diff --git a/cli/fs_util.rs b/cli/fs_util.rs
index dbebc75c08..552f4c9393 100644
--- a/cli/fs_util.rs
+++ b/cli/fs_util.rs
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ pub fn symlink_dir(oldpath: &Path, newpath: &Path) -> Result<(), AnyError> {
   #[cfg(not(unix))]
   {
     use std::os::windows::fs::symlink_dir;
-    symlink_dir(&oldpath, &newpath).map_err(err_mapper)?;
+    symlink_dir(oldpath, newpath).map_err(err_mapper)?;
   }
   Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/runtime/ops/fs.rs b/runtime/ops/fs.rs
index e48e365bef..ebd24ebe05 100644
--- a/runtime/ops/fs.rs
+++ b/runtime/ops/fs.rs
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ fn raw_chmod(path: &Path, _raw_mode: u32) -> Result<(), AnyError> {
   #[cfg(not(unix))]
   {
     // Still check file/dir exists on Windows
-    let _metadata = std::fs::metadata(&path).map_err(err_mapper)?;
+    let _metadata = std::fs::metadata(path).map_err(err_mapper)?;
     Err(not_supported())
   }
 }