diff --git a/src/cargo/ops/cargo_package.rs b/src/cargo/ops/cargo_package.rs
index 7b2dc306d..cf02d4a95 100644
--- a/src/cargo/ops/cargo_package.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/ops/cargo_package.rs
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ pub fn package_one(
         None
     };
 
-    let ar_files = build_ar_list(&ws, pkg, src_files, vcs_info)?;
+    let ar_files = build_ar_list(ws, pkg, src_files, vcs_info)?;
 
     if opts.list {
         for ar_file in ar_files {
@@ -123,11 +123,11 @@ pub fn package_one(
         .shell()
         .status("Packaging", pkg.package_id().to_string())?;
     dst.file().set_len(0)?;
-    tar(&ws, pkg, ar_files, dst.file(), &filename)
+    tar(ws, pkg, ar_files, dst.file(), &filename)
         .with_context(|| "failed to prepare local package for uploading")?;
     if opts.verify {
         dst.seek(SeekFrom::Start(0))?;
-        run_verify(&ws, pkg, &dst, opts).with_context(|| "failed to verify package tarball")?
+        run_verify(ws, pkg, &dst, opts).with_context(|| "failed to verify package tarball")?
     }
 
     dst.seek(SeekFrom::Start(0))?;
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ pub fn package(ws: &Workspace<'_>, opts: &PackageOpts<'_>) -> CargoResult<Option
 
     if ws.root().join("Cargo.lock").exists() {
         // Make sure the Cargo.lock is up-to-date and valid.
-        let _ = ops::resolve_ws(&ws)?;
+        let _ = ops::resolve_ws(ws)?;
         // If Cargo.lock does not exist, it will be generated by `build_lock`
         // below, and will be validated during the verification step.
     }
diff --git a/src/cargo/ops/registry.rs b/src/cargo/ops/registry.rs
index 32f39de6e..4d9cb35bb 100644
--- a/src/cargo/ops/registry.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/ops/registry.rs
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ pub fn publish(ws: &Workspace<'_>, opts: &PublishOpts<'_>) -> CargoResult<()> {
     // Prepare a tarball, with a non-suppressible warning if metadata
     // is missing since this is being put online.
     let tarball = ops::package_one(
-        &ws,
+        ws,
         pkg,
         &ops::PackageOpts {
             config: opts.config,
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ pub fn publish(ws: &Workspace<'_>, opts: &PublishOpts<'_>) -> CargoResult<()> {
             to_package: ops::Packages::Default,
             targets: opts.targets.clone(),
             jobs: opts.jobs,
-            cli_features: cli_features.clone(),
+            cli_features: cli_features,
         },
     )?
     .unwrap();