs
@@ -217,13 +217,13 @@ impl Formatter for CanonicalFormatter {
     }
 
     fn begin_object_key<W: Write + ?Sized>(&mut self, _writer: &mut W, _first: bool) -> Result<()> {
-        let mut object = self.obj_mut()?;
+        let object = self.obj_mut()?;
         object.key_done = false;
         Ok(())
     }
 
     fn end_object_key<W: Write + ?Sized>(&mut self, _writer: &mut W) -> Result<()> {
-        let mut object = self.obj_mut()?;
+        let object = self.obj_mut()?;
         object.key_done = true;
         Ok(())
     }
diff --git a/radicle/src/storage/git/transport/remote/mock.rs b/radicle/src/storage/git/transport/remote/mock.rs
index a7bbb12e..aef3b006 100644
--- a/radicle/src/storage/git/transport/remote/mock.rs
+++ b/radicle/src/storage/git/transport/remote/mock.rs
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ pub fn register(node: &RemoteId, path: &Path) {
 
     REGISTER.call_once(|| unsafe {
         git2::transport::register(Url::SCHEME, move |remote| {
-            git2::transport::Transport::smart(remote, false, MockTransport::default())
+            git2::transport::Transport::smart(remote, false, MockTransport)
         })
         .expect("transport registration is successful");
     });
diff --git a/rust-toolchain b/rust-toolchain
index bfe79d0b..12816e62 100644
--- a/rust-toolchain
+++ b/rust-toolchain
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.70
+1.71