diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/errors.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/errors.rs
index 1c25e5d2e4..b5470ead13 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/errors.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/errors.rs
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ pub fn report_parsing_error(
                 Diagnostic::error()
                     .with_message("Unknown state")
                     .with_labels(vec![
-                        Label::primary(diag_file_id, diag_range).with_message(format!("{}", name))
+                        Label::primary(diag_file_id, diag_range).with_message(name.to_string())
                     ])
             }
             ParseError::NonUtf8(span) => {
diff --git a/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs b/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs
index 16ee5aca75..5c03e08ddb 100644
--- a/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ pub fn parse_call(
         if spans.len() > 1 {
             let test_equal = working_set.get_span_contents(spans[1]);
 
-            if test_equal == &[b'='] {
+            if test_equal == [b'='] {
                 return (
                     garbage(Span::new(0, 0)),
                     Some(ParseError::UnknownState(