diff --git a/relay-general/src/store/normalize/request.rs b/relay-general/src/store/normalize/request.rs
index 66eccd666ff..25e76117a20 100644
--- a/relay-general/src/store/normalize/request.rs
+++ b/relay-general/src/store/normalize/request.rs
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ fn normalize_url(request: &mut Request) {
     };
 }
 
+#[allow(clippy::ptr_arg)] // normalize_method must be &mut String for `apply`.
 fn normalize_method(method: &mut String, meta: &mut Meta) -> ProcessingResult {
     method.make_ascii_uppercase();
 
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ fn normalize_method(method: &mut String, meta: &mut Meta) -> ProcessingResult {
 
     Ok(())
 }
+
 /// Decodes an urlencoded body.
 fn urlencoded_from_str(raw: &str) -> Option<Value> {
     // Binary strings would be decoded, but we know url-encoded bodies are ASCII.
diff --git a/relay-general/src/store/schema.rs b/relay-general/src/store/schema.rs
index 908956abf1e..35079f94ef8 100644
--- a/relay-general/src/store/schema.rs
+++ b/relay-general/src/store/schema.rs
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ where
 }
 
 fn verify_value_characters(
-    value: &mut String,
+    value: &mut str,
     meta: &mut Meta,
     state: &ProcessingState<'_>,
 ) -> ProcessingResult {
diff --git a/relay-server/src/utils/rate_limits.rs b/relay-server/src/utils/rate_limits.rs
index 55c08e0de4a..e35025060ac 100644
--- a/relay-server/src/utils/rate_limits.rs
+++ b/relay-server/src/utils/rate_limits.rs
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ where
         let mut enforcement = Enforcement::default();
 
         if let Some(category) = summary.event_category {
-            let event_limits = (&mut self.check)(scoping.item(category), 1)?;
+            let event_limits = (self.check)(scoping.item(category), 1)?;
             let longest = event_limits.longest();
             enforcement.event = CategoryLimit::new(category, 1, longest);
 
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ where
 
         if !enforcement.event.is_active() && summary.attachment_quantity > 0 {
             let item_scoping = scoping.item(DataCategory::Attachment);
-            let attachment_limits = (&mut self.check)(item_scoping, summary.attachment_quantity)?;
+            let attachment_limits = (self.check)(item_scoping, summary.attachment_quantity)?;
             enforcement.attachments = CategoryLimit::new(
                 DataCategory::Attachment,
                 summary.attachment_quantity,
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ where
 
         if summary.session_quantity > 0 {
             let item_scoping = scoping.item(DataCategory::Session);
-            let session_limits = (&mut self.check)(item_scoping, summary.session_quantity)?;
+            let session_limits = (self.check)(item_scoping, summary.session_quantity)?;
             enforcement.sessions = CategoryLimit::new(
                 DataCategory::Session,
                 summary.session_quantity,