diff --git a/generic/threadshare/tests/pad.rs b/generic/threadshare/tests/pad.rs
index 3f950022..c99f6a3b 100644
--- a/generic/threadshare/tests/pad.rs
+++ b/generic/threadshare/tests/pad.rs
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ fn setup(
 
     // Src
     let src_element = glib::Object::new::<ElementSrcTest>();
-    src_element.set_property("context", &context_name);
+    src_element.set_property("context", context_name);
     pipeline.add(&src_element).unwrap();
 
     let mut last_element = src_element.clone().upcast::<gst::Element>();
diff --git a/net/hlssink3/src/imp.rs b/net/hlssink3/src/imp.rs
index 4b6c8668..324634b1 100644
--- a/net/hlssink3/src/imp.rs
+++ b/net/hlssink3/src/imp.rs
@@ -512,10 +512,9 @@ impl ObjectImpl for HlsSink3 {
             }
             "target-duration" => {
                 settings.target_duration = value.get().expect("type checked upstream");
-                settings.splitmuxsink.set_property(
-                    "max-size-time",
-                    &((settings.target_duration as u64).seconds()),
-                );
+                settings
+                    .splitmuxsink
+                    .set_property("max-size-time", (settings.target_duration as u64).seconds());
             }
             "playlist-length" => {
                 settings.playlist_length = value.get().expect("type checked upstream");
@@ -541,7 +540,7 @@ impl ObjectImpl for HlsSink3 {
                 settings.send_keyframe_requests = value.get().expect("type checked upstream");
                 settings
                     .splitmuxsink
-                    .set_property("send-keyframe-requests", &settings.send_keyframe_requests);
+                    .set_property("send-keyframe-requests", settings.send_keyframe_requests);
             }
             _ => unimplemented!(),
         };
diff --git a/net/reqwest/tests/reqwesthttpsrc.rs b/net/reqwest/tests/reqwesthttpsrc.rs
index 1d0abec9..da5a9c85 100644
--- a/net/reqwest/tests/reqwesthttpsrc.rs
+++ b/net/reqwest/tests/reqwesthttpsrc.rs
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ fn test_cookies_property() {
         |src| {
             src.set_property(
                 "cookies",
-                &vec![
+                vec![
                     String::from("foo=1"),
                     String::from("bar=2"),
                     String::from("baz=3"),
diff --git a/net/webrtc/src/signaller/mod.rs b/net/webrtc/src/signaller/mod.rs
index d487feee..bece3016 100644
--- a/net/webrtc/src/signaller/mod.rs
+++ b/net/webrtc/src/signaller/mod.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ impl Default for Signaller {
 
 impl Signaller {
     pub fn new(mode: WebRTCSignallerRole) -> Self {
-        glib::Object::builder().property("role", &mode).build()
+        glib::Object::builder().property("role", mode).build()
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/video/gtk4/src/sink/mod.rs b/video/gtk4/src/sink/mod.rs
index 0a578bda..d7d1b6e4 100644
--- a/video/gtk4/src/sink/mod.rs
+++ b/video/gtk4/src/sink/mod.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ glib::wrapper! {
 
 impl PaintableSink {
     pub fn new(name: Option<&str>) -> Self {
-        glib::Object::builder().property("name", &name).build()
+        glib::Object::builder().property("name", name).build()
     }
 }