diff --git a/src/thread.rs b/src/thread.rs
index 20692bd..68e1a68 100644
--- a/src/thread.rs
+++ b/src/thread.rs
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ impl<'lua> Thread<'lua> {
         A: ToLuaMulti<'lua>,
         R: FromLuaMulti<'lua>,
     {
-        let args = args.to_lua_multi(&self.0.lua);
+        let args = args.to_lua_multi(self.0.lua);
         AsyncThread {
             thread: self,
             args0: RefCell::new(Some(args)),
diff --git a/src/types.rs b/src/types.rs
index abff804..b66ea8f 100644
--- a/src/types.rs
+++ b/src/types.rs
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ impl<'lua> PartialEq for LuaRef<'lua> {
         unsafe {
             let _sg = StackGuard::new(lua.state);
             assert_stack(lua.state, 2);
-            lua.push_ref(&self);
-            lua.push_ref(&other);
+            lua.push_ref(self);
+            lua.push_ref(other);
             ffi::lua_rawequal(lua.state, -1, -2) == 1
         }
     }
diff --git a/tests/module/tests/load.rs b/tests/module/tests/load.rs
index 83a9cf8..15dc5ae 100644
--- a/tests/module/tests/load.rs
+++ b/tests/module/tests/load.rs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ fn test_module_error() -> Result<()> {
         r#"
         local ok, err = pcall(require, "rust_module.error")
         assert(not ok)
-        assert(string:find(tostring(err), "custom module error"))
+        assert(string.find(tostring(err), "custom module error"))
     "#,
     )
     .exec()