diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_cp.rs b/tests/by-util/test_cp.rs
index 27c996f1b..86fbf9dcc 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_cp.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_cp.rs
@@ -1621,13 +1621,13 @@ fn test_cp_one_file_system() {
     use walkdir::WalkDir;
 
     let scene = TestScenario::new(util_name!());
+    let at = &scene.fixtures;
 
     // Test must be run as root (or with `sudo -E`)
     if scene.cmd("whoami").run().stdout_str() != "root\n" {
         return;
     }
 
-    let at = scene.fixtures.clone();
     let at_src = AtPath::new(&at.plus(TEST_MOUNT_COPY_FROM_FOLDER));
     let at_dst = AtPath::new(&at.plus(TEST_COPY_TO_FOLDER_NEW));
 
diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_ls.rs b/tests/by-util/test_ls.rs
index 61f6d8d8d..d460952ed 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_ls.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_ls.rs
@@ -1239,7 +1239,7 @@ fn test_ls_long_total_size() {
             ("long_si", "total 8.2k"),
         ]
         .iter()
-        .cloned()
+        .copied()
         .collect()
     } else {
         [
@@ -1248,7 +1248,7 @@ fn test_ls_long_total_size() {
             ("long_si", "total 2"),
         ]
         .iter()
-        .cloned()
+        .copied()
         .collect()
     };
 
diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_pwd.rs b/tests/by-util/test_pwd.rs
index 5719e87d2..076e72089 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_pwd.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_pwd.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ fn test_deleted_dir() {
     use std::process::Command;
 
     let ts = TestScenario::new(util_name!());
-    let at = ts.fixtures.clone();
+    let at = ts.fixtures;
     let output = Command::new("sh")
         .arg("-c")
         .arg(format!(
diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_tee.rs b/tests/by-util/test_tee.rs
index 946c60d0a..51d552d67 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_tee.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_tee.rs
@@ -118,9 +118,10 @@ mod linux_only {
         use std::os::unix::io::FromRawFd;
 
         let mut fds: [c_int; 2] = [0, 0];
-        if unsafe { libc::pipe(&mut fds as *mut c_int) } != 0 {
-            panic!("Failed to create pipe");
-        }
+        assert!(
+            (unsafe { libc::pipe(&mut fds as *mut c_int) } == 0),
+            "Failed to create pipe"
+        );
 
         // Drop the read end of the pipe
         let _ = unsafe { File::from_raw_fd(fds[0]) };
diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_yes.rs b/tests/by-util/test_yes.rs
index 9f03780b7..c054a6e5f 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_yes.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_yes.rs
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ use std::os::unix::process::ExitStatusExt;
 use crate::common::util::TestScenario;
 
 #[cfg(unix)]
-fn check_termination(result: &ExitStatus) {
+fn check_termination(result: ExitStatus) {
     assert_eq!(result.signal(), Some(libc::SIGPIPE));
 }
 
 #[cfg(not(unix))]
-fn check_termination(result: &ExitStatus) {
+fn check_termination(result: ExitStatus) {
     assert!(result.success(), "yes did not exit successfully");
 }
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ fn run(args: &[&str], expected: &[u8]) {
     child.close_stdout();
 
     #[allow(deprecated)]
-    check_termination(&child.wait_with_output().unwrap().status);
+    check_termination(child.wait_with_output().unwrap().status);
     assert_eq!(buf.as_slice(), expected);
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/common/util.rs b/tests/common/util.rs
index 5d72a7abf..0898a4ad7 100644
--- a/tests/common/util.rs
+++ b/tests/common/util.rs
@@ -2016,7 +2016,7 @@ impl UChild {
 
     /// Read, consume and return the output as [`String`] from [`Child`]'s stdout.
     ///
-    /// See also [`UChild::stdout_bytes] for side effects.
+    /// See also [`UChild::stdout_bytes`] for side effects.
     pub fn stdout(&mut self) -> String {
         String::from_utf8(self.stdout_bytes()).unwrap()
     }