diff --git a/wgpu/src/backend/direct.rs b/wgpu/src/backend/direct.rs
index 99989e2c3ab..4b506e8ec12 100644
--- a/wgpu/src/backend/direct.rs
+++ b/wgpu/src/backend/direct.rs
@@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@ impl crate::Context for Context {
             }
             ShaderSource::Wgsl(ref code) => wgc::pipeline::ShaderModuleSource::Wgsl(Borrowed(code)),
             #[cfg(feature = "naga")]
-            ShaderSource::Naga(ref module) => wgc::pipeline::ShaderModuleSource::Naga(module.take()),
+            ShaderSource::Naga(module) => wgc::pipeline::ShaderModuleSource::Naga(module),
         };
         let (id, error) = wgc::gfx_select!(
             device.id => global.device_create_shader_module(device.id, &descriptor, source, PhantomData)
diff --git a/wgpu/src/backend/web.rs b/wgpu/src/backend/web.rs
index 45f580ede4f..090975bdee4 100644
--- a/wgpu/src/backend/web.rs
+++ b/wgpu/src/backend/web.rs
@@ -1209,7 +1209,7 @@ impl crate::Context for Context {
     fn device_create_shader_module(
         &self,
         device: &Self::DeviceId,
-        desc: &crate::ShaderModuleDescriptor,
+        desc: crate::ShaderModuleDescriptor,
         _shader_bound_checks: wgt::ShaderBoundChecks,
     ) -> Self::ShaderModuleId {
         let mut descriptor = match desc.source {
@@ -1266,10 +1266,9 @@ impl crate::Context for Context {
             }
             crate::ShaderSource::Wgsl(ref code) => web_sys::GpuShaderModuleDescriptor::new(code),
             #[cfg(feature = "naga")]
-            crate::ShaderSource::Naga(ref cell) => {
+            crate::ShaderSource::Naga(module) => {
                 use naga::{back, valid};
 
-                let module = cell.take();
                 let mut validator = valid::Validator::new(
                     valid::ValidationFlags::all(),
                     valid::Capabilities::all(),
diff --git a/wgpu/src/lib.rs b/wgpu/src/lib.rs
index b5870772154..4fec529e648 100644
--- a/wgpu/src/lib.rs
+++ b/wgpu/src/lib.rs
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ pub enum ShaderSource<'a> {
     /// Naga module.
     #[cfg(feature = "naga")]
     #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "naga")))]
-    Naga(std::cell::Cell<naga::Module>),
+    Naga(naga::Module),
 }
 
 /// Descriptor for use with [`Device::create_shader_module`].