diff --git a/.github/workflows/sqlx.yml b/.github/workflows/sqlx.yml
index c2ce6881..4b24e728 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sqlx.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sqlx.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ jobs:
           rustup update
           rustup component add clippy
           rustup toolchain install beta
+          rustup component add --toolchain beta clippy
 
       - run: >
           cargo clippy
diff --git a/clippy.toml b/clippy.toml
index 83099122..0158870a 100644
--- a/clippy.toml
+++ b/clippy.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
-disallowed-methods = [
-    # It is *much* too easy to misread `x.min(y)` as "x should be *at least* y" when in fact it
-    # means the *exact* opposite, and same with `x.max(y)`; use `cmp::{min, max}` instead.
-    "core::cmp::Ord::min", "core::cmp::Ord::max"
-]
+[[disallowed-methods]]
+path = "core::cmp::Ord::min"
+reason = '''
+too easy to misread `x.min(y)` as "let the minimum value of `x` be `y`" when it actually means the exact opposite;
+use `std::cmp::min` instead.
+'''
+
+[[disallowed-methods]]
+path = "core::cmp::Ord::max"
+reason = '''
+too easy to misread `x.max(y)` as "let the maximum value of `x` be `y`" when it actually means the exact opposite;
+use `std::cmp::max` instead.
+'''
diff --git a/sqlx-cli/src/lib.rs b/sqlx-cli/src/lib.rs
index a0890fe0..4fa4a9e6 100644
--- a/sqlx-cli/src/lib.rs
+++ b/sqlx-cli/src/lib.rs
@@ -129,16 +129,15 @@ where
             .build(),
         || {
             connect(db_url).map_err(|e| -> backoff::Error<anyhow::Error> {
-                match e {
-                    sqlx::Error::Io(ref ioe) => match ioe.kind() {
+                if let sqlx::Error::Io(ref ioe) = e {
+                    match ioe.kind() {
                         io::ErrorKind::ConnectionRefused
                         | io::ErrorKind::ConnectionReset
                         | io::ErrorKind::ConnectionAborted => {
                             return backoff::Error::transient(e.into());
                         }
                         _ => (),
-                    },
-                    _ => (),
+                    }
                 }
 
                 backoff::Error::permanent(e.into())
diff --git a/sqlx-cli/src/metadata.rs b/sqlx-cli/src/metadata.rs
index 55a89260..e90d9c66 100644
--- a/sqlx-cli/src/metadata.rs
+++ b/sqlx-cli/src/metadata.rs
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ impl Metadata {
         self.packages.get(id)
     }
 
-    pub fn entries<'this>(&'this self) -> btree_map::Iter<'this, MetadataId, Package> {
+    pub fn entries(&self) -> btree_map::Iter<'_, MetadataId, Package> {
         self.packages.iter()
     }
 
diff --git a/sqlx-cli/src/migrate.rs b/sqlx-cli/src/migrate.rs
index e939f5be..ed503c2a 100644
--- a/sqlx-cli/src/migrate.rs
+++ b/sqlx-cli/src/migrate.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ fn create_file(
     use std::path::PathBuf;
 
     let mut file_name = file_prefix.to_string();
-    file_name.push_str("_");
+    file_name.push('_');
     file_name.push_str(&description.replace(' ', "_"));
     file_name.push_str(migration_type.suffix());
 
@@ -120,20 +120,20 @@ pub async fn add(
     if migration_type.is_reversible() {
         create_file(
             migration_source,
-            &file_prefix,
+            file_prefix,
             description,
             MigrationType::ReversibleUp,
         )?;
         create_file(
             migration_source,
-            &file_prefix,
+            file_prefix,
             description,
             MigrationType::ReversibleDown,
         )?;
     } else {
         create_file(
             migration_source,
-            &file_prefix,
+            file_prefix,
             description,
             MigrationType::Simple,
         )?;
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ fn short_checksum(checksum: &[u8]) -> String {
 
 pub async fn info(migration_source: &str, connect_opts: &ConnectOpts) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let migrator = Migrator::new(Path::new(migration_source)).await?;
-    let mut conn = crate::connect(&connect_opts).await?;
+    let mut conn = crate::connect(connect_opts).await?;
 
     conn.ensure_migrations_table().await?;
 
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ pub async fn run(
     let latest_version = applied_migrations
         .iter()
         .max_by(|x, y| x.version.cmp(&y.version))
-        .and_then(|migration| Some(migration.version))
+        .map(|migration| migration.version)
         .unwrap_or(0);
     if let Some(target_version) = target_version {
         if target_version < latest_version {
@@ -326,10 +326,8 @@ pub async fn run(
                 }
             }
             None => {
-                let skip = match target_version {
-                    Some(target_version) if migration.version > target_version => true,
-                    _ => false,
-                };
+                let skip =
+                    target_version.is_some_and(|target_version| migration.version > target_version);
 
                 let elapsed = if dry_run || skip {
                     Duration::new(0, 0)
@@ -380,7 +378,7 @@ pub async fn revert(
         }
     }
 
-    let mut conn = crate::connect(&connect_opts).await?;
+    let mut conn = crate::connect(connect_opts).await?;
 
     conn.ensure_migrations_table().await?;
 
@@ -395,7 +393,7 @@ pub async fn revert(
     let latest_version = applied_migrations
         .iter()
         .max_by(|x, y| x.version.cmp(&y.version))
-        .and_then(|migration| Some(migration.version))
+        .map(|migration| migration.version)
         .unwrap_or(0);
     if let Some(target_version) = target_version {
         if target_version > latest_version {
@@ -417,10 +415,9 @@ pub async fn revert(
         }
 
         if applied_migrations.contains_key(&migration.version) {
-            let skip = match target_version {
-                Some(target_version) if migration.version <= target_version => true,
-                _ => false,
-            };
+            let skip =
+                target_version.is_some_and(|target_version| migration.version <= target_version);
+
             let elapsed = if dry_run || skip {
                 Duration::new(0, 0)
             } else {
@@ -447,7 +444,7 @@ pub async fn revert(
 
             // Only a single migration will be reverted at a time if no target
             // version is supplied, so we break.
-            if let None = target_version {
+            if target_version.is_none() {
                 break;
             }
         }
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/any/connection/executor.rs b/sqlx-core/src/any/connection/executor.rs
index a9b0080d..ab023092 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/any/connection/executor.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/any/connection/executor.rs
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ use std::future;
 impl<'c> Executor<'c> for &'c mut AnyConnection {
     type Database = Any;
 
-    fn fetch_many<'e, 'q: 'e, E: 'q>(
+    fn fetch_many<'e, 'q: 'e, E>(
         self,
         mut query: E,
     ) -> BoxStream<'e, Result<Either<AnyQueryResult, AnyRow>, Error>>
     where
         'c: 'e,
-        E: Execute<'q, Any>,
+        E: 'q + Execute<'q, Any>,
     {
         let arguments = match query.take_arguments().map_err(Error::Encode) {
             Ok(arguments) => arguments,
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ impl<'c> Executor<'c> for &'c mut AnyConnection {
         self.backend.fetch_many(query.sql(), arguments)
     }
 
-    fn fetch_optional<'e, 'q: 'e, E: 'q>(
+    fn fetch_optional<'e, 'q: 'e, E>(
         self,
         mut query: E,
     ) -> BoxFuture<'e, Result<Option<AnyRow>, Error>>
     where
         'c: 'e,
-        E: Execute<'q, Self::Database>,
+        E: 'q + Execute<'q, Self::Database>,
     {
         let arguments = match query.take_arguments().map_err(Error::Encode) {
             Ok(arguments) => arguments,
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/any/statement.rs b/sqlx-core/src/any/statement.rs
index 86827264..1fbb1189 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/any/statement.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/any/statement.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ impl<'q> Statement<'q> for AnyStatement<'q> {
 
     fn parameters(&self) -> Option<Either<&[AnyTypeInfo], usize>> {
         match &self.parameters {
-            Some(Either::Left(types)) => Some(Either::Left(&types)),
+            Some(Either::Left(types)) => Some(Either::Left(types)),
             Some(Either::Right(count)) => Some(Either::Right(*count)),
             None => None,
         }
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ impl<'i> ColumnIndex<AnyStatement<'_>> for &'i str {
             .column_names
             .get(*self)
             .ok_or_else(|| Error::ColumnNotFound((*self).into()))
-            .map(|v| *v)
+            .copied()
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/arguments.rs b/sqlx-core/src/arguments.rs
index 8dcc0438..4bf826ed 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/arguments.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/arguments.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ use crate::types::Type;
 use std::fmt::{self, Write};
 
 /// A tuple of arguments to be sent to the database.
+// This lint is designed for general collections, but `Arguments` is not meant to be as such.
+#[allow(clippy::len_without_is_empty)]
 pub trait Arguments<'q>: Send + Sized + Default {
     type Database: Database;
 
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/common/statement_cache.rs b/sqlx-core/src/common/statement_cache.rs
index b189b8ab..eb800ca6 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/common/statement_cache.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/common/statement_cache.rs
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ impl<T> StatementCache<T> {
         self.inner.len()
     }
 
+    pub fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
+        self.inner.is_empty()
+    }
+
     /// Removes the least recently used item from the cache.
     pub fn remove_lru(&mut self) -> Option<T> {
         self.inner.remove_lru().map(|(_, v)| v)
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/connection.rs b/sqlx-core/src/connection.rs
index 802e05fb..ce2aa6c6 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/connection.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/connection.rs
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ pub trait Connection: Send {
     {
         let options = url.parse();
 
-        Box::pin(async move { Ok(Self::connect_with(&options?).await?) })
+        Box::pin(async move { Self::connect_with(&options?).await })
     }
 
     /// Establish a new database connection with the provided options.
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/executor.rs b/sqlx-core/src/executor.rs
index b38b4e72..4a33931d 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/executor.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/executor.rs
@@ -34,25 +34,25 @@ pub trait Executor<'c>: Send + Debug + Sized {
     type Database: Database;
 
     /// Execute the query and return the total number of rows affected.
-    fn execute<'e, 'q: 'e, E: 'q>(
+    fn execute<'e, 'q: 'e, E>(
         self,
         query: E,
     ) -> BoxFuture<'e, Result<<Self::Database as Database>::QueryResult, Error>>
     where
         'c: 'e,
-        E: Execute<'q, Self::Database>,
+        E: 'q + Execute<'q, Self::Database>,
     {
         self.execute_many(query).try_collect().boxed()
     }
 
     /// Execute multiple queries and return the rows affected from each query, in a stream.
-    fn execute_many<'e, 'q: 'e, E: 'q>(
+    fn execute_many<'e, 'q: 'e, E>(
         self,
         query: E,
     ) -> BoxStream<'e, Result<<Self::Database as Database>::QueryResult, Error>>
     where
         'c: 'e,
-        E: Execute<'q, Self::Database>,
+        E: 'q + Execute<'q, Self::Database>,
     {
         self.fetch_many(query)
             .try_filter_map(|step| async move {
@@ -65,13 +65,13 @@ pub trait Executor<'c>: Send + Debug + Sized {
     }
 
     /// Execute the query and return the generated results as a stream.
-    fn fetch<'e, 'q: 'e, E: 'q>(
+    fn fetch<'e, 'q: 'e, E>(
         self,
         query: E,
     ) -> BoxStream<'e, Result<<Self::Database as Database>::Row, Error>>
     where
         'c: 'e,
-        E: Execute<'q, Self::Database>,
+        E: 'q + Execute<'q, Self::Database>,
     {
         self.fetch_many(query)
             .try_filter_map(|step| async move {
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ pub trait Executor<'c>: Send + Debug + Sized {
 
     /// Execute multiple queries and return the generated results as a stream
     /// from each query, in a stream.
-    fn fetch_many<'e, 'q: 'e, E: 'q>(
+    fn fetch_many<'e, 'q: 'e, E>(
         self,
         query: E,
     ) -> BoxStream<
@@ -97,28 +97,28 @@ pub trait Executor<'c>: Send + Debug + Sized {
     >
     where
         'c: 'e,
-        E: Execute<'q, Self::Database>;
+        E: 'q + Execute<'q, Self::Database>;
 
     /// Execute the query and return all the generated results, collected into a [`Vec`].
-    fn fetch_all<'e, 'q: 'e, E: 'q>(
+    fn fetch_all<'e, 'q: 'e, E>(
         self,
         query: E,
     ) -> BoxFuture<'e, Result<Vec<<Self::Database as Database>::Row>, Error>>
     where
         'c: 'e,
-        E: Execute<'q, Self::Database>,
+        E: 'q + Execute<'q, Self::Database>,
     {
         self.fetch(query).try_collect().boxed()
     }
 
     /// Execute the query and returns exactly one row.
-    fn fetch_one<'e, 'q: 'e, E: 'q>(
+    fn fetch_one<'e, 'q: 'e, E>(
         self,
         query: E,
     ) -> BoxFuture<'e, Result<<Self::Database as Database>::Row, Error>>
     where
         'c: 'e,
-        E: Execute<'q, Self::Database>,
+        E: 'q + Execute<'q, Self::Database>,
     {
         self.fetch_optional(query)
             .and_then(|row| match row {
@@ -129,13 +129,13 @@ pub trait Executor<'c>: Send + Debug + Sized {
     }
 
     /// Execute the query and returns at most one row.
-    fn fetch_optional<'e, 'q: 'e, E: 'q>(
+    fn fetch_optional<'e, 'q: 'e, E>(
         self,
         query: E,
     ) -> BoxFuture<'e, Result<Option<<Self::Database as Database>::Row>, Error>>
     where
         'c: 'e,
-        E: Execute<'q, Self::Database>;
+        E: 'q + Execute<'q, Self::Database>;
 
     /// Prepare the SQL query to inspect the type information of its parameters
     /// and results.
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/ext/async_stream.rs b/sqlx-core/src/ext/async_stream.rs
index eaad754a..a83aabed 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/ext/async_stream.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/ext/async_stream.rs
@@ -121,10 +121,10 @@ impl<'a, T> Stream for TryAsyncStream<'a, T> {
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! try_stream {
     ($($block:tt)*) => {
-        crate::ext::async_stream::TryAsyncStream::new(move |yielder| async move {
+        $crate::ext::async_stream::TryAsyncStream::new(move |yielder| async move {
             // Anti-footgun: effectively pins `yielder` to this future to prevent any accidental
             // move to another task, which could deadlock.
-            let ref yielder = yielder;
+            let yielder = &yielder;
 
             macro_rules! r#yield {
                 ($v:expr) => {{
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/ext/ustr.rs b/sqlx-core/src/ext/ustr.rs
index c7fe366b..0e60fdfc 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/ext/ustr.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/ext/ustr.rs
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@ impl Hash for UStr {
     fn hash<H: Hasher>(&self, state: &mut H) {
         // Forward the hash to the string representation of this
         // A derive(Hash) encodes the enum discriminant
-        (&**self).hash(state);
+        (**self).hash(state);
     }
 }
 
 impl Borrow<str> for UStr {
     #[inline]
     fn borrow(&self) -> &str {
-        &**self
+        self
     }
 }
 
@@ -102,6 +102,6 @@ impl serde::Serialize for UStr {
     where
         S: serde::Serializer,
     {
-        serializer.serialize_str(&self)
+        serializer.serialize_str(self)
     }
 }
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/io/buf.rs b/sqlx-core/src/io/buf.rs
index 7aa3289e..2446ce61 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/io/buf.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/io/buf.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ pub trait BufExt: Buf {
 impl BufExt for Bytes {
     fn get_bytes_nul(&mut self) -> Result<Bytes, Error> {
         let nul =
-            memchr(b'\0', &self).ok_or_else(|| err_protocol!("expected NUL in byte sequence"))?;
+            memchr(b'\0', self).ok_or_else(|| err_protocol!("expected NUL in byte sequence"))?;
 
         let v = self.slice(0..nul);
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ impl BufExt for Bytes {
 
     fn get_str_nul(&mut self) -> Result<String, Error> {
         self.get_bytes_nul().and_then(|bytes| {
-            from_utf8(&*bytes)
+            from_utf8(&bytes)
                 .map(ToOwned::to_owned)
                 .map_err(|err| err_protocol!("{}", err))
         })
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/lib.rs b/sqlx-core/src/lib.rs
index 6d888e8b..ef8b267c 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/lib.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #![warn(future_incompatible, rust_2018_idioms)]
 #![allow(clippy::needless_doctest_main, clippy::type_complexity)]
 // See `clippy.toml` at the workspace root
-#![deny(clippy::disallowed_method)]
+#![deny(clippy::disallowed_methods)]
 // The only unsafe code in SQLx is that necessary to interact with native APIs like with SQLite,
 // and that can live in its own separate driver crate.
 #![forbid(unsafe_code)]
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/logger.rs b/sqlx-core/src/logger.rs
index be4beac4..41725df9 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/logger.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/logger.rs
@@ -106,14 +106,14 @@ impl<'q> QueryLogger<'q> {
             let log_is_enabled = log::log_enabled!(target: "sqlx::query", log_level)
                 || private_tracing_dynamic_enabled!(target: "sqlx::query", tracing_level);
             if log_is_enabled {
-                let mut summary = parse_query_summary(&self.sql);
+                let mut summary = parse_query_summary(self.sql);
 
                 let sql = if summary != self.sql {
                     summary.push_str(" …");
                     format!(
                         "\n\n{}\n",
                         sqlformat::format(
-                            &self.sql,
+                            self.sql,
                             &sqlformat::QueryParams::None,
                             sqlformat::FormatOptions::default()
                         )
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/migrate/source.rs b/sqlx-core/src/migrate/source.rs
index 660b3cfe..d0c23b43 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/migrate/source.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/migrate/source.rs
@@ -55,14 +55,14 @@ pub struct ResolveError {
 // FIXME: paths should just be part of `Migration` but we can't add a field backwards compatibly
 // since it's `#[non_exhaustive]`.
 pub fn resolve_blocking(path: &Path) -> Result<Vec<(Migration, PathBuf)>, ResolveError> {
-    let mut s = fs::read_dir(path).map_err(|e| ResolveError {
+    let s = fs::read_dir(path).map_err(|e| ResolveError {
         message: format!("error reading migration directory {}: {e}", path.display()),
         source: Some(e),
     })?;
 
     let mut migrations = Vec::new();
 
-    while let Some(res) = s.next() {
+    for res in s {
         let entry = res.map_err(|e| ResolveError {
             message: format!(
                 "error reading contents of migration directory {}: {e}",
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/net/socket/mod.rs b/sqlx-core/src/net/socket/mod.rs
index f7bc985e..0470abb5 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/net/socket/mod.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/net/socket/mod.rs
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ where
         let this = &mut *self;
 
         while !this.buf.is_empty() {
-            match this.socket.try_write(&mut this.buf) {
+            match this.socket.try_write(this.buf) {
                 Err(e) if e.kind() == io::ErrorKind::WouldBlock => {
                     ready!(this.socket.poll_write_ready(cx))?;
                 }
@@ -225,14 +225,12 @@ pub async fn connect_tcp<Ws: WithSocket>(
         // If we reach this point, it means we failed to connect to any of the addresses.
         // Return the last error we encountered, or a custom error if the hostname didn't resolve to any address.
         match last_err {
-            Some(err) => return Err(err.into()),
-            None => {
-                return Err(io::Error::new(
-                    io::ErrorKind::AddrNotAvailable,
-                    "Hostname did not resolve to any addresses",
-                )
-                .into())
-            }
+            Some(err) => Err(err.into()),
+            None => Err(io::Error::new(
+                io::ErrorKind::AddrNotAvailable,
+                "Hostname did not resolve to any addresses",
+            )
+            .into()),
         }
     }
 
@@ -249,38 +247,41 @@ pub async fn connect_uds<P: AsRef<Path>, Ws: WithSocket>(
     path: P,
     with_socket: Ws,
 ) -> crate::Result<Ws::Output> {
+    #[cfg(unix)]
+    {
+        #[cfg(feature = "_rt-tokio")]
+        if crate::rt::rt_tokio::available() {
+            use tokio::net::UnixStream;
+
+            let stream = UnixStream::connect(path).await?;
+
+            return Ok(with_socket.with_socket(stream));
+        }
+
+        #[cfg(feature = "_rt-async-std")]
+        {
+            use async_io::Async;
+            use std::os::unix::net::UnixStream;
+
+            let stream = Async::<UnixStream>::connect(path).await?;
+
+            Ok(with_socket.with_socket(stream))
+        }
+
+        #[cfg(not(feature = "_rt-async-std"))]
+        {
+            crate::rt::missing_rt((path, with_socket))
+        }
+    }
+
     #[cfg(not(unix))]
     {
         drop((path, with_socket));
 
-        return Err(io::Error::new(
+        Err(io::Error::new(
             io::ErrorKind::Unsupported,
             "Unix domain sockets are not supported on this platform",
         )
-        .into());
-    }
-
-    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "_rt-tokio"))]
-    if crate::rt::rt_tokio::available() {
-        use tokio::net::UnixStream;
-
-        let stream = UnixStream::connect(path).await?;
-
-        return Ok(with_socket.with_socket(stream));
-    }
-
-    #[cfg(all(unix, feature = "_rt-async-std"))]
-    {
-        use async_io::Async;
-        use std::os::unix::net::UnixStream;
-
-        let stream = Async::<UnixStream>::connect(path).await?;
-
-        return Ok(with_socket.with_socket(stream));
-    }
-
-    #[cfg(all(unix, not(feature = "_rt-async-std")))]
-    {
-        crate::rt::missing_rt((path, with_socket))
+        .into())
     }
 }
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/net/tls/tls_rustls.rs b/sqlx-core/src/net/tls/tls_rustls.rs
index 7246e794..e958fdef 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/net/tls/tls_rustls.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/net/tls/tls_rustls.rs
@@ -241,9 +241,7 @@ impl ServerCertVerifier for NoHostnameTlsVerifier {
             ocsp_response,
             now,
         ) {
-            Err(TlsError::InvalidCertificate(reason))
-                if reason == CertificateError::NotValidForName =>
-            {
+            Err(TlsError::InvalidCertificate(CertificateError::NotValidForName)) => {
                 Ok(ServerCertVerified::assertion())
             }
             res => res,
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/pool/executor.rs b/sqlx-core/src/pool/executor.rs
index edfaa84b..ba27b443 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/pool/executor.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/pool/executor.rs
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ where
 {
     type Database = DB;
 
-    fn fetch_many<'e, 'q: 'e, E: 'q>(
+    fn fetch_many<'e, 'q: 'e, E>(
         self,
         query: E,
     ) -> BoxStream<'e, Result<Either<DB::QueryResult, DB::Row>, Error>>
     where
-        E: Execute<'q, Self::Database>,
+        E: 'q + Execute<'q, Self::Database>,
     {
         let pool = self.clone();
 
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@ where
         })
     }
 
-    fn fetch_optional<'e, 'q: 'e, E: 'q>(
+    fn fetch_optional<'e, 'q: 'e, E>(
         self,
         query: E,
     ) -> BoxFuture<'e, Result<Option<DB::Row>, Error>>
     where
-        E: Execute<'q, Self::Database>,
+        E: 'q + Execute<'q, Self::Database>,
     {
         let pool = self.clone();
 
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/pool/inner.rs b/sqlx-core/src/pool/inner.rs
index 09e90e87..bbcc4313 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/pool/inner.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/pool/inner.rs
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ impl<DB: Database> PoolInner<DB> {
 
                 if parent_close_event.as_mut().poll(cx).is_ready() {
                     // Propagate the parent's close event to the child.
-                    let _ = self.close();
+                    self.mark_closed();
                     return Poll::Ready(Err(Error::PoolClosed));
                 }
 
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ impl<DB: Database> PoolInner<DB> {
 
         let Floating { inner: idle, guard } = floating.into_idle();
 
-        if !self.idle_conns.push(idle).is_ok() {
+        if self.idle_conns.push(idle).is_err() {
             panic!("BUG: connection queue overflow in release()");
         }
 
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ impl<DB: Database> PoolInner<DB> {
         self: &'a Arc<Self>,
         permit: AsyncSemaphoreReleaser<'a>,
     ) -> Result<DecrementSizeGuard<DB>, AsyncSemaphoreReleaser<'a>> {
-        match self
+        let result = self
             .size
             .fetch_update(Ordering::AcqRel, Ordering::Acquire, |size| {
                 if self.is_closed() {
@@ -235,7 +235,9 @@ impl<DB: Database> PoolInner<DB> {
 
                 size.checked_add(1)
                     .filter(|size| size <= &self.options.max_connections)
-            }) {
+            });
+
+        match result {
             // we successfully incremented the size
             Ok(_) => Ok(DecrementSizeGuard::from_permit((*self).clone(), permit)),
             // the pool is at max capacity or is closed
@@ -332,10 +334,10 @@ impl<DB: Database> PoolInner<DB> {
         }
 
         let mut backoff = Duration::from_millis(10);
-        let max_backoff = deadline_as_timeout::<DB>(deadline)? / 5;
+        let max_backoff = deadline_as_timeout(deadline)? / 5;
 
         loop {
-            let timeout = deadline_as_timeout::<DB>(deadline)?;
+            let timeout = deadline_as_timeout(deadline)?;
 
             // clone the connect options arc so it can be used without holding the RwLockReadGuard
             // across an async await point
@@ -505,9 +507,9 @@ async fn check_idle_conn<DB: Database>(
 }
 
 fn spawn_maintenance_tasks<DB: Database>(pool: &Arc<PoolInner<DB>>) {
-    // NOTE: use `pool_weak` for the maintenance tasks so
-    // they don't keep `PoolInner` from being dropped.
-    let pool_weak = Arc::downgrade(&pool);
+    // NOTE: use `pool_weak` for the maintenance tasks
+    // so they don't keep `PoolInner` from being dropped.
+    let pool_weak = Arc::downgrade(pool);
 
     let period = match (pool.options.max_lifetime, pool.options.idle_timeout) {
         (Some(it), None) | (None, Some(it)) => it,
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/pool/mod.rs b/sqlx-core/src/pool/mod.rs
index 7630131b..5424705c 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/pool/mod.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/pool/mod.rs
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ impl<DB: Database> Pool<DB> {
 
     /// Retrieves a connection and immediately begins a new transaction.
     pub async fn begin(&self) -> Result<Transaction<'static, DB>, Error> {
-        Ok(Transaction::begin(MaybePoolConnection::PoolConnection(self.acquire().await?)).await?)
+        Transaction::begin(MaybePoolConnection::PoolConnection(self.acquire().await?)).await
     }
 
     /// Attempts to retrieve a connection and immediately begins a new transaction if successful.
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ impl FusedFuture for CloseEvent {
 /// get the time between the deadline and now and use that as our timeout
 ///
 /// returns `Error::PoolTimedOut` if the deadline is in the past
-fn deadline_as_timeout<DB: Database>(deadline: Instant) -> Result<Duration, Error> {
+fn deadline_as_timeout(deadline: Instant) -> Result<Duration, Error> {
     deadline
         .checked_duration_since(Instant::now())
         .ok_or(Error::PoolTimedOut)
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/pool/options.rs b/sqlx-core/src/pool/options.rs
index 7160fbc6..96dbf8ee 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/pool/options.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/pool/options.rs
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ impl<DB: Database> Clone for PoolOptions<DB> {
             max_lifetime: self.max_lifetime,
             idle_timeout: self.idle_timeout,
             fair: self.fair,
-            parent_pool: self.parent_pool.as_ref().map(Pool::clone),
+            parent_pool: self.parent_pool.clone(),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/query.rs b/sqlx-core/src/query.rs
index 0881c9cc..60f509c3 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/query.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/query.rs
@@ -46,14 +46,14 @@ where
     #[inline]
     fn sql(&self) -> &'q str {
         match self.statement {
-            Either::Right(ref statement) => statement.sql(),
+            Either::Right(statement) => statement.sql(),
             Either::Left(sql) => sql,
         }
     }
 
     fn statement(&self) -> Option<&DB::Statement<'q>> {
         match self.statement {
-            Either::Right(ref statement) => Some(&statement),
+            Either::Right(statement) => Some(statement),
             Either::Left(_) => None,
         }
     }
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ where
         let mut f = self.mapper;
         Map {
             inner: self.inner,
-            mapper: move |row| f(row).and_then(|o| g(o)),
+            mapper: move |row| f(row).and_then(&mut g),
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/rt/mod.rs b/sqlx-core/src/rt/mod.rs
index 8cc6dd0b..43409073 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/rt/mod.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/rt/mod.rs
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ pub async fn timeout<F: Future>(duration: Duration, f: F) -> Result<F::Output, T
 
     #[cfg(feature = "_rt-async-std")]
     {
-        return async_std::future::timeout(duration, f)
+        async_std::future::timeout(duration, f)
             .await
-            .map_err(|_| TimeoutError(()));
+            .map_err(|_| TimeoutError(()))
     }
 
     #[cfg(not(feature = "_rt-async-std"))]
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ pub async fn sleep(duration: Duration) {
 
     #[cfg(feature = "_rt-async-std")]
     {
-        return async_std::task::sleep(duration).await;
+        async_std::task::sleep(duration).await
     }
 
     #[cfg(not(feature = "_rt-async-std"))]
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ where
 
     #[cfg(feature = "_rt-async-std")]
     {
-        return JoinHandle::AsyncStd(async_std::task::spawn(fut));
+        JoinHandle::AsyncStd(async_std::task::spawn(fut))
     }
 
     #[cfg(not(feature = "_rt-async-std"))]
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ where
 
     #[cfg(feature = "_rt-async-std")]
     {
-        return JoinHandle::AsyncStd(async_std::task::spawn_blocking(f));
+        JoinHandle::AsyncStd(async_std::task::spawn_blocking(f))
     }
 
     #[cfg(not(feature = "_rt-async-std"))]
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ pub async fn yield_now() {
 
     #[cfg(feature = "_rt-async-std")]
     {
-        return async_std::task::yield_now().await;
+        async_std::task::yield_now().await;
     }
 
     #[cfg(not(feature = "_rt-async-std"))]
@@ -125,13 +125,12 @@ pub fn test_block_on<F: Future>(f: F) -> F::Output {
 
     #[cfg(all(feature = "_rt-async-std", not(feature = "_rt-tokio")))]
     {
-        return async_std::task::block_on(f);
+        async_std::task::block_on(f)
     }
 
     #[cfg(not(any(feature = "_rt-async-std", feature = "_rt-tokio")))]
     {
-        drop(f);
-        panic!("at least one of the `runtime-*` features must be enabled")
+        missing_rt(f)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/sync.rs b/sqlx-core/src/sync.rs
index bc6aae7f..27ad29c3 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/sync.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/sync.rs
@@ -126,17 +126,15 @@ pub struct AsyncSemaphoreReleaser<'a> {
 
 impl AsyncSemaphoreReleaser<'_> {
     pub fn disarm(self) {
+        #[cfg(feature = "_rt-tokio")]
+        {
+            self.inner.forget();
+        }
+
         #[cfg(all(feature = "_rt-async-std", not(feature = "_rt-tokio")))]
         {
             let mut this = self;
             this.inner.disarm();
-            return;
-        }
-
-        #[cfg(feature = "_rt-tokio")]
-        {
-            self.inner.forget();
-            return;
         }
 
         #[cfg(not(any(feature = "_rt-async-std", feature = "_rt-tokio")))]
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/testing/fixtures.rs b/sqlx-core/src/testing/fixtures.rs
index 58945d85..38abb7e9 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/testing/fixtures.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/testing/fixtures.rs
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ impl<DB: Database> FixtureSnapshot<DB> {
 
 /// Implements `ToString` but not `Display` because it uses [`QueryBuilder`] internally,
 /// which appends to an internal string.
+#[allow(clippy::to_string_trait_impl)]
 impl<DB: Database> ToString for Fixture<DB>
 where
     for<'a> <DB as Database>::Arguments<'a>: Default,
diff --git a/sqlx-core/src/type_checking.rs b/sqlx-core/src/type_checking.rs
index 652139e9..5b81e7cf 100644
--- a/sqlx-core/src/type_checking.rs
+++ b/sqlx-core/src/type_checking.rs
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ where
     DB: Database,
 {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
-        (self.fmt)(&self.value, f)
+        (self.fmt)(self.value, f)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/sqlx-macros-core/src/database/mod.rs b/sqlx-macros-core/src/database/mod.rs
index e5b886be..0ba8a938 100644
--- a/sqlx-macros-core/src/database/mod.rs
+++ b/sqlx-macros-core/src/database/mod.rs
@@ -45,16 +45,16 @@ impl<DB: DatabaseExt> CachingDescribeBlocking<DB> {
     where
         for<'a> &'a mut DB::Connection: Executor<'a, Database = DB>,
     {
-        crate::block_on(async {
-            let mut cache = self
-                .connections
-                .lock()
-                .expect("previous panic in describe call");
+        let mut cache = self
+            .connections
+            .lock()
+            .expect("previous panic in describe call");
 
+        crate::block_on(async {
             let conn = match cache.entry(database_url.to_string()) {
                 hash_map::Entry::Occupied(hit) => hit.into_mut(),
                 hash_map::Entry::Vacant(miss) => {
-                    miss.insert(DB::Connection::connect(&database_url).await?)
+                    miss.insert(DB::Connection::connect(database_url).await?)
                 }
             };
 
diff --git a/sqlx-macros-core/src/derives/attributes.rs b/sqlx-macros-core/src/derives/attributes.rs
index 9d7be0e8..354dc82a 100644
--- a/sqlx-macros-core/src/derives/attributes.rs
+++ b/sqlx-macros-core/src/derives/attributes.rs
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ impl TypeName {
 }
 
 #[derive(Copy, Clone)]
+#[allow(clippy::enum_variant_names)]
 pub enum RenameAll {
     LowerCase,
     SnakeCase,
@@ -165,7 +166,7 @@ pub fn parse_child_attributes(input: &[Attribute]) -> syn::Result<SqlxChildAttri
                 json = true;
             }
 
-            return Ok(());
+            Ok(())
         })?;
 
         if json && flatten {
@@ -265,8 +266,8 @@ pub fn check_strong_enum_attributes(
     Ok(attributes)
 }
 
-pub fn check_struct_attributes<'a>(
-    input: &'a DeriveInput,
+pub fn check_struct_attributes(
+    input: &DeriveInput,
     fields: &Punctuated<Field, Comma>,
 ) -> syn::Result<SqlxContainerAttributes> {
     let attributes = parse_container_attributes(&input.attrs)?;
diff --git a/sqlx-macros-core/src/derives/decode.rs b/sqlx-macros-core/src/derives/decode.rs
index ba4535a8..fced9452 100644
--- a/sqlx-macros-core/src/derives/decode.rs
+++ b/sqlx-macros-core/src/derives/decode.rs
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ fn expand_derive_decode_weak_enum(
     input: &DeriveInput,
     variants: &Punctuated<Variant, Comma>,
 ) -> syn::Result<TokenStream> {
-    let attr = check_weak_enum_attributes(input, &variants)?;
+    let attr = check_weak_enum_attributes(input, variants)?;
     let repr = attr.repr.unwrap();
 
     let ident = &input.ident;
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ fn expand_derive_decode_strong_enum(
     input: &DeriveInput,
     variants: &Punctuated<Variant, Comma>,
 ) -> syn::Result<TokenStream> {
-    let cattr = check_strong_enum_attributes(input, &variants)?;
+    let cattr = check_strong_enum_attributes(input, variants)?;
 
     let ident = &input.ident;
     let ident_s = ident.to_string();
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ fn expand_derive_decode_strong_enum(
         if let Some(rename) = attributes.rename {
             parse_quote!(#rename => ::std::result::Result::Ok(#ident :: #id),)
         } else if let Some(pattern) = cattr.rename_all {
-            let name = rename_all(&*id.to_string(), pattern);
+            let name = rename_all(&id.to_string(), pattern);
 
             parse_quote!(#name => ::std::result::Result::Ok(#ident :: #id),)
         } else {
diff --git a/sqlx-macros-core/src/derives/encode.rs b/sqlx-macros-core/src/derives/encode.rs
index 0b038c95..9f26aba0 100644
--- a/sqlx-macros-core/src/derives/encode.rs
+++ b/sqlx-macros-core/src/derives/encode.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ pub fn expand_derive_encode(input: &DeriveInput) -> syn::Result<TokenStream> {
             fields: Fields::Unnamed(FieldsUnnamed { unnamed, .. }),
             ..
         }) if unnamed.len() == 1 => {
-            expand_derive_encode_transparent(&input, unnamed.first().unwrap())
+            expand_derive_encode_transparent(input, unnamed.first().unwrap())
         }
         Data::Enum(DataEnum { variants, .. }) => match args.repr {
             Some(_) => expand_derive_encode_weak_enum(input, variants),
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ fn expand_derive_encode_weak_enum(
     input: &DeriveInput,
     variants: &Punctuated<Variant, Comma>,
 ) -> syn::Result<TokenStream> {
-    let attr = check_weak_enum_attributes(input, &variants)?;
+    let attr = check_weak_enum_attributes(input, variants)?;
     let repr = attr.repr.unwrap();
     let ident = &input.ident;
 
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ fn expand_derive_encode_strong_enum(
     input: &DeriveInput,
     variants: &Punctuated<Variant, Comma>,
 ) -> syn::Result<TokenStream> {
-    let cattr = check_strong_enum_attributes(input, &variants)?;
+    let cattr = check_strong_enum_attributes(input, variants)?;
 
     let ident = &input.ident;
 
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ fn expand_derive_encode_strong_enum(
         if let Some(rename) = attributes.rename {
             value_arms.push(quote!(#ident :: #id => #rename,));
         } else if let Some(pattern) = cattr.rename_all {
-            let name = rename_all(&*id.to_string(), pattern);
+            let name = rename_all(&id.to_string(), pattern);
 
             value_arms.push(quote!(#ident :: #id => #name,));
         } else {
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ fn expand_derive_encode_struct(
     input: &DeriveInput,
     fields: &Punctuated<Field, Comma>,
 ) -> syn::Result<TokenStream> {
-    check_struct_attributes(input, &fields)?;
+    check_struct_attributes(input, fields)?;
 
     let mut tts = TokenStream::new();
 
diff --git a/sqlx-macros-core/src/derives/row.rs b/sqlx-macros-core/src/derives/row.rs
index 60ba0dee..d9b3a353 100644
--- a/sqlx-macros-core/src/derives/row.rs
+++ b/sqlx-macros-core/src/derives/row.rs
@@ -65,16 +65,14 @@ fn expand_derive_from_row_struct(
 
     let container_attributes = parse_container_attributes(&input.attrs)?;
 
-    let default_instance: Option<Stmt>;
-
-    if container_attributes.default {
+    let default_instance: Option<Stmt> = if container_attributes.default {
         predicates.push(parse_quote!(#ident: ::std::default::Default));
-        default_instance = Some(parse_quote!(
+        Some(parse_quote!(
             let __default = #ident::default();
-        ));
+        ))
     } else {
-        default_instance = None;
-    }
+        None
+    };
 
     let reads: Vec<Stmt> = fields
         .iter()
diff --git a/sqlx-macros-core/src/lib.rs b/sqlx-macros-core/src/lib.rs
index 0b2ab962..d2a40aa8 100644
--- a/sqlx-macros-core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/sqlx-macros-core/src/lib.rs
@@ -69,11 +69,13 @@ where
                 .expect("failed to start Tokio runtime")
         });
 
-        return TOKIO_RT.block_on(f);
+        TOKIO_RT.block_on(f)
     }
 
     #[cfg(all(feature = "_rt-async-std", not(feature = "tokio")))]
-    return async_std::task::block_on(f);
+    {
+        async_std::task::block_on(f)
+    }
 
     #[cfg(not(any(feature = "_rt-async-std", feature = "tokio")))]
     sqlx_core::rt::missing_rt(f)
diff --git a/sqlx-macros-core/src/migrate.rs b/sqlx-macros-core/src/migrate.rs
index 0836e6f1..c9cf5b8e 100644
--- a/sqlx-macros-core/src/migrate.rs
+++ b/sqlx-macros-core/src/migrate.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ impl ToTokens for QuoteMigrationType {
                 quote! { ::sqlx::migrate::MigrationType::ReversibleDown }
             }
         };
-        tokens.append_all(ts.into_iter());
+        tokens.append_all(ts);
     }
 }
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ impl ToTokens for QuoteMigration {
             }
         };
 
-        tokens.append_all(ts.into_iter());
+        tokens.append_all(ts);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/sqlx-macros-core/src/query/args.rs b/sqlx-macros-core/src/query/args.rs
index 80d4210f..0eadd4dc 100644
--- a/sqlx-macros-core/src/query/args.rs
+++ b/sqlx-macros-core/src/query/args.rs
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ pub fn quote_args<DB: DatabaseExt>(
                     }
 
                     let param_ty =
-                        DB::param_type_for_id(&param_ty)
+                        DB::param_type_for_id(param_ty)
                             .ok_or_else(|| {
-                                if let Some(feature_gate) = DB::get_feature_gate(&param_ty) {
+                                if let Some(feature_gate) = DB::get_feature_gate(param_ty) {
                                     format!(
                                         "optional sqlx feature `{}` required for type {} of param #{}",
                                         feature_gate,
diff --git a/sqlx-macros-core/src/query/mod.rs b/sqlx-macros-core/src/query/mod.rs
index cd5d14d8..1536eeba 100644
--- a/sqlx-macros-core/src/query/mod.rs
+++ b/sqlx-macros-core/src/query/mod.rs
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ impl Metadata {
 
             let cargo = env("CARGO").expect("`CARGO` must be set");
 
-            let output = Command::new(&cargo)
-                .args(&["metadata", "--format-version=1", "--no-deps"])
+            let output = Command::new(cargo)
+                .args(["metadata", "--format-version=1", "--no-deps"])
                 .current_dir(&self.manifest_dir)
                 .env_remove("__CARGO_FIX_PLZ")
                 .output()
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ pub fn expand_input<'a>(
     };
 
     for driver in drivers {
-        if data_source.matches_driver(&driver) {
+        if data_source.matches_driver(driver) {
             return (driver.expand)(input, data_source);
         }
     }
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ where
     let (query_data, offline): (QueryData<DB>, bool) = match data_source {
         QueryDataSource::Cached(dyn_data) => (QueryData::from_dyn_data(dyn_data)?, true),
         QueryDataSource::Live { database_url, .. } => {
-            let describe = DB::describe_blocking(&input.sql, &database_url)?;
+            let describe = DB::describe_blocking(&input.sql, database_url)?;
             (QueryData::from_describe(&input.sql, describe), false)
         }
     };
@@ -295,13 +295,9 @@ where
                     }
                 }
 
-                let record_fields = columns.iter().map(
-                    |&output::RustColumn {
-                         ref ident,
-                         ref type_,
-                         ..
-                     }| quote!(#ident: #type_,),
-                );
+                let record_fields = columns
+                    .iter()
+                    .map(|output::RustColumn { ident, type_, .. }| quote!(#ident: #type_,));
 
                 let mut record_tokens = quote! {
                     #[derive(Debug)]
diff --git a/sqlx-macros-core/src/query/output.rs b/sqlx-macros-core/src/query/output.rs
index d54fa24c..596a52e8 100644
--- a/sqlx-macros-core/src/query/output.rs
+++ b/sqlx-macros-core/src/query/output.rs
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ fn column_to_rust<DB: DatabaseExt>(describe: &Describe<DB>, i: usize) -> crate::
     let column = &describe.columns()[i];
 
     // add raw prefix to all identifiers
-    let decl = ColumnDecl::parse(&column.name())
+    let decl = ColumnDecl::parse(column.name())
         .map_err(|e| format!("column name {:?} is invalid: {}", column.name(), e))?;
 
     let ColumnOverride { nullability, type_ } = decl.r#override;
@@ -133,10 +133,8 @@ pub fn quote_query_as<DB: DatabaseExt>(
     let instantiations = columns.iter().enumerate().map(
         |(
             i,
-            &RustColumn {
-                ref var_name,
-                ref type_,
-                ..
+            RustColumn {
+                var_name, type_, ..
             },
         )| {
             match (input.checked, type_) {
@@ -221,19 +219,19 @@ pub fn quote_query_scalar<DB: DatabaseExt>(
 }
 
 fn get_column_type<DB: DatabaseExt>(i: usize, column: &DB::Column) -> TokenStream {
-    let type_info = &*column.type_info();
+    let type_info = column.type_info();
 
-    <DB as TypeChecking>::return_type_for_id(&type_info).map_or_else(
+    <DB as TypeChecking>::return_type_for_id(type_info).map_or_else(
         || {
             let message =
-                if let Some(feature_gate) = <DB as TypeChecking>::get_feature_gate(&type_info) {
+                if let Some(feature_gate) = <DB as TypeChecking>::get_feature_gate(type_info) {
                     format!(
                         "optional sqlx feature `{feat}` required for type {ty} of {col}",
                         ty = &type_info,
                         feat = feature_gate,
                         col = DisplayColumn {
                             idx: i,
-                            name: &*column.name()
+                            name: column.name()
                         }
                     )
                 } else {
@@ -242,7 +240,7 @@ fn get_column_type<DB: DatabaseExt>(i: usize, column: &DB::Column) -> TokenStrea
                         ty = type_info,
                         col = DisplayColumn {
                             idx: i,
-                            name: &*column.name()
+                            name: column.name()
                         }
                     )
                 };
diff --git a/sqlx-mysql/src/column.rs b/sqlx-mysql/src/column.rs
index 5220eae0..1bb841b9 100644
--- a/sqlx-mysql/src/column.rs
+++ b/sqlx-mysql/src/column.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ impl Column for MySqlColumn {
     }
 
     fn name(&self) -> &str {
-        &*self.name
+        &self.name
     }
 
     fn type_info(&self) -> &MySqlTypeInfo {
diff --git a/sqlx-mysql/src/connection/auth.rs b/sqlx-mysql/src/connection/auth.rs
index e5b502f5..75115f5b 100644
--- a/sqlx-mysql/src/connection/auth.rs
+++ b/sqlx-mysql/src/connection/auth.rs
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ fn scramble_sha1(
 
     let mut pw_hash = ctx.finalize_reset();
 
-    ctx.update(&pw_hash);
+    ctx.update(pw_hash);
 
     let pw_hash_hash = ctx.finalize_reset();
 
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ fn scramble_sha256(
 
     let mut pw_hash = ctx.finalize_reset();
 
-    ctx.update(&pw_hash);
+    ctx.update(pw_hash);
 
     let pw_hash_hash = ctx.finalize_reset();
 
@@ -155,10 +155,10 @@ async fn encrypt_rsa<'s>(
 
     let (a, b) = (nonce.first_ref(), nonce.last_ref());
     let mut nonce = Vec::with_capacity(a.len() + b.len());
-    nonce.extend_from_slice(&*a);
-    nonce.extend_from_slice(&*b);
+    nonce.extend_from_slice(a);
+    nonce.extend_from_slice(b);
 
-    xor_eq(&mut pass, &*nonce);
+    xor_eq(&mut pass, &nonce);
 
     // client sends an RSA encrypted password
     let pkey = parse_rsa_pub_key(rsa_pub_key)?;
@@ -193,5 +193,5 @@ fn parse_rsa_pub_key(key: &[u8]) -> Result<RsaPublicKey, Error> {
     // we are receiving a PKCS#8 RSA Public Key at all
     // times from MySQL
 
-    RsaPublicKey::from_public_key_pem(&pem).map_err(Error::protocol)
+    RsaPublicKey::from_public_key_pem(pem).map_err(Error::protocol)
 }
diff --git a/sqlx-mysql/src/connection/executor.rs b/sqlx-mysql/src/connection/executor.rs
index babe7a6e..9742cdf2 100644
--- a/sqlx-mysql/src/connection/executor.rs
+++ b/sqlx-mysql/src/connection/executor.rs
@@ -245,13 +245,15 @@ impl MySqlConnection {
 impl<'c> Executor<'c> for &'c mut MySqlConnection {
     type Database = MySql;
 
-    fn fetch_many<'e, 'q: 'e, E: 'q>(
+    fn fetch_many<'e, 'q, E>(
         self,
         mut query: E,
     ) -> BoxStream<'e, Result<Either<MySqlQueryResult, MySqlRow>, Error>>
     where
         'c: 'e,
         E: Execute<'q, Self::Database>,
+        'q: 'e,
+        E: 'q,
     {
         let sql = query.sql();
         let arguments = query.take_arguments().map_err(Error::Encode);
@@ -270,13 +272,12 @@ impl<'c> Executor<'c> for &'c mut MySqlConnection {
         })
     }
 
-    fn fetch_optional<'e, 'q: 'e, E: 'q>(
-        self,
-        query: E,
-    ) -> BoxFuture<'e, Result<Option<MySqlRow>, Error>>
+    fn fetch_optional<'e, 'q, E>(self, query: E) -> BoxFuture<'e, Result<Option<MySqlRow>, Error>>
     where
         'c: 'e,
         E: Execute<'q, Self::Database>,
+        'q: 'e,
+        E: 'q,
     {
         let mut s = self.fetch_many(query);
 
@@ -338,7 +339,7 @@ impl<'c> Executor<'c> for &'c mut MySqlConnection {
                 .send_packet(StmtClose { statement: id })
                 .await?;
 
-            let columns = (&*metadata.columns).clone();
+            let columns = (*metadata.columns).clone();
 
             let nullable = columns
                 .iter()
@@ -384,7 +385,7 @@ fn recv_next_result_column(def: &ColumnDefinition, ordinal: usize) -> Result<MyS
         (name, _) => UStr::new(name),
     };
 
-    let type_info = MySqlTypeInfo::from_column(&def);
+    let type_info = MySqlTypeInfo::from_column(def);
 
     Ok(MySqlColumn {
         name,
diff --git a/sqlx-mysql/src/options/mod.rs b/sqlx-mysql/src/options/mod.rs
index 1aaab0ea..535362a3 100644
--- a/sqlx-mysql/src/options/mod.rs
+++ b/sqlx-mysql/src/options/mod.rs
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ impl MySqlConnectOptions {
     /// The default behavior when the host is not specified,
     /// is to connect to localhost.
     pub fn host(mut self, host: &str) -> Self {
-        self.host = host.to_owned();
+        host.clone_into(&mut self.host);
         self
     }
 
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ impl MySqlConnectOptions {
 
     /// Sets the username to connect as.
     pub fn username(mut self, username: &str) -> Self {
-        self.username = username.to_owned();
+        username.clone_into(&mut self.username);
         self
     }
 
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ impl MySqlConnectOptions {
     /// The default character set is `utf8mb4`. This is supported from MySQL 5.5.3.
     /// If you need to connect to an older version, we recommend you to change this to `utf8`.
     pub fn charset(mut self, charset: &str) -> Self {
-        self.charset = charset.to_owned();
+        charset.clone_into(&mut self.charset);
         self
     }
 
diff --git a/sqlx-mysql/src/options/parse.rs b/sqlx-mysql/src/options/parse.rs
index 971510ca..d11427a4 100644
--- a/sqlx-mysql/src/options/parse.rs
+++ b/sqlx-mysql/src/options/parse.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ impl MySqlConnectOptions {
         let username = url.username();
         if !username.is_empty() {
             options = options.username(
-                &*percent_decode_str(username)
+                &percent_decode_str(username)
                     .decode_utf8()
                     .map_err(Error::config)?,
             );
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ impl MySqlConnectOptions {
 
         if let Some(password) = url.password() {
             options = options.password(
-                &*percent_decode_str(password)
+                &percent_decode_str(password)
                     .decode_utf8()
                     .map_err(Error::config)?,
             );
@@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ impl MySqlConnectOptions {
                 }
 
                 "charset" => {
-                    options = options.charset(&*value);
+                    options = options.charset(&value);
                 }
 
                 "collation" => {
-                    options = options.collation(&*value);
+                    options = options.collation(&value);
                 }
 
                 "sslcert" | "ssl-cert" => options = options.ssl_client_cert(&*value),
@@ -87,12 +87,12 @@ impl MySqlConnectOptions {
         .expect("BUG: generated un-parseable URL");
 
         if let Some(password) = &self.password {
-            let password = utf8_percent_encode(&password, NON_ALPHANUMERIC).to_string();
+            let password = utf8_percent_encode(password, NON_ALPHANUMERIC).to_string();
             let _ = url.set_password(Some(&password));
         }
 
         if let Some(database) = &self.database {
-            url.set_path(&database);
+            url.set_path(database);
         }
 
         let ssl_mode = match self.ssl_mode {
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ impl MySqlConnectOptions {
         url.query_pairs_mut().append_pair("charset", &self.charset);
 
         if let Some(collation) = &self.collation {
-            url.query_pairs_mut().append_pair("charset", &collation);
+            url.query_pairs_mut().append_pair("charset", collation);
         }
 
         if let Some(ssl_client_cert) = &self.ssl_client_cert {
diff --git a/sqlx-mysql/src/options/ssl_mode.rs b/sqlx-mysql/src/options/ssl_mode.rs
index 53e0c3b0..1238a3e8 100644
--- a/sqlx-mysql/src/options/ssl_mode.rs
+++ b/sqlx-mysql/src/options/ssl_mode.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use std::str::FromStr;
 /// Options for controlling the desired security state of the connection to the MySQL server.
 ///
 /// It is used by the [`ssl_mode`](super::MySqlConnectOptions::ssl_mode) method.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Default)]
 pub enum MySqlSslMode {
     /// Establish an unencrypted connection.
     Disabled,
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ pub enum MySqlSslMode {
     /// back to an unencrypted connection if an encrypted connection cannot be established.
     ///
     /// This is the default if `ssl_mode` is not specified.
+    #[default]
     Preferred,
 
     /// Establish an encrypted connection if the server supports encrypted connections.
@@ -30,12 +31,6 @@ pub enum MySqlSslMode {
     VerifyIdentity,
 }
 
-impl Default for MySqlSslMode {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        MySqlSslMode::Preferred
-    }
-}
-
 impl FromStr for MySqlSslMode {
     type Err = Error;
 
diff --git a/sqlx-mysql/src/protocol/auth.rs b/sqlx-mysql/src/protocol/auth.rs
index 091831e5..ef1ce4b7 100644
--- a/sqlx-mysql/src/protocol/auth.rs
+++ b/sqlx-mysql/src/protocol/auth.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ use std::str::FromStr;
 use crate::error::Error;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
+// These have all the same suffix but they match the auth plugin names.
+#[allow(clippy::enum_variant_names)]
 pub enum AuthPlugin {
     MySqlNativePassword,
     CachingSha2Password,
diff --git a/sqlx-mysql/src/protocol/connect/handshake.rs b/sqlx-mysql/src/protocol/connect/handshake.rs
index 3904d9a9..166fbbf0 100644
--- a/sqlx-mysql/src/protocol/connect/handshake.rs
+++ b/sqlx-mysql/src/protocol/connect/handshake.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use bytes::buf::Chain;
 use bytes::{Buf, Bytes};
+use std::cmp;
 
 use crate::error::Error;
 use crate::io::{BufExt, Decode};
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ impl Decode<'_> for Handshake {
         }
 
         let auth_plugin_data_2 = if capabilities.contains(Capabilities::SECURE_CONNECTION) {
-            let len = ((auth_plugin_data_len as isize) - 9).max(12) as usize;
+            let len = cmp::max((auth_plugin_data_len as isize) - 9, 12) as usize;
             let v = buf.get_bytes(len);
             buf.advance(1); // NUL-terminator
 
diff --git a/sqlx-mysql/src/protocol/response/err.rs b/sqlx-mysql/src/protocol/response/err.rs
index 344247b8..cc48c7c5 100644
--- a/sqlx-mysql/src/protocol/response/err.rs
+++ b/sqlx-mysql/src/protocol/response/err.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ impl Decode<'_, Capabilities> for ErrPacket {
 
         if capabilities.contains(Capabilities::PROTOCOL_41) {
             // If the next byte is '#' then we have a SQL STATE
-            if buf.get(0) == Some(&0x23) {
+            if buf.starts_with(b"#") {
                 buf.advance(1);
                 sql_state = Some(buf.get_str(5)?);
             }
diff --git a/sqlx-mysql/src/protocol/row.rs b/sqlx-mysql/src/protocol/row.rs
index f027dada..327ca216 100644
--- a/sqlx-mysql/src/protocol/row.rs
+++ b/sqlx-mysql/src/protocol/row.rs
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ pub(crate) struct Row {
 
 impl Row {
     pub(crate) fn get(&self, index: usize) -> Option<&[u8]> {
-        self.values[index]
-            .as_ref()
-            .map(|col| &self.storage[(col.start as usize)..(col.end as usize)])
+        self.values[index].clone().map(|col| &self.storage[col])
     }
 }
diff --git a/sqlx-mysql/src/row.rs b/sqlx-mysql/src/row.rs
index c354d23d..e7191366 100644
--- a/sqlx-mysql/src/row.rs
+++ b/sqlx-mysql/src/row.rs
@@ -46,6 +46,6 @@ impl ColumnIndex<MySqlRow> for &'_ str {
         row.column_names
             .get(*self)
             .ok_or_else(|| Error::ColumnNotFound((*self).into()))
-            .map(|v| *v)
+            .copied()
     }
 }
diff --git a/sqlx-mysql/src/statement.rs b/sqlx-mysql/src/statement.rs
index 83db3af0..e9578403 100644
--- a/sqlx-mysql/src/statement.rs
+++ b/sqlx-mysql/src/statement.rs
@@ -55,6 +55,6 @@ impl ColumnIndex<MySqlStatement<'_>> for &'_ str {
             .column_names
             .get(*self)
             .ok_or_else(|| Error::ColumnNotFound((*self).into()))
-            .map(|v| *v)
+            .copied()
     }
 }
diff --git a/sqlx-mysql/src/testing/mod.rs b/sqlx-mysql/src/testing/mod.rs
index 6c25100f..2a9216d1 100644
--- a/sqlx-mysql/src/testing/mod.rs
+++ b/sqlx-mysql/src/testing/mod.rs
@@ -27,10 +27,7 @@ static DO_CLEANUP: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(true);
 
 impl TestSupport for MySql {
     fn test_context(args: &TestArgs) -> BoxFuture<'_, Result<TestContext<Self>, Error>> {
-        Box::pin(async move {
-            let res = test_context(args).await;
-            res
-        })
+        Box::pin(async move { test_context(args).await })
     }
 
     fn cleanup_test(db_name: &str) -> BoxFuture<'_, Result<(), Error>> {
@@ -47,7 +44,7 @@ impl TestSupport for MySql {
                 .await?;
 
             query("delete from _sqlx_test_databases where db_id = ?")
-                .bind(&db_id)
+                .bind(db_id)
                 .execute(&mut *conn)
                 .await?;
 
@@ -141,7 +138,7 @@ async fn test_context(args: &TestArgs) -> Result<TestContext<MySql>, Error> {
     }
 
     query("insert into _sqlx_test_databases(test_path) values (?)")
-        .bind(&args.test_path)
+        .bind(args.test_path)
         .execute(&mut *conn)
         .await?;
 
@@ -182,7 +179,7 @@ async fn do_cleanup(conn: &mut MySqlConnection, created_before: Duration) -> Res
         "select db_id from _sqlx_test_databases \
             where created_at < from_unixtime(?)",
     )
-    .bind(&created_before_as_secs)
+    .bind(created_before_as_secs)
     .fetch_all(&mut *conn)
     .await?;
 
@@ -221,8 +218,6 @@ async fn do_cleanup(conn: &mut MySqlConnection, created_before: Duration) -> Res
         separated.push_bind(db_id);
     }
 
-    drop(separated);
-
     query.push(")").build().execute(&mut *conn).await?;
 
     Ok(deleted_db_ids.len())
diff --git a/sqlx-mysql/src/transaction.rs b/sqlx-mysql/src/transaction.rs
index 2d5dcec8..99d65263 100644
--- a/sqlx-mysql/src/transaction.rs
+++ b/sqlx-mysql/src/transaction.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ impl TransactionManager for MySqlTransactionManager {
             conn.inner.stream.sequence_id = 0;
             conn.inner
                 .stream
-                .write_packet(Query(&*rollback_ansi_transaction_sql(depth)));
+                .write_packet(Query(&rollback_ansi_transaction_sql(depth)));
 
             conn.inner.transaction_depth = depth - 1;
         }
diff --git a/sqlx-mysql/src/types/chrono.rs b/sqlx-mysql/src/types/chrono.rs
index 9013ce72..fc39d32c 100644
--- a/sqlx-mysql/src/types/chrono.rs
+++ b/sqlx-mysql/src/types/chrono.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ impl Type<MySql> for DateTime<Utc> {
 /// Note: assumes the connection's `time_zone` is set to `+00:00` (UTC).
 impl Encode<'_, MySql> for DateTime<Utc> {
     fn encode_by_ref(&self, buf: &mut Vec<u8>) -> Result<IsNull, BoxDynError> {
-        Encode::<MySql>::encode(&self.naive_utc(), buf)
+        Encode::<MySql>::encode(self.naive_utc(), buf)
     }
 }
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ impl Type<MySql> for DateTime<Local> {
 /// Note: assumes the connection's `time_zone` is set to `+00:00` (UTC).
 impl Encode<'_, MySql> for DateTime<Local> {
     fn encode_by_ref(&self, buf: &mut Vec<u8>) -> Result<IsNull, BoxDynError> {
-        Encode::<MySql>::encode(&self.naive_utc(), buf)
+        Encode::<MySql>::encode(self.naive_utc(), buf)
     }
 }
 
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ fn encode_time(time: &NaiveTime, include_micros: bool, buf: &mut Vec<u8>) {
     buf.push(time.second() as u8);
 
     if include_micros {
-        buf.extend(&((time.nanosecond() / 1000) as u32).to_le_bytes());
+        buf.extend((time.nanosecond() / 1000).to_le_bytes());
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/sqlx-mysql/src/types/mysql_time.rs b/sqlx-mysql/src/types/mysql_time.rs
index f66d250a..d71985c8 100644
--- a/sqlx-mysql/src/types/mysql_time.rs
+++ b/sqlx-mysql/src/types/mysql_time.rs
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ impl MySqlTimeSign {
         }
     }
 
-    fn to_byte(&self) -> u8 {
+    fn to_byte(self) -> u8 {
         match self {
             // We can't use `#[repr(u8)]` because this is opposite of the ordering we want from `Ord`
             Self::Negative => 1,
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ fn parse(text: &str) -> Result<MySqlTime, BoxDynError> {
         MySqlTimeSign::Positive
     };
 
-    let hours = hours.abs() as u32;
+    let hours = hours.unsigned_abs();
 
     let minutes: u8 = minutes
         .parse()
diff --git a/sqlx-mysql/src/types/time.rs b/sqlx-mysql/src/types/time.rs
index 2d53839e..4fc46a33 100644
--- a/sqlx-mysql/src/types/time.rs
+++ b/sqlx-mysql/src/types/time.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ impl Encode<'_, MySql> for OffsetDateTime {
         let utc_dt = self.to_offset(UtcOffset::UTC);
         let primitive_dt = PrimitiveDateTime::new(utc_dt.date(), utc_dt.time());
 
-        Encode::<MySql>::encode(&primitive_dt, buf)
+        Encode::<MySql>::encode(primitive_dt, buf)
     }
 }
 
@@ -287,8 +287,8 @@ fn decode_date(buf: &[u8]) -> Result<Option<Date>, BoxDynError> {
 
     Date::from_calendar_date(
         LittleEndian::read_u16(buf) as i32,
-        time::Month::try_from(buf[2] as u8)?,
-        buf[3] as u8,
+        time::Month::try_from(buf[2])?,
+        buf[3],
     )
     .map_err(Into::into)
     .map(Some)
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ fn encode_time(time: &Time, include_micros: bool, buf: &mut Vec<u8>) {
     buf.push(time.second());
 
     if include_micros {
-        buf.extend(&((time.nanosecond() / 1000) as u32).to_le_bytes());
+        buf.extend(&(time.nanosecond() / 1000).to_le_bytes());
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/sqlx-mysql/src/value.rs b/sqlx-mysql/src/value.rs
index 2725597e..fe8b50c6 100644
--- a/sqlx-mysql/src/value.rs
+++ b/sqlx-mysql/src/value.rs
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ impl<'r> ValueRef<'r> for MySqlValueRef<'r> {
 
     #[inline]
     fn is_null(&self) -> bool {
-        is_null(self.value.as_deref(), &self.type_info)
+        is_null(self.value, &self.type_info)
     }
 }
 
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ fn is_null(value: Option<&[u8]>, ty: &MySqlTypeInfo) -> bool {
         if matches!(
             ty.r#type,
             ColumnType::Date | ColumnType::Timestamp | ColumnType::Datetime
-        ) && value.get(0) == Some(&0)
+        ) && value.starts_with(b"\0")
         {
             return true;
         }
diff --git a/sqlx-postgres/src/arguments.rs b/sqlx-postgres/src/arguments.rs
index dd6f239f..9975b2fd 100644
--- a/sqlx-postgres/src/arguments.rs
+++ b/sqlx-postgres/src/arguments.rs
@@ -32,12 +32,7 @@ pub struct PgArgumentBuffer {
     //
     // This currently is only setup to be useful if there is a *fixed-size* slot that needs to be
     // tweaked from the input type. However, that's the only use case we currently have.
-    //
-    patches: Vec<(
-        usize, // offset
-        usize, // argument index
-        Box<dyn Fn(&mut [u8], &PgTypeInfo) + 'static + Send + Sync>,
-    )>,
+    patches: Vec<Patch>,
 
     // Whenever an `Encode` impl encounters a `PgTypeInfo` object that does not have an OID
     // It pushes a "hole" that must be patched later.
@@ -49,6 +44,13 @@ pub struct PgArgumentBuffer {
     type_holes: Vec<(usize, UStr)>, // Vec<{ offset, type_name }>
 }
 
+struct Patch {
+    buf_offset: usize,
+    arg_index: usize,
+    #[allow(clippy::type_complexity)]
+    callback: Box<dyn Fn(&mut [u8], &PgTypeInfo) + 'static + Send + Sync>,
+}
+
 /// Implementation of [`Arguments`] for PostgreSQL.
 #[derive(Default)]
 pub struct PgArguments {
@@ -97,15 +99,15 @@ impl PgArguments {
             ..
         } = self.buffer;
 
-        for (offset, ty, callback) in patches {
-            let buf = &mut buffer[*offset..];
-            let ty = &parameters[*ty];
+        for patch in patches {
+            let buf = &mut buffer[patch.buf_offset..];
+            let ty = &parameters[patch.arg_index];
 
-            callback(buf, ty);
+            (patch.callback)(buf, ty);
         }
 
         for (offset, name) in type_holes {
-            let oid = conn.fetch_type_id_by_name(&*name).await?;
+            let oid = conn.fetch_type_id_by_name(name).await?;
             buffer[*offset..(*offset + 4)].copy_from_slice(&oid.0.to_be_bytes());
         }
 
@@ -169,9 +171,13 @@ impl PgArgumentBuffer {
         F: Fn(&mut [u8], &PgTypeInfo) + 'static + Send + Sync,
     {
         let offset = self.len();
-        let index = self.count;
+        let arg_index = self.count;
 
-        self.patches.push((offset, index, Box::new(callback)));
+        self.patches.push(Patch {
+            buf_offset: offset,
+            arg_index,
+            callback: Box::new(callback),
+        });
     }
 
     // Extends the inner buffer by enough space to have an OID
diff --git a/sqlx-postgres/src/column.rs b/sqlx-postgres/src/column.rs
index 9d309d86..cc2d259a 100644
--- a/sqlx-postgres/src/column.rs
+++ b/sqlx-postgres/src/column.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ impl Column for PgColumn {
     }
 
     fn name(&self) -> &str {
-        &*self.name
+        &self.name
     }
 
     fn type_info(&self) -> &PgTypeInfo {
diff --git a/sqlx-postgres/src/connection/describe.rs b/sqlx-postgres/src/connection/describe.rs
index 71f9b9b3..ed938977 100644
--- a/sqlx-postgres/src/connection/describe.rs
+++ b/sqlx-postgres/src/connection/describe.rs
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ WHERE rngtypid = $1
         }) = explains.first()
         {
             nullables.resize(outputs.len(), None);
-            visit_plan(&plan, outputs, &mut nullables);
+            visit_plan(plan, outputs, &mut nullables);
         }
 
         Ok(nullables)
diff --git a/sqlx-postgres/src/connection/executor.rs b/sqlx-postgres/src/connection/executor.rs
index 96155d92..019c5b3e 100644
--- a/sqlx-postgres/src/connection/executor.rs
+++ b/sqlx-postgres/src/connection/executor.rs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ async fn prepare(
 
     // next we send the PARSE command to the server
     conn.stream.write(Parse {
-        param_types: &*param_types,
+        param_types: &param_types,
         query: sql,
         statement: id,
     });
@@ -63,8 +63,7 @@ async fn prepare(
     conn.stream.flush().await?;
 
     // indicates that the SQL query string is now successfully parsed and has semantic validity
-    let _ = conn
-        .stream
+    conn.stream
         .recv_expect(MessageFormat::ParseComplete)
         .await?;
 
@@ -227,7 +226,7 @@ impl PgConnection {
                 statement,
                 formats: &[PgValueFormat::Binary],
                 num_params: arguments.types.len() as i16,
-                params: &*arguments.buffer,
+                params: &arguments.buffer,
                 result_formats: &[PgValueFormat::Binary],
             });
 
@@ -360,15 +359,19 @@ impl PgConnection {
 impl<'c> Executor<'c> for &'c mut PgConnection {
     type Database = Postgres;
 
-    fn fetch_many<'e, 'q: 'e, E: 'q>(
+    fn fetch_many<'e, 'q, E>(
         self,
         mut query: E,
     ) -> BoxStream<'e, Result<Either<PgQueryResult, PgRow>, Error>>
     where
         'c: 'e,
         E: Execute<'q, Self::Database>,
+        'q: 'e,
+        E: 'q,
     {
         let sql = query.sql();
+        // False positive: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/issues/12560
+        #[allow(clippy::map_clone)]
         let metadata = query.statement().map(|s| Arc::clone(&s.metadata));
         let arguments = query.take_arguments().map_err(Error::Encode);
         let persistent = query.persistent();
@@ -386,15 +389,16 @@ impl<'c> Executor<'c> for &'c mut PgConnection {
         })
     }
 
-    fn fetch_optional<'e, 'q: 'e, E: 'q>(
-        self,
-        mut query: E,
-    ) -> BoxFuture<'e, Result<Option<PgRow>, Error>>
+    fn fetch_optional<'e, 'q, E>(self, mut query: E) -> BoxFuture<'e, Result<Option<PgRow>, Error>>
     where
         'c: 'e,
         E: Execute<'q, Self::Database>,
+        'q: 'e,
+        E: 'q,
     {
         let sql = query.sql();
+        // False positive: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy/issues/12560
+        #[allow(clippy::map_clone)]
         let metadata = query.statement().map(|s| Arc::clone(&s.metadata));
         let arguments = query.take_arguments().map_err(Error::Encode);
         let persistent = query.persistent();
diff --git a/sqlx-postgres/src/connection/sasl.rs b/sqlx-postgres/src/connection/sasl.rs
index 16ccd204..11f36eec 100644
--- a/sqlx-postgres/src/connection/sasl.rs
+++ b/sqlx-postgres/src/connection/sasl.rs
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn authenticate(
     let client_key = mac.finalize().into_bytes();
 
     // StoredKey := H(ClientKey)
-    let stored_key = Sha256::digest(&client_key);
+    let stored_key = Sha256::digest(client_key);
 
     // client-final-message-without-proof
     let client_final_message_wo_proof = format!(
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn authenticate(
 
     // ClientSignature := HMAC(StoredKey, AuthMessage)
     let mut mac = Hmac::<Sha256>::new_from_slice(&stored_key).map_err(Error::protocol)?;
-    mac.update(&auth_message.as_bytes());
+    mac.update(auth_message.as_bytes());
 
     let client_signature = mac.finalize().into_bytes();
 
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn authenticate(
 
     // ServerSignature := HMAC(ServerKey, AuthMessage)
     let mut mac = Hmac::<Sha256>::new_from_slice(&server_key).map_err(Error::protocol)?;
-    mac.update(&auth_message.as_bytes());
+    mac.update(auth_message.as_bytes());
 
     // client-final-message = client-final-message-without-proof "," proof
     let mut client_final_message = format!("{client_final_message_wo_proof},{CLIENT_PROOF_ATTR}=");
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ fn gen_nonce() -> String {
 fn hi<'a>(s: &'a str, salt: &'a [u8], iter_count: u32) -> Result<[u8; 32], Error> {
     let mut mac = Hmac::<Sha256>::new_from_slice(s.as_bytes()).map_err(Error::protocol)?;
 
-    mac.update(&salt);
+    mac.update(salt);
     mac.update(&1u32.to_be_bytes());
 
     let mut u = mac.finalize_reset().into_bytes();
diff --git a/sqlx-postgres/src/connection/stream.rs b/sqlx-postgres/src/connection/stream.rs
index bb0ae2db..0cbf405d 100644
--- a/sqlx-postgres/src/connection/stream.rs
+++ b/sqlx-postgres/src/connection/stream.rs
@@ -159,11 +159,10 @@ impl PgStream {
                         tracing_level
                     );
                     if log_is_enabled {
-                        let message = format!("{}", notice.message());
                         sqlx_core::private_tracing_dynamic_event!(
                             target: "sqlx::postgres::notice",
                             tracing_level,
-                            message
+                            message = notice.message()
                         );
                     }
 
@@ -211,7 +210,7 @@ fn parse_server_version(s: &str) -> Option<u32> {
                     break;
                 }
             }
-            _ if ch.is_digit(10) => {
+            _ if ch.is_ascii_digit() => {
                 if chs.peek().is_none() {
                     if let Ok(num) = u32::from_str(&s[from..]) {
                         parts.push(num);
diff --git a/sqlx-postgres/src/listener.rs b/sqlx-postgres/src/listener.rs
index 24282368..f23b8149 100644
--- a/sqlx-postgres/src/listener.rs
+++ b/sqlx-postgres/src/listener.rs
@@ -332,13 +332,15 @@ impl Drop for PgListener {
 impl<'c> Executor<'c> for &'c mut PgListener {
     type Database = Postgres;
 
-    fn fetch_many<'e, 'q: 'e, E: 'q>(
+    fn fetch_many<'e, 'q, E>(
         self,
         query: E,
     ) -> BoxStream<'e, Result<Either<PgQueryResult, PgRow>, Error>>
     where
         'c: 'e,
         E: Execute<'q, Self::Database>,
+        'q: 'e,
+        E: 'q,
     {
         futures_util::stream::once(async move {
             // need some basic type annotation to help the compiler a bit
@@ -349,13 +351,12 @@ impl<'c> Executor<'c> for &'c mut PgListener {
         .boxed()
     }
 
-    fn fetch_optional<'e, 'q: 'e, E: 'q>(
-        self,
-        query: E,
-    ) -> BoxFuture<'e, Result<Option<PgRow>, Error>>
+    fn fetch_optional<'e, 'q, E>(self, query: E) -> BoxFuture<'e, Result<Option<PgRow>, Error>>
     where
         'c: 'e,
         E: Execute<'q, Self::Database>,
+        'q: 'e,
+        E: 'q,
     {
         async move { self.connection().await?.fetch_optional(query).await }.boxed()
     }
diff --git a/sqlx-postgres/src/message/authentication.rs b/sqlx-postgres/src/message/authentication.rs
index c5996b4e..2e55c11f 100644
--- a/sqlx-postgres/src/message/authentication.rs
+++ b/sqlx-postgres/src/message/authentication.rs
@@ -162,8 +162,8 @@ impl Decode<'_> for AuthenticationSaslContinue {
         Ok(Self {
             iterations,
             salt,
-            nonce: from_utf8(&*nonce).map_err(Error::protocol)?.to_owned(),
-            message: from_utf8(&*buf).map_err(Error::protocol)?.to_owned(),
+            nonce: from_utf8(&nonce).map_err(Error::protocol)?.to_owned(),
+            message: from_utf8(&buf).map_err(Error::protocol)?.to_owned(),
         })
     }
 }
diff --git a/sqlx-postgres/src/options/mod.rs b/sqlx-postgres/src/options/mod.rs
index 73e08bc7..b99edf67 100644
--- a/sqlx-postgres/src/options/mod.rs
+++ b/sqlx-postgres/src/options/mod.rs
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ impl PgConnectOptions {
     ///     .host("localhost");
     /// ```
     pub fn host(mut self, host: &str) -> Self {
-        self.host = host.to_owned();
+        host.clone_into(&mut self.host);
         self
     }
 
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ impl PgConnectOptions {
     ///     .username("postgres");
     /// ```
     pub fn username(mut self, username: &str) -> Self {
-        self.username = username.to_owned();
+        username.clone_into(&mut self.username);
         self
     }
 
diff --git a/sqlx-postgres/src/options/parse.rs b/sqlx-postgres/src/options/parse.rs
index 559516c0..c69ef036 100644
--- a/sqlx-postgres/src/options/parse.rs
+++ b/sqlx-postgres/src/options/parse.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ impl PgConnectOptions {
         let username = url.username();
         if !username.is_empty() {
             options = options.username(
-                &*percent_decode_str(username)
+                &percent_decode_str(username)
                     .decode_utf8()
                     .map_err(Error::config)?,
             );
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ impl PgConnectOptions {
 
         if let Some(password) = url.password() {
             options = options.password(
-                &*percent_decode_str(password)
+                &percent_decode_str(password)
                     .decode_utf8()
                     .map_err(Error::config)?,
             );
@@ -63,32 +63,32 @@ impl PgConnectOptions {
                 }
 
                 "host" => {
-                    if value.starts_with("/") {
+                    if value.starts_with('/') {
                         options = options.socket(&*value);
                     } else {
-                        options = options.host(&*value);
+                        options = options.host(&value);
                     }
                 }
 
                 "hostaddr" => {
                     value.parse::<IpAddr>().map_err(Error::config)?;
-                    options = options.host(&*value)
+                    options = options.host(&value)
                 }
 
                 "port" => options = options.port(value.parse().map_err(Error::config)?),
 
-                "dbname" => options = options.database(&*value),
+                "dbname" => options = options.database(&value),
 
-                "user" => options = options.username(&*value),
+                "user" => options = options.username(&value),
 
-                "password" => options = options.password(&*value),
+                "password" => options = options.password(&value),
 
-                "application_name" => options = options.application_name(&*value),
+                "application_name" => options = options.application_name(&value),
 
                 "options" => {
                     if let Some(options) = options.options.as_mut() {
                         options.push(' ');
-                        options.push_str(&*value);
+                        options.push_str(&value);
                     } else {
                         options.options = Some(value.to_string());
                     }
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ impl PgConnectOptions {
     pub(crate) fn build_url(&self) -> Url {
         let host = match &self.socket {
             Some(socket) => {
-                utf8_percent_encode(&*socket.to_string_lossy(), NON_ALPHANUMERIC).to_string()
+                utf8_percent_encode(&socket.to_string_lossy(), NON_ALPHANUMERIC).to_string()
             }
             None => self.host.to_owned(),
         };
@@ -124,12 +124,12 @@ impl PgConnectOptions {
         .expect("BUG: generated un-parseable URL");
 
         if let Some(password) = &self.password {
-            let password = utf8_percent_encode(&password, NON_ALPHANUMERIC).to_string();
+            let password = utf8_percent_encode(password, NON_ALPHANUMERIC).to_string();
             let _ = url.set_password(Some(&password));
         }
 
         if let Some(database) = &self.database {
-            url.set_path(&database);
+            url.set_path(database);
         }
 
         let ssl_mode = match self.ssl_mode {
diff --git a/sqlx-postgres/src/options/pgpass.rs b/sqlx-postgres/src/options/pgpass.rs
index 0532d9e6..49da460d 100644
--- a/sqlx-postgres/src/options/pgpass.rs
+++ b/sqlx-postgres/src/options/pgpass.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,14 @@ fn load_password_from_file(
     username: &str,
     database: Option<&str>,
 ) -> Option<String> {
-    let file = File::open(&path).ok()?;
+    let file = File::open(&path)
+        .map_err(|e| {
+            tracing::warn!(
+                path = %path.display(),
+                "Failed to open `.pgpass` file: {e:?}",
+            );
+        })
+        .ok()?;
 
     #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
     {
@@ -54,7 +61,7 @@ fn load_password_from_file(
         let mode = permissions.mode();
         if mode & 0o77 != 0 {
             tracing::warn!(
-                path = %path.to_string_lossy(),
+                path = %path.display(),
                 permissions = format!("{mode:o}"),
                 "Ignoring path. Permissions are not strict enough",
             );
@@ -184,7 +191,7 @@ fn find_next_field<'a>(line: &mut &'a str) -> Option<Cow<'a, str>> {
         }
     }
 
-    return None;
+    None
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
diff --git a/sqlx-postgres/src/options/ssl_mode.rs b/sqlx-postgres/src/options/ssl_mode.rs
index 60125e46..657728ab 100644
--- a/sqlx-postgres/src/options/ssl_mode.rs
+++ b/sqlx-postgres/src/options/ssl_mode.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use std::str::FromStr;
 /// Options for controlling the level of protection provided for PostgreSQL SSL connections.
 ///
 /// It is used by the [`ssl_mode`](super::PgConnectOptions::ssl_mode) method.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Default)]
 pub enum PgSslMode {
     /// Only try a non-SSL connection.
     Disable,
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ pub enum PgSslMode {
     Allow,
 
     /// First try an SSL connection; if that fails, try a non-SSL connection.
+    ///
+    /// This is the default if no other mode is specified.
+    #[default]
     Prefer,
 
     /// Only try an SSL connection. If a root CA file is present, verify the connection
@@ -28,12 +31,6 @@ pub enum PgSslMode {
     VerifyFull,
 }
 
-impl Default for PgSslMode {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        PgSslMode::Prefer
-    }
-}
-
 impl FromStr for PgSslMode {
     type Err = Error;
 
diff --git a/sqlx-postgres/src/row.rs b/sqlx-postgres/src/row.rs
index 7736fee3..f9e43bb9 100644
--- a/sqlx-postgres/src/row.rs
+++ b/sqlx-postgres/src/row.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ impl ColumnIndex<PgRow> for &'_ str {
             .column_names
             .get(*self)
             .ok_or_else(|| Error::ColumnNotFound((*self).into()))
-            .map(|v| *v)
+            .copied()
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/sqlx-postgres/src/statement.rs b/sqlx-postgres/src/statement.rs
index 5c83a500..abd553af 100644
--- a/sqlx-postgres/src/statement.rs
+++ b/sqlx-postgres/src/statement.rs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ impl ColumnIndex<PgStatement<'_>> for &'_ str {
             .column_names
             .get(*self)
             .ok_or_else(|| Error::ColumnNotFound((*self).into()))
-            .map(|v| *v)
+            .copied()
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/sqlx-postgres/src/testing/mod.rs b/sqlx-postgres/src/testing/mod.rs
index 2d2f203b..fb36ab41 100644
--- a/sqlx-postgres/src/testing/mod.rs
+++ b/sqlx-postgres/src/testing/mod.rs
@@ -26,10 +26,7 @@ static DO_CLEANUP: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(true);
 
 impl TestSupport for Postgres {
     fn test_context(args: &TestArgs) -> BoxFuture<'_, Result<TestContext<Self>, Error>> {
-        Box::pin(async move {
-            let res = test_context(args).await;
-            res
-        })
+        Box::pin(async move { test_context(args).await })
     }
 
     fn cleanup_test(db_name: &str) -> BoxFuture<'_, Result<(), Error>> {
@@ -44,7 +41,7 @@ impl TestSupport for Postgres {
                 .await?;
 
             query("delete from _sqlx_test.databases where db_name = $1")
-                .bind(&db_name)
+                .bind(db_name)
                 .execute(&mut *conn)
                 .await?;
 
@@ -157,7 +154,7 @@ async fn test_context(args: &TestArgs) -> Result<TestContext<Postgres>, Error> {
             returning db_name
         "#,
     )
-    .bind(&args.test_path)
+    .bind(args.test_path)
     .fetch_one(&mut *conn)
     .await?;
 
@@ -190,7 +187,7 @@ async fn do_cleanup(conn: &mut PgConnection, created_before: Duration) -> Result
         "select db_name from _sqlx_test.databases \
             where created_at < (to_timestamp($1) at time zone 'UTC')",
     )
-    .bind(&created_before)
+    .bind(created_before)
     .fetch_all(&mut *conn)
     .await?;
 
diff --git a/sqlx-postgres/src/type_info.rs b/sqlx-postgres/src/type_info.rs
index 5952291e..4c902009 100644
--- a/sqlx-postgres/src/type_info.rs
+++ b/sqlx-postgres/src/type_info.rs
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ impl PgType {
             PgType::Money => "MONEY",
             PgType::MoneyArray => "MONEY[]",
             PgType::Void => "VOID",
-            PgType::Custom(ty) => &*ty.name,
+            PgType::Custom(ty) => &ty.name,
             PgType::DeclareWithOid(_) => "?",
             PgType::DeclareWithName(name) => name,
         }
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ impl PgType {
             PgType::Money => "money",
             PgType::MoneyArray => "_money",
             PgType::Void => "void",
-            PgType::Custom(ty) => &*ty.name,
+            PgType::Custom(ty) => &ty.name,
             PgType::DeclareWithOid(_) => "?",
             PgType::DeclareWithName(name) => name,
         }
diff --git a/sqlx-postgres/src/types/array.rs b/sqlx-postgres/src/types/array.rs
index f594ab8f..4b24a86a 100644
--- a/sqlx-postgres/src/types/array.rs
+++ b/sqlx-postgres/src/types/array.rs
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ where
     T: Encode<'q, Postgres> + Type<Postgres>,
 {
     fn encode_by_ref(&self, buf: &mut PgArgumentBuffer) -> Result<IsNull, BoxDynError> {
-        let type_info = if self.len() < 1 {
+        let type_info = if self.is_empty() {
             T::type_info()
         } else {
             self[0].produces().unwrap_or_else(T::type_info)
diff --git a/sqlx-postgres/src/types/bit_vec.rs b/sqlx-postgres/src/types/bit_vec.rs
index 2cb9943c..6b48c722 100644
--- a/sqlx-postgres/src/types/bit_vec.rs
+++ b/sqlx-postgres/src/types/bit_vec.rs
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ impl Decode<'_, Postgres> for BitVec {
                     ))?;
                 }
 
-                let mut bitvec = BitVec::from_bytes(&bytes);
+                let mut bitvec = BitVec::from_bytes(bytes);
 
                 // Chop off zeroes from the back. We get bits in bytes, so if
                 // our bitvec is not in full bytes, extra zeroes are added to
diff --git a/sqlx-postgres/src/types/chrono/date.rs b/sqlx-postgres/src/types/chrono/date.rs
index 4425f66e..475f41f4 100644
--- a/sqlx-postgres/src/types/chrono/date.rs
+++ b/sqlx-postgres/src/types/chrono/date.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ impl Encode<'_, Postgres> for NaiveDate {
     fn encode_by_ref(&self, buf: &mut PgArgumentBuffer) -> Result<IsNull, BoxDynError> {
         // DATE is encoded as the days since epoch
         let days = (*self - postgres_epoch_date()).num_days() as i32;
-        Encode::<Postgres>::encode(&days, buf)
+        Encode::<Postgres>::encode(days, buf)
     }
 
     fn size_hint(&self) -> usize {
diff --git a/sqlx-postgres/src/types/chrono/datetime.rs b/sqlx-postgres/src/types/chrono/datetime.rs
index 7487e9ca..2dceb9e9 100644
--- a/sqlx-postgres/src/types/chrono/datetime.rs
+++ b/sqlx-postgres/src/types/chrono/datetime.rs
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ impl<Tz: TimeZone> PgHasArrayType for DateTime<Tz> {
 impl Encode<'_, Postgres> for NaiveDateTime {
     fn encode_by_ref(&self, buf: &mut PgArgumentBuffer) -> Result<IsNull, BoxDynError> {
         // TIMESTAMP is encoded as the microseconds since the epoch
-        let us = (*self - postgres_epoch_datetime())
+        let micros = (*self - postgres_epoch_datetime())
             .num_microseconds()
             .ok_or_else(|| format!("NaiveDateTime out of range for Postgres: {self:?}"))?;
 
-        Encode::<Postgres>::encode(&us, buf)
+        Encode::<Postgres>::encode(micros, buf)
     }
 
     fn size_hint(&self) -> usize {
diff --git a/sqlx-postgres/src/types/chrono/time.rs b/sqlx-postgres/src/types/chrono/time.rs
index 31b21202..ca66f389 100644
--- a/sqlx-postgres/src/types/chrono/time.rs
+++ b/sqlx-postgres/src/types/chrono/time.rs
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ impl PgHasArrayType for NaiveTime {
 impl Encode<'_, Postgres> for NaiveTime {
     fn encode_by_ref(&self, buf: &mut PgArgumentBuffer) -> Result<IsNull, BoxDynError> {
         // TIME is encoded as the microseconds since midnight
-        let us = (*self - NaiveTime::default())
+        let micros = (*self - NaiveTime::default())
             .num_microseconds()
             .ok_or_else(|| format!("Time out of range for PostgreSQL: {self}"))?;
 
-        Encode::<Postgres>::encode(&us, buf)
+        Encode::<Postgres>::encode(micros, buf)
     }
 
     fn size_hint(&self) -> usize {
diff --git a/sqlx-postgres/src/types/interval.rs b/sqlx-postgres/src/types/interval.rs
index 07e521c8..52ab5499 100644
--- a/sqlx-postgres/src/types/interval.rs
+++ b/sqlx-postgres/src/types/interval.rs
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ impl TryFrom<chrono::Duration> for PgInterval {
                 Ok(Self {
                     months: 0,
                     days: 0,
-                    microseconds: microseconds,
+                    microseconds,
                 })
             },
         )
diff --git a/sqlx-postgres/src/types/lquery.rs b/sqlx-postgres/src/types/lquery.rs
index 5ca9ff70..f0395866 100644
--- a/sqlx-postgres/src/types/lquery.rs
+++ b/sqlx-postgres/src/types/lquery.rs
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ impl PgLQuery {
     }
 
     /// creates lquery from an iterator with checking labels
+    // TODO: this should just be removed but I didn't want to bury it in a massive diff
+    #[deprecated = "renamed to `try_from_iter()`"]
+    #[allow(clippy::should_implement_trait)]
     pub fn from_iter<I, S>(levels: I) -> Result<Self, PgLQueryParseError>
     where
         S: Into<String>,
@@ -86,6 +89,26 @@ impl PgLQuery {
         }
         Ok(lquery)
     }
+
+    /// Create an `LQUERY` from an iterator of label strings.
+    ///
+    /// Returns an error if any label fails to parse according to [`PgLQueryLevel::from_str()`].
+    pub fn try_from_iter<I, S>(levels: I) -> Result<Self, PgLQueryParseError>
+    where
+        S: AsRef<str>,
+        I: IntoIterator<Item = S>,
+    {
+        levels
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|level| level.as_ref().parse::<PgLQueryLevel>())
+            .collect()
+    }
+}
+
+impl FromIterator<PgLQueryLevel> for PgLQuery {
+    fn from_iter<T: IntoIterator<Item = PgLQueryLevel>>(iter: T) -> Self {
+        Self::from(iter.into_iter().collect())
+    }
 }
 
 impl IntoIterator for PgLQuery {
@@ -104,7 +127,7 @@ impl FromStr for PgLQuery {
         Ok(Self {
             levels: s
                 .split('.')
-                .map(|s| PgLQueryLevel::from_str(s))
+                .map(PgLQueryLevel::from_str)
                 .collect::<Result<_, Self::Err>>()?,
         })
     }
@@ -244,12 +267,12 @@ impl FromStr for PgLQueryLevel {
                 b'!' => Ok(PgLQueryLevel::NotNonStar(
                     s[1..]
                         .split('|')
-                        .map(|s| PgLQueryVariant::from_str(s))
+                        .map(PgLQueryVariant::from_str)
                         .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, PgLQueryParseError>>()?,
                 )),
                 _ => Ok(PgLQueryLevel::NonStar(
                     s.split('|')
-                        .map(|s| PgLQueryVariant::from_str(s))
+                        .map(PgLQueryVariant::from_str)
                         .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, PgLQueryParseError>>()?,
                 )),
             }
@@ -262,10 +285,9 @@ impl FromStr for PgLQueryVariant {
 
     fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
         let mut label_length = s.len();
-        let mut rev_iter = s.bytes().rev();
         let mut modifiers = PgLQueryVariantFlag::empty();
 
-        while let Some(b) = rev_iter.next() {
+        for b in s.bytes().rev() {
             match b {
                 b'@' => modifiers.insert(PgLQueryVariantFlag::IN_CASE),
                 b'*' => modifiers.insert(PgLQueryVariantFlag::ANY_END),
@@ -306,8 +328,8 @@ impl Display for PgLQueryLevel {
             PgLQueryLevel::Star(Some(at_least), _) => write!(f, "*{{{at_least},}}"),
             PgLQueryLevel::Star(_, Some(at_most)) => write!(f, "*{{,{at_most}}}"),
             PgLQueryLevel::Star(_, _) => write!(f, "*"),
-            PgLQueryLevel::NonStar(variants) => write_variants(f, &variants, false),
-            PgLQueryLevel::NotNonStar(variants) => write_variants(f, &variants, true),
+            PgLQueryLevel::NonStar(variants) => write_variants(f, variants, false),
+            PgLQueryLevel::NotNonStar(variants) => write_variants(f, variants, true),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/sqlx-postgres/src/types/ltree.rs b/sqlx-postgres/src/types/ltree.rs
index cee2cbe4..9931ea4c 100644
--- a/sqlx-postgres/src/types/ltree.rs
+++ b/sqlx-postgres/src/types/ltree.rs
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ pub struct PgLTreeLabel(String);
 impl PgLTreeLabel {
     pub fn new<S>(label: S) -> Result<Self, PgLTreeParseError>
     where
-        String: From<S>,
+        S: Into<String>,
     {
-        let label = String::from(label);
+        let label = label.into();
         if label.len() <= 256
             && label
                 .bytes()
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ impl PgLTree {
     }
 
     /// creates ltree from an iterator with checking labels
+    // TODO: this should just be removed but I didn't want to bury it in a massive diff
+    #[deprecated = "renamed to `try_from_iter()`"]
+    #[allow(clippy::should_implement_trait)]
     pub fn from_iter<I, S>(labels: I) -> Result<Self, PgLTreeParseError>
     where
         String: From<S>,
@@ -113,6 +116,17 @@ impl PgLTree {
         Ok(ltree)
     }
 
+    /// Create an `LTREE` from an iterator of label strings.
+    ///
+    /// Returns an error if any label fails to parse according to [`PgLTreeLabel::new()`].
+    pub fn try_from_iter<I, S>(labels: I) -> Result<Self, PgLTreeParseError>
+    where
+        S: Into<String>,
+        I: IntoIterator<Item = S>,
+    {
+        labels.into_iter().map(PgLTreeLabel::new).collect()
+    }
+
     /// push a label to ltree
     pub fn push(&mut self, label: PgLTreeLabel) {
         self.labels.push(label);
@@ -124,6 +138,14 @@ impl PgLTree {
     }
 }
 
+impl FromIterator<PgLTreeLabel> for PgLTree {
+    fn from_iter<T: IntoIterator<Item = PgLTreeLabel>>(iter: T) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            labels: iter.into_iter().collect(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl IntoIterator for PgLTree {
     type Item = PgLTreeLabel;
     type IntoIter = std::vec::IntoIter<Self::Item>;
@@ -140,7 +162,7 @@ impl FromStr for PgLTree {
         Ok(Self {
             labels: s
                 .split('.')
-                .map(|s| PgLTreeLabel::new(s))
+                .map(PgLTreeLabel::new)
                 .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, Self::Err>>()?,
         })
     }
diff --git a/sqlx-postgres/src/types/mod.rs b/sqlx-postgres/src/types/mod.rs
index d68d9b91..5550b697 100644
--- a/sqlx-postgres/src/types/mod.rs
+++ b/sqlx-postgres/src/types/mod.rs
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ fn array_compatible<E: Type<Postgres> + ?Sized>(ty: &PgTypeInfo) -> bool {
     // we require the declared type to be an _array_ with an
     // element type that is acceptable
     if let PgTypeKind::Array(element) = &ty.kind() {
-        return E::compatible(&element);
+        return E::compatible(element);
     }
 
     false
diff --git a/sqlx-postgres/src/types/range.rs b/sqlx-postgres/src/types/range.rs
index bdcd2ce6..82134b47 100644
--- a/sqlx-postgres/src/types/range.rs
+++ b/sqlx-postgres/src/types/range.rs
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ where
                     }
 
                     count += 1;
-                    if !(element.is_empty() && !quoted) {
+                    if !element.is_empty() || quoted {
                         let value = Some(T::decode(PgValueRef {
                             type_info: T::type_info(),
                             format: PgValueFormat::Text,
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ fn range_compatible<E: Type<Postgres>>(ty: &PgTypeInfo) -> bool {
     // we require the declared type to be a _range_ with an
     // element type that is acceptable
     if let PgTypeKind::Range(element) = &ty.kind() {
-        return E::compatible(&element);
+        return E::compatible(element);
     }
 
     false
diff --git a/sqlx-postgres/src/types/rust_decimal.rs b/sqlx-postgres/src/types/rust_decimal.rs
index 5d749f16..fa66eb39 100644
--- a/sqlx-postgres/src/types/rust_decimal.rs
+++ b/sqlx-postgres/src/types/rust_decimal.rs
@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ impl From<&'_ Decimal> for PgNumeric {
         let groups_diff = scale % 4;
         if groups_diff > 0 {
             let remainder = 4 - groups_diff as u32;
-            let power = 10u32.pow(remainder as u32) as u128;
+            let power = 10u32.pow(remainder) as u128;
 
-            mantissa = mantissa * power;
+            mantissa *= power;
         }
 
         // Array to store max mantissa of Decimal in Postgres decimal format.
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ impl From<&'_ Decimal> for PgNumeric {
         digits.reverse();
 
         // Weight is number of digits on the left side of the decimal.
-        let digits_after_decimal = (scale + 3) as u16 / 4;
+        let digits_after_decimal = (scale + 3) / 4;
         let weight = digits.len() as i16 - digits_after_decimal as i16 - 1;
 
         // Remove non-significant zeroes.
diff --git a/sqlx-postgres/src/types/str.rs b/sqlx-postgres/src/types/str.rs
index e3240e6a..ca7e20a5 100644
--- a/sqlx-postgres/src/types/str.rs
+++ b/sqlx-postgres/src/types/str.rs
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ impl Encode<'_, Postgres> for String {
 
 impl<'r> Decode<'r, Postgres> for &'r str {
     fn decode(value: PgValueRef<'r>) -> Result<Self, BoxDynError> {
-        Ok(value.as_str()?)
+        value.as_str()
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/sqlx-postgres/src/types/time/date.rs b/sqlx-postgres/src/types/time/date.rs
index dfd603db..d1a2d34d 100644
--- a/sqlx-postgres/src/types/time/date.rs
+++ b/sqlx-postgres/src/types/time/date.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ impl Encode<'_, Postgres> for Date {
     fn encode_by_ref(&self, buf: &mut PgArgumentBuffer) -> Result<IsNull, BoxDynError> {
         // DATE is encoded as the days since epoch
         let days = (*self - PG_EPOCH).whole_days() as i32;
-        Encode::<Postgres>::encode(&days, buf)
+        Encode::<Postgres>::encode(days, buf)
     }
 
     fn size_hint(&self) -> usize {
diff --git a/sqlx-postgres/src/types/time/datetime.rs b/sqlx-postgres/src/types/time/datetime.rs
index 5dc69604..3dc9e849 100644
--- a/sqlx-postgres/src/types/time/datetime.rs
+++ b/sqlx-postgres/src/types/time/datetime.rs
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ impl PgHasArrayType for OffsetDateTime {
 impl Encode<'_, Postgres> for PrimitiveDateTime {
     fn encode_by_ref(&self, buf: &mut PgArgumentBuffer) -> Result<IsNull, BoxDynError> {
         // TIMESTAMP is encoded as the microseconds since the epoch
-        let us = (*self - PG_EPOCH.midnight()).whole_microseconds() as i64;
-        Encode::<Postgres>::encode(&us, buf)
+        let micros = (*self - PG_EPOCH.midnight()).whole_microseconds() as i64;
+        Encode::<Postgres>::encode(micros, buf)
     }
 
     fn size_hint(&self) -> usize {
@@ -69,10 +69,10 @@ impl<'r> Decode<'r, Postgres> for PrimitiveDateTime {
                 // This is given for timestamptz for some reason
                 // Postgres already guarantees this to always be UTC
                 if s.contains('+') {
-                    PrimitiveDateTime::parse(&*s, &format_description!("[year]-[month]-[day] [hour]:[minute]:[second].[subsecond][offset_hour]"))?
+                    PrimitiveDateTime::parse(&s, &format_description!("[year]-[month]-[day] [hour]:[minute]:[second].[subsecond][offset_hour]"))?
                 } else {
                     PrimitiveDateTime::parse(
-                        &*s,
+                        &s,
                         &format_description!(
                             "[year]-[month]-[day] [hour]:[minute]:[second].[subsecond]"
                         ),
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ impl Encode<'_, Postgres> for OffsetDateTime {
         let utc = self.to_offset(offset!(UTC));
         let primitive = PrimitiveDateTime::new(utc.date(), utc.time());
 
-        Encode::<Postgres>::encode(&primitive, buf)
+        Encode::<Postgres>::encode(primitive, buf)
     }
 
     fn size_hint(&self) -> usize {
diff --git a/sqlx-postgres/src/types/time/mod.rs b/sqlx-postgres/src/types/time/mod.rs
index 1d3dc128..9a45ba83 100644
--- a/sqlx-postgres/src/types/time/mod.rs
+++ b/sqlx-postgres/src/types/time/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 mod date;
 mod datetime;
+
+// Parent module is named after the `time` crate, this module is named after the `TIME` SQL type.
+#[allow(clippy::module_inception)]
 mod time;
 
 #[rustfmt::skip]
diff --git a/sqlx-postgres/src/types/time/time.rs b/sqlx-postgres/src/types/time/time.rs
index 9b1b496d..61be6f19 100644
--- a/sqlx-postgres/src/types/time/time.rs
+++ b/sqlx-postgres/src/types/time/time.rs
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ impl PgHasArrayType for Time {
 impl Encode<'_, Postgres> for Time {
     fn encode_by_ref(&self, buf: &mut PgArgumentBuffer) -> Result<IsNull, BoxDynError> {
         // TIME is encoded as the microseconds since midnight
-        let us = (*self - Time::MIDNIGHT).whole_microseconds() as i64;
-        Encode::<Postgres>::encode(&us, buf)
+        let micros = (*self - Time::MIDNIGHT).whole_microseconds() as i64;
+        Encode::<Postgres>::encode(micros, buf)
     }
 
     fn size_hint(&self) -> usize {
diff --git a/sqlx-postgres/src/types/time_tz.rs b/sqlx-postgres/src/types/time_tz.rs
index 33ae6944..e3de79ea 100644
--- a/sqlx-postgres/src/types/time_tz.rs
+++ b/sqlx-postgres/src/types/time_tz.rs
@@ -88,38 +88,36 @@ mod chrono {
                     Ok(PgTimeTz { time, offset })
                 }
 
-                PgValueFormat::Text => {
-                    let s = value.as_str()?;
+                PgValueFormat::Text => try_parse_timetz(value.as_str()?),
+            }
+        }
+    }
 
-                    let mut tmp = String::with_capacity(11 + s.len());
-                    tmp.push_str("2001-07-08 ");
-                    tmp.push_str(s);
+    fn try_parse_timetz(s: &str) -> Result<PgTimeTz<NaiveTime, FixedOffset>, BoxDynError> {
+        let mut tmp = String::with_capacity(11 + s.len());
+        tmp.push_str("2001-07-08 ");
+        tmp.push_str(s);
 
-                    let dt = 'out: loop {
-                        let mut err = None;
-
-                        for fmt in &["%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S%.f%#z", "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S%.f"] {
-                            match DateTime::parse_from_str(&tmp, fmt) {
-                                Ok(dt) => {
-                                    break 'out dt;
-                                }
-
-                                Err(error) => {
-                                    err = Some(error);
-                                }
-                            }
-                        }
-
-                        return Err(err.unwrap().into());
-                    };
+        let mut err = None;
 
+        for fmt in &["%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S%.f%#z", "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S%.f"] {
+            match DateTime::parse_from_str(&tmp, fmt) {
+                Ok(dt) => {
                     let time = dt.time();
                     let offset = *dt.offset();
 
-                    Ok(PgTimeTz { time, offset })
+                    return Ok(PgTimeTz { time, offset });
+                }
+
+                Err(error) => {
+                    err = Some(error);
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        Err(err
+            .expect("BUG: loop should have set `err` to `Some()` before exiting")
+            .into())
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/sqlx-sqlite/src/column.rs b/sqlx-sqlite/src/column.rs
index 1da169b7..00b3bc36 100644
--- a/sqlx-sqlite/src/column.rs
+++ b/sqlx-sqlite/src/column.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ impl Column for SqliteColumn {
     }
 
     fn name(&self) -> &str {
-        &*self.name
+        &self.name
     }
 
     fn type_info(&self) -> &SqliteTypeInfo {
diff --git a/sqlx-sqlite/src/connection/collation.rs b/sqlx-sqlite/src/connection/collation.rs
index 0fdcd0c9..8cffda84 100644
--- a/sqlx-sqlite/src/connection/collation.rs
+++ b/sqlx-sqlite/src/connection/collation.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ use crate::SqliteError;
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct Collation {
     name: Arc<str>,
+    #[allow(clippy::type_complexity)]
     collate: Arc<dyn Fn(&str, &str) -> Ordering + Send + Sync + 'static>,
     // SAFETY: these must match the concrete type of `collate`
     call: unsafe extern "C" fn(
diff --git a/sqlx-sqlite/src/connection/establish.rs b/sqlx-sqlite/src/connection/establish.rs
index cc996376..6438b6b7 100644
--- a/sqlx-sqlite/src/connection/establish.rs
+++ b/sqlx-sqlite/src/connection/establish.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 // https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/sync/atomic/index.html#portability
 static THREAD_ID: AtomicUsize = AtomicUsize::new(0);
 
+#[derive(Copy, Clone)]
 enum SqliteLoadExtensionMode {
     /// Enables only the C-API, leaving the SQL function disabled.
     Enable,
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ enum SqliteLoadExtensionMode {
 }
 
 impl SqliteLoadExtensionMode {
-    fn as_int(self) -> c_int {
+    fn to_int(self) -> c_int {
         match self {
             SqliteLoadExtensionMode::Enable => 1,
             SqliteLoadExtensionMode::DisableAll => 0,
@@ -101,13 +102,13 @@ impl EstablishParams {
         }
 
         if let Some(vfs) = options.vfs.as_deref() {
-            query_params.insert("vfs", &vfs);
+            query_params.insert("vfs", vfs);
         }
 
         if !query_params.is_empty() {
             filename = format!(
                 "file:{}?{}",
-                percent_encoding::percent_encode(filename.as_bytes(), &NON_ALPHANUMERIC),
+                percent_encoding::percent_encode(filename.as_bytes(), NON_ALPHANUMERIC),
                 serde_urlencoded::to_string(&query_params).unwrap()
             );
             flags |= libsqlite3_sys::SQLITE_OPEN_URI;
@@ -174,7 +175,7 @@ impl EstablishParams {
         let status = sqlite3_db_config(
             db,
             SQLITE_DBCONFIG_ENABLE_LOAD_EXTENSION,
-            mode.as_int(),
+            mode.to_int(),
             null::<i32>(),
         );
 
@@ -294,7 +295,7 @@ impl EstablishParams {
             transaction_depth: 0,
             log_settings: self.log_settings.clone(),
             progress_handler_callback: None,
-            update_hook_callback: None
+            update_hook_callback: None,
         })
     }
 }
diff --git a/sqlx-sqlite/src/connection/execute.rs b/sqlx-sqlite/src/connection/execute.rs
index 11c47156..8a762369 100644
--- a/sqlx-sqlite/src/connection/execute.rs
+++ b/sqlx-sqlite/src/connection/execute.rs
@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@ impl Iterator for ExecuteIter<'_> {
 
     fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> {
         let statement = if self.goto_next {
-            let mut statement = match self.statement.prepare_next(self.handle) {
+            let statement = match self.statement.prepare_next(self.handle) {
                 Ok(Some(statement)) => statement,
                 Ok(None) => return None,
-                Err(e) => return Some(Err(e.into())),
+                Err(e) => return Some(Err(e)),
             };
 
             self.goto_next = false;
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ impl Iterator for ExecuteIter<'_> {
 
             statement.handle.clear_bindings();
 
-            match bind(&mut statement.handle, &self.args, self.args_used) {
+            match bind(statement.handle, &self.args, self.args_used) {
                 Ok(args_used) => self.args_used += args_used,
                 Err(e) => return Some(Err(e)),
             }
@@ -98,9 +98,9 @@ impl Iterator for ExecuteIter<'_> {
                 self.logger.increment_rows_returned();
 
                 Some(Ok(Either::Right(SqliteRow::current(
-                    &statement.handle,
-                    &statement.columns,
-                    &statement.column_names,
+                    statement.handle,
+                    statement.columns,
+                    statement.column_names,
                 ))))
             }
             Ok(false) => {
diff --git a/sqlx-sqlite/src/connection/executor.rs b/sqlx-sqlite/src/connection/executor.rs
index 4c1f203a..ebc2908c 100644
--- a/sqlx-sqlite/src/connection/executor.rs
+++ b/sqlx-sqlite/src/connection/executor.rs
@@ -13,13 +13,15 @@ use std::future;
 impl<'c> Executor<'c> for &'c mut SqliteConnection {
     type Database = Sqlite;
 
-    fn fetch_many<'e, 'q: 'e, E: 'q>(
+    fn fetch_many<'e, 'q, E>(
         self,
         mut query: E,
     ) -> BoxStream<'e, Result<Either<SqliteQueryResult, SqliteRow>, Error>>
     where
         'c: 'e,
         E: Execute<'q, Self::Database>,
+        'q: 'e,
+        E: 'q,
     {
         let sql = query.sql();
         let arguments = match query.take_arguments().map_err(Error::Encode) {
@@ -36,13 +38,15 @@ impl<'c> Executor<'c> for &'c mut SqliteConnection {
         )
     }
 
-    fn fetch_optional<'e, 'q: 'e, E: 'q>(
+    fn fetch_optional<'e, 'q, E>(
         self,
         mut query: E,
     ) -> BoxFuture<'e, Result<Option<SqliteRow>, Error>>
     where
         'c: 'e,
         E: Execute<'q, Self::Database>,
+        'q: 'e,
+        E: 'q,
     {
         let sql = query.sql();
         let arguments = match query.take_arguments().map_err(Error::Encode) {
diff --git a/sqlx-sqlite/src/connection/explain.rs b/sqlx-sqlite/src/connection/explain.rs
index 34da35bc..6a95b312 100644
--- a/sqlx-sqlite/src/connection/explain.rs
+++ b/sqlx-sqlite/src/connection/explain.rs
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ impl ColumnType {
     }
     fn map_to_datatype(&self) -> DataType {
         match self {
-            Self::Single { datatype, .. } => datatype.clone(),
+            Self::Single { datatype, .. } => *datatype,
             Self::Record(_) => DataType::Null, //If we're trying to coerce to a regular Datatype, we can assume a Record is invalid for the context
         }
     }
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ impl core::fmt::Debug for ColumnType {
                 let mut column_iter = columns.iter();
                 if let Some(item) = column_iter.next() {
                     write!(f, "{:?}", item)?;
-                    while let Some(item) = column_iter.next() {
+                    for item in column_iter {
                         write!(f, ", {:?}", item)?;
                     }
                 }
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ fn root_block_columns(
         );
     }
 
-    return Ok(row_info);
+    Ok(row_info)
 }
 
 struct Sequence(i64);
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ impl BranchList {
             std::collections::hash_map::Entry::Occupied(entry) => {
                 //already saw a state identical to this one, so no point in processing it
                 state.mem = entry.key().clone(); //replace state.mem since .entry() moved it
-                logger.add_result(state, BranchResult::Dedup(entry.get().clone()));
+                logger.add_result(state, BranchResult::Dedup(*entry.get()));
             }
         }
     }
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ pub(super) fn explain(
                         .and_then(|c| c.columns_ref(&state.mem.t, &state.mem.r))
                         .and_then(|cc| cc.get(&p2))
                         .cloned()
-                        .unwrap_or_else(|| ColumnType::default());
+                        .unwrap_or_default();
 
                     // insert into p3 the datatype of the col
                     state.mem.r.insert(p3, RegDataType::Single(value));
@@ -1123,7 +1123,7 @@ pub(super) fn explain(
                 OP_OPEN_EPHEMERAL | OP_OPEN_AUTOINDEX | OP_SORTER_OPEN => {
                     //Create a new pointer which is referenced by p1
                     let table_info = TableDataType {
-                        cols: IntMap::from_dense_record(&vec![ColumnType::null(); p2 as usize]),
+                        cols: IntMap::from_elem(ColumnType::null(), p2 as usize),
                         is_empty: Some(true),
                     };
 
@@ -1376,7 +1376,7 @@ pub(super) fn explain(
                     state.mem.r.insert(
                         p2,
                         RegDataType::Single(ColumnType::Single {
-                            datatype: opcode_to_type(&opcode),
+                            datatype: opcode_to_type(opcode),
                             nullable: Some(false),
                         }),
                     );
@@ -1490,8 +1490,7 @@ pub(super) fn explain(
 
     while let Some(result) = result_states.pop() {
         // find the datatype info from each ResultRow execution
-        let mut idx = 0;
-        for this_col in result {
+        for (idx, this_col) in result.into_iter().enumerate() {
             let this_type = this_col.map_to_datatype();
             let this_nullable = this_col.map_to_nullable();
             if output.len() == idx {
@@ -1513,7 +1512,6 @@ pub(super) fn explain(
             } else {
                 nullable[idx] = this_nullable;
             }
-            idx += 1;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/sqlx-sqlite/src/connection/intmap.rs b/sqlx-sqlite/src/connection/intmap.rs
index 0c0e5ce5..05a27ba9 100644
--- a/sqlx-sqlite/src/connection/intmap.rs
+++ b/sqlx-sqlite/src/connection/intmap.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use std::cmp::Ordering;
 use std::{fmt::Debug, hash::Hash};
 
 /// Simplistic map implementation built on a Vec of Options (index = key)
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ impl<V> IntMap<V> {
 
         let item = self.0.get_mut(idx);
         match item {
-            Some(content) => std::mem::replace(content, None),
+            Some(content) => content.take(),
             None => None,
         }
     }
@@ -100,7 +101,10 @@ impl<V: Default> IntMap<V> {
 }
 
 impl<V: Clone> IntMap<V> {
-    pub(crate) fn from_dense_record(record: &Vec<V>) -> Self {
+    pub(crate) fn from_elem(elem: V, len: usize) -> Self {
+        Self(vec![Some(elem); len])
+    }
+    pub(crate) fn from_dense_record(record: &[V]) -> Self {
         Self(record.iter().cloned().map(Some).collect())
     }
 }
@@ -139,21 +143,16 @@ impl<V: Hash> Hash for IntMap<V> {
 
 impl<V: PartialEq> PartialEq for IntMap<V> {
     fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
-        if !self
-            .0
-            .iter()
-            .zip(other.0.iter())
-            .all(|(l, r)| PartialEq::eq(l, r))
-        {
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        if self.0.len() > other.0.len() {
-            self.0[other.0.len()..].iter().all(Option::is_none)
-        } else if self.0.len() < other.0.len() {
-            other.0[self.0.len()..].iter().all(Option::is_none)
-        } else {
-            true
+        match self.0.len().cmp(&other.0.len()) {
+            Ordering::Greater => {
+                self.0[..other.0.len()] == other.0
+                    && self.0[other.0.len()..].iter().all(Option::is_none)
+            }
+            Ordering::Less => {
+                other.0[..self.0.len()] == self.0
+                    && other.0[self.0.len()..].iter().all(Option::is_none)
+            }
+            Ordering::Equal => self.0 == other.0,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/sqlx-sqlite/src/connection/mod.rs b/sqlx-sqlite/src/connection/mod.rs
index 9f938791..621eed49 100644
--- a/sqlx-sqlite/src/connection/mod.rs
+++ b/sqlx-sqlite/src/connection/mod.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use std::fmt::Write;
 use std::fmt::{self, Debug, Formatter};
 use std::os::raw::{c_int, c_void};
 use std::panic::catch_unwind;
+use std::ptr;
 use std::ptr::NonNull;
 
 use futures_core::future::BoxFuture;
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ impl ConnectionState {
     pub(crate) fn remove_progress_handler(&mut self) {
         if let Some(mut handler) = self.progress_handler_callback.take() {
             unsafe {
-                sqlite3_progress_handler(self.handle.as_ptr(), 0, None, std::ptr::null_mut());
+                sqlite3_progress_handler(self.handle.as_ptr(), 0, None, ptr::null_mut());
                 let _ = { Box::from_raw(handler.0.as_mut()) };
             }
         }
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ impl ConnectionState {
     pub(crate) fn remove_update_hook(&mut self) {
         if let Some(mut handler) = self.update_hook_callback.take() {
             unsafe {
-                sqlite3_update_hook(self.handle.as_ptr(), None, std::ptr::null_mut());
+                sqlite3_update_hook(self.handle.as_ptr(), None, ptr::null_mut());
                 let _ = { Box::from_raw(handler.0.as_mut()) };
             }
         }
diff --git a/sqlx-sqlite/src/logger.rs b/sqlx-sqlite/src/logger.rs
index 7e76c946..a3de1374 100644
--- a/sqlx-sqlite/src/logger.rs
+++ b/sqlx-sqlite/src/logger.rs
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ pub struct QueryPlanLogger<'q, R: Debug + 'static, S: Debug + DebugDiff + 'stati
 fn dot_escape_string(value: impl AsRef<str>) -> String {
     value
         .as_ref()
-        .replace("\\", "\\\\")
-        .replace("\"", "'")
-        .replace("\n", "\\n")
+        .replace('\\', r#"\\"#)
+        .replace('"', "'")
+        .replace('\n', r#"\n"#)
         .to_string()
 }
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ impl<R: Debug, S: Debug + DebugDiff, P: Debug> core::fmt::Display for QueryPlanL
         let mut instruction_uses: IntMap<Vec<BranchParent>> = Default::default();
         for (k, state) in all_states.iter() {
             let entry = instruction_uses.get_mut_or_default(&(state.program_i as i64));
-            entry.push(k.clone());
+            entry.push(*k);
         }
 
         let mut branch_children: std::collections::HashMap<BranchParent, Vec<BranchParent>> =
@@ -127,27 +127,27 @@ impl<R: Debug, S: Debug + DebugDiff, P: Debug> core::fmt::Display for QueryPlanL
                             state_list
                                 .entry(state_diff)
                                 .or_default()
-                                .push((curr_ref.clone(), Some(next_ref)));
+                                .push((*curr_ref, Some(next_ref)));
                         } else {
                             state_list
                                 .entry(Default::default())
                                 .or_default()
-                                .push((curr_ref.clone(), None));
+                                .push((*curr_ref, None));
                         };
 
                         if let Some(children) = branch_children.get(curr_ref) {
                             for next_ref in children {
-                                if let Some(next_state) = all_states.get(&next_ref) {
+                                if let Some(next_state) = all_states.get(next_ref) {
                                     let state_diff = next_state.state.diff(&curr_state.state);
 
                                     if !state_diff.is_empty() {
-                                        branched_with_state.insert(next_ref.clone());
+                                        branched_with_state.insert(*next_ref);
                                     }
 
                                     state_list
                                         .entry(state_diff)
                                         .or_default()
-                                        .push((curr_ref.clone(), Some(next_ref.clone())));
+                                        .push((*curr_ref, Some(*next_ref)));
                                 }
                             }
                         };
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ impl<R: Debug, S: Debug + DebugDiff, P: Debug> core::fmt::Display for QueryPlanL
                 for (curr_ref, next_ref) in ref_list {
                     if let Some(next_ref) = next_ref {
                         let next_program_i = all_states
-                            .get(&next_ref)
+                            .get(next_ref)
                             .map(|s| s.program_i.to_string())
                             .unwrap_or_default();
 
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ impl<R: Debug, S: Debug + DebugDiff, P: Debug> core::fmt::Display for QueryPlanL
             let mut instruction_list: Vec<(BranchParent, &InstructionHistory<S>)> = Vec::new();
             if let Some(parent) = self.branch_origins.get(&branch_id) {
                 if let Some(parent_state) = all_states.get(parent) {
-                    instruction_list.push((parent.clone(), parent_state));
+                    instruction_list.push((*parent, parent_state));
                 }
             }
             if let Some(instructions) = self.branch_operations.get(&branch_id) {
@@ -278,11 +278,11 @@ impl<R: Debug, S: Debug + DebugDiff, P: Debug> core::fmt::Display for QueryPlanL
             if let Some((cur_ref, _)) = instructions_iter.next() {
                 let mut prev_ref = cur_ref;
 
-                while let Some((cur_ref, _)) = instructions_iter.next() {
+                for (cur_ref, _) in instructions_iter {
                     if branched_with_state.contains(&cur_ref) {
-                        write!(
+                        writeln!(
                             f,
-                            "\"b{}p{}\" -> \"b{}p{}_b{}p{}\" -> \"b{}p{}\"\n",
+                            "\"b{}p{}\" -> \"b{}p{}_b{}p{}\" -> \"b{}p{}\"",
                             prev_ref.id,
                             prev_ref.idx,
                             prev_ref.id,
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ impl<'q, R: Debug, S: Debug + DebugDiff, P: Debug> QueryPlanLogger<'q, R, S, P>
             return;
         }
         let branch: BranchParent = BranchParent::from(state);
-        self.branch_origins.insert(branch.id, parent.clone());
+        self.branch_origins.insert(branch.id, *parent);
     }
 
     pub fn add_operation<I: Copy>(&mut self, program_i: usize, state: I)
@@ -402,14 +402,14 @@ impl<'q, R: Debug, S: Debug + DebugDiff, P: Debug> QueryPlanLogger<'q, R, S, P>
             return;
         }
 
-        let mut summary = parse_query_summary(&self.sql);
+        let mut summary = parse_query_summary(self.sql);
 
         let sql = if summary != self.sql {
             summary.push_str(" …");
             format!(
                 "\n\n{}\n",
                 sqlformat::format(
-                    &self.sql,
+                    self.sql,
                     &sqlformat::QueryParams::None,
                     sqlformat::FormatOptions::default()
                 )
diff --git a/sqlx-sqlite/src/migrate.rs b/sqlx-sqlite/src/migrate.rs
index fea74bf7..ac434996 100644
--- a/sqlx-sqlite/src/migrate.rs
+++ b/sqlx-sqlite/src/migrate.rs
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ impl MigrateDatabase for Sqlite {
             }
 
             // Opening a connection to sqlite creates the database
-            let _ = opts
-                .connect()
+            opts.connect()
                 .await?
                 // Ensure WAL mode tempfiles are cleaned up
                 .close()
diff --git a/sqlx-sqlite/src/options/auto_vacuum.rs b/sqlx-sqlite/src/options/auto_vacuum.rs
index 647c3b62..582631c5 100644
--- a/sqlx-sqlite/src/options/auto_vacuum.rs
+++ b/sqlx-sqlite/src/options/auto_vacuum.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 use crate::error::Error;
 use std::str::FromStr;
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Default)]
 pub enum SqliteAutoVacuum {
+    #[default]
     None,
     Full,
     Incremental,
@@ -18,12 +19,6 @@ impl SqliteAutoVacuum {
     }
 }
 
-impl Default for SqliteAutoVacuum {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        SqliteAutoVacuum::None
-    }
-}
-
 impl FromStr for SqliteAutoVacuum {
     type Err = Error;
 
diff --git a/sqlx-sqlite/src/options/journal_mode.rs b/sqlx-sqlite/src/options/journal_mode.rs
index c347ec7b..5750ce97 100644
--- a/sqlx-sqlite/src/options/journal_mode.rs
+++ b/sqlx-sqlite/src/options/journal_mode.rs
@@ -4,12 +4,13 @@ use std::str::FromStr;
 /// Refer to [SQLite documentation] for the meaning of the database journaling mode.
 ///
 /// [SQLite documentation]: https://www.sqlite.org/pragma.html#pragma_journal_mode
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Default)]
 pub enum SqliteJournalMode {
     Delete,
     Truncate,
     Persist,
     Memory,
+    #[default]
     Wal,
     Off,
 }
@@ -27,12 +28,6 @@ impl SqliteJournalMode {
     }
 }
 
-impl Default for SqliteJournalMode {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        SqliteJournalMode::Wal
-    }
-}
-
 impl FromStr for SqliteJournalMode {
     type Err = Error;
 
diff --git a/sqlx-sqlite/src/options/locking_mode.rs b/sqlx-sqlite/src/options/locking_mode.rs
index fc3641b4..99afd43e 100644
--- a/sqlx-sqlite/src/options/locking_mode.rs
+++ b/sqlx-sqlite/src/options/locking_mode.rs
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ use std::str::FromStr;
 /// Refer to [SQLite documentation] for the meaning of the connection locking mode.
 ///
 /// [SQLite documentation]: https://www.sqlite.org/pragma.html#pragma_locking_mode
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Default)]
 pub enum SqliteLockingMode {
+    #[default]
     Normal,
     Exclusive,
 }
@@ -19,12 +20,6 @@ impl SqliteLockingMode {
     }
 }
 
-impl Default for SqliteLockingMode {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        SqliteLockingMode::Normal
-    }
-}
-
 impl FromStr for SqliteLockingMode {
     type Err = Error;
 
diff --git a/sqlx-sqlite/src/options/parse.rs b/sqlx-sqlite/src/options/parse.rs
index aab61b9b..f06cf0c6 100644
--- a/sqlx-sqlite/src/options/parse.rs
+++ b/sqlx-sqlite/src/options/parse.rs
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ impl SqliteConnectOptions {
             .append_pair("immutable", &self.immutable.to_string());
 
         if let Some(vfs) = &self.vfs {
-            url.query_pairs_mut().append_pair("vfs", &vfs);
+            url.query_pairs_mut().append_pair("vfs", vfs);
         }
 
         url
diff --git a/sqlx-sqlite/src/options/synchronous.rs b/sqlx-sqlite/src/options/synchronous.rs
index eacf91a8..709b805b 100644
--- a/sqlx-sqlite/src/options/synchronous.rs
+++ b/sqlx-sqlite/src/options/synchronous.rs
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ use std::str::FromStr;
 /// Refer to [SQLite documentation] for the meaning of various synchronous settings.
 ///
 /// [SQLite documentation]: https://www.sqlite.org/pragma.html#pragma_synchronous
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Default)]
 pub enum SqliteSynchronous {
     Off,
     Normal,
+    #[default]
     Full,
     Extra,
 }
@@ -23,12 +24,6 @@ impl SqliteSynchronous {
     }
 }
 
-impl Default for SqliteSynchronous {
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        SqliteSynchronous::Full
-    }
-}
-
 impl FromStr for SqliteSynchronous {
     type Err = Error;
 
diff --git a/sqlx-sqlite/src/regexp.rs b/sqlx-sqlite/src/regexp.rs
index b31e214f..ee19482e 100644
--- a/sqlx-sqlite/src/regexp.rs
+++ b/sqlx-sqlite/src/regexp.rs
@@ -68,16 +68,12 @@ unsafe extern "C" fn sqlite3_regexp_func(
     }
 
     // arg0: Regex
-    let regex = if let Some(regex) = get_regex_from_arg(ctx, *args.offset(0), 0) {
-        regex
-    } else {
+    let Some(regex) = get_regex_from_arg(ctx, *args.offset(0), 0) else {
         return;
     };
 
     // arg1: value
-    let value = if let Some(text) = get_text_from_arg(ctx, *args.offset(1)) {
-        text
-    } else {
+    let Some(value) = get_text_from_arg(ctx, *args.offset(1)) else {
         return;
     };
 
diff --git a/sqlx-sqlite/src/row.rs b/sqlx-sqlite/src/row.rs
index 67170e88..92fc4558 100644
--- a/sqlx-sqlite/src/row.rs
+++ b/sqlx-sqlite/src/row.rs
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ impl ColumnIndex<SqliteRow> for &'_ str {
         row.column_names
             .get(*self)
             .ok_or_else(|| Error::ColumnNotFound((*self).into()))
-            .map(|v| *v)
+            .copied()
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/sqlx-sqlite/src/statement/mod.rs b/sqlx-sqlite/src/statement/mod.rs
index 4389345e..179b8eea 100644
--- a/sqlx-sqlite/src/statement/mod.rs
+++ b/sqlx-sqlite/src/statement/mod.rs
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ impl ColumnIndex<SqliteStatement<'_>> for &'_ str {
             .column_names
             .get(*self)
             .ok_or_else(|| Error::ColumnNotFound((*self).into()))
-            .map(|v| *v)
+            .copied()
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/sqlx-sqlite/src/statement/virtual.rs b/sqlx-sqlite/src/statement/virtual.rs
index 8e338710..e37215bc 100644
--- a/sqlx-sqlite/src/statement/virtual.rs
+++ b/sqlx-sqlite/src/statement/virtual.rs
@@ -147,12 +147,15 @@ fn prepare(
 ) -> Result<Option<StatementHandle>, Error> {
     let mut flags = 0;
 
+    // For some reason, when building with the `sqlcipher` feature enabled
+    // `SQLITE_PREPARE_PERSISTENT` ends up being `i32` instead of `u32`. Crazy, right?
+    #[allow(trivial_casts, clippy::unnecessary_cast)]
     if persistent {
         // SQLITE_PREPARE_PERSISTENT
         //  The SQLITE_PREPARE_PERSISTENT flag is a hint to the query
         //  planner that the prepared statement will be retained for a long time
         //  and probably reused many times.
-        flags |= SQLITE_PREPARE_PERSISTENT;
+        flags |= SQLITE_PREPARE_PERSISTENT as u32;
     }
 
     while !query.is_empty() {
@@ -168,7 +171,7 @@ fn prepare(
                 conn,
                 query_ptr,
                 query_len,
-                flags as u32,
+                flags,
                 &mut statement_handle,
                 &mut tail,
             )
diff --git a/sqlx-sqlite/src/testing/mod.rs b/sqlx-sqlite/src/testing/mod.rs
index f6314fd1..3398c6b4 100644
--- a/sqlx-sqlite/src/testing/mod.rs
+++ b/sqlx-sqlite/src/testing/mod.rs
@@ -11,10 +11,7 @@ const BASE_PATH: &str = "target/sqlx/test-dbs";
 
 impl TestSupport for Sqlite {
     fn test_context(args: &TestArgs) -> BoxFuture<'_, Result<TestContext<Self>, Error>> {
-        Box::pin(async move {
-            let res = test_context(args).await;
-            res
-        })
+        Box::pin(async move { test_context(args).await })
     }
 
     fn cleanup_test(db_name: &str) -> BoxFuture<'_, Result<(), Error>> {
diff --git a/src/macros/mod.rs b/src/macros/mod.rs
index 9c3c5711..2523c259 100644
--- a/src/macros/mod.rs
+++ b/src/macros/mod.rs
@@ -724,6 +724,7 @@ macro_rules! query_file_scalar_unchecked (
     )
 );
 
+#[allow(clippy::needless_doctest_main)]
 /// Embeds migrations into the binary by expanding to a static instance of [Migrator][crate::migrate::Migrator].
 ///
 /// ```rust,ignore
@@ -767,7 +768,7 @@ macro_rules! query_file_scalar_unchecked (
 /// and have it print `cargo:rerun-if-changed=migrations`:
 ///
 /// `build.rs`
-/// ```
+/// ```no_run
 /// fn main() {
 ///     println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=migrations");
 /// }