diff --git a/crates/uplc/src/flat.rs b/crates/uplc/src/flat.rs
index fb363cc25..6467cc24d 100644
--- a/crates/uplc/src/flat.rs
+++ b/crates/uplc/src/flat.rs
@@ -676,9 +676,7 @@ impl<'b> Decode<'b> for Constant {
                     de::Error::Message(format!("Failed to uncompress p1: {}", err))
                 })?;
 
-                Err(de::Error::Message(format!(
-                    "BLS12-381 G1 points are not supported for flat decoding."
-                )))
+                Err(de::Error::Message("BLS12-381 G1 points are not supported for flat decoding.".to_string()))
             }
 
             [10] => {
@@ -688,9 +686,7 @@ impl<'b> Decode<'b> for Constant {
                     de::Error::Message(format!("Failed to uncompress p2: {}", err))
                 })?;
 
-                Err(de::Error::Message(format!(
-                    "BLS12-381 G2 points are not supported for flat decoding."
-                )))
+                Err(de::Error::Message("BLS12-381 G2 points are not supported for flat decoding.".to_string()))
             }
             [11] => Err(de::Error::Message(
                 "BLS12-381 ML results are not supported for flat decoding".to_string(),
@@ -740,9 +736,7 @@ fn decode_constant_value(typ: Rc<Type>, d: &mut Decoder) -> Result<Constant, de:
             let _p1 = blst::blst_p1::uncompress(&p1)
                 .map_err(|err| de::Error::Message(format!("Failed to uncompress p1: {}", err)))?;
 
-            Err(de::Error::Message(format!(
-                "BLS12-381 G1 points are not supported for flat decoding."
-            )))
+            Err(de::Error::Message("BLS12-381 G1 points are not supported for flat decoding.".to_string()))
         }
         Type::Bls12_381G2Element => {
             let p2 = Vec::<u8>::decode(d)?;
@@ -750,9 +744,7 @@ fn decode_constant_value(typ: Rc<Type>, d: &mut Decoder) -> Result<Constant, de:
             let _p2 = blst::blst_p2::uncompress(&p2)
                 .map_err(|err| de::Error::Message(format!("Failed to uncompress p2: {}", err)))?;
 
-            Err(de::Error::Message(format!(
-                "BLS12-381 G2 points are not supported for flat decoding."
-            )))
+            Err(de::Error::Message("BLS12-381 G2 points are not supported for flat decoding.".to_string()))
         }
         Type::Bls12_381MlResult => Err(de::Error::Message(
             "BLS12-381 ML results are not supported for flat decoding".to_string(),
diff --git a/crates/uplc/src/optimize/shrinker.rs b/crates/uplc/src/optimize/shrinker.rs
index 72dbf68c3..9a96283ea 100644
--- a/crates/uplc/src/optimize/shrinker.rs
+++ b/crates/uplc/src/optimize/shrinker.rs
@@ -1152,7 +1152,7 @@ impl Program<Name> {
                         {
                             *term = Term::var(format!("blst_p1_index_{}", index));
                         } else {
-                            blst_p1_list.push(blst_p1.as_ref().clone());
+                            blst_p1_list.push(*blst_p1.as_ref());
                             *term = Term::var(format!("blst_p1_index_{}", blst_p1_list.len() - 1));
                         }
                     }
@@ -1163,7 +1163,7 @@ impl Program<Name> {
                         {
                             *term = Term::var(format!("blst_p2_index_{}", index));
                         } else {
-                            blst_p2_list.push(blst_p2.as_ref().clone());
+                            blst_p2_list.push(*blst_p2.as_ref());
                             *term = Term::var(format!("blst_p2_index_{}", blst_p2_list.len() - 1));
                         }
                     }