diff --git a/contracts/examples/nft-minter/src/nft_module.rs b/contracts/examples/nft-minter/src/nft_module.rs
index da97c0d171..66f50ea958 100644
--- a/contracts/examples/nft-minter/src/nft_module.rs
+++ b/contracts/examples/nft-minter/src/nft_module.rs
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ pub trait NftModule {
     ) {
         match result {
             ManagedAsyncCallResult::Ok(token_id) => {
-                self.nft_token_id().set(&token_id.unwrap_esdt());
+                self.nft_token_id().set(token_id.unwrap_esdt());
             },
             ManagedAsyncCallResult::Err(_) => {
                 let returned = self.call_value().egld_or_single_esdt();
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-legacy/src/fwd_esdt_legacy.rs b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-legacy/src/fwd_esdt_legacy.rs
index b56db69bb8..6fa20793d8 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-legacy/src/fwd_esdt_legacy.rs
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder-legacy/src/fwd_esdt_legacy.rs
@@ -128,8 +128,7 @@ pub trait ForwarderEsdtModule: fwd_storage_legacy::ForwarderStorageModule {
         // so we can get the token identifier and amount from the call data
         match result {
             ManagedAsyncCallResult::Ok(()) => {
-                self.last_issued_token()
-                    .set(&token_identifier.unwrap_esdt());
+                self.last_issued_token().set(token_identifier.unwrap_esdt());
                 self.last_error_message().clear();
             },
             ManagedAsyncCallResult::Err(message) => {
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder/src/fwd_esdt.rs b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder/src/fwd_esdt.rs
index fcc3912ecc..a4dbaa28b1 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder/src/fwd_esdt.rs
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/forwarder/src/fwd_esdt.rs
@@ -132,8 +132,7 @@ pub trait ForwarderEsdtModule: fwd_storage::ForwarderStorageModule {
         // so we can get the token identifier and amount from the call data
         match result {
             ManagedAsyncCallResult::Ok(()) => {
-                self.last_issued_token()
-                    .set(&token_identifier.unwrap_esdt());
+                self.last_issued_token().set(token_identifier.unwrap_esdt());
                 self.last_error_message().clear();
             },
             ManagedAsyncCallResult::Err(message) => {
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/local-esdt-and-nft/src/lib.rs b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/local-esdt-and-nft/src/lib.rs
index 55f0577795..0291d36131 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/composability/local-esdt-and-nft/src/lib.rs
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/composability/local-esdt-and-nft/src/lib.rs
@@ -276,8 +276,7 @@ pub trait LocalEsdtAndEsdtNft {
         // so we can get the token identifier and amount from the call data
         match result {
             ManagedAsyncCallResult::Ok(()) => {
-                self.last_issued_token()
-                    .set(&token_identifier.unwrap_esdt());
+                self.last_issued_token().set(token_identifier.unwrap_esdt());
                 self.last_error_message().clear();
             },
             ManagedAsyncCallResult::Err(message) => {
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/erc-style-contracts/erc1155/src/erc1155.rs b/contracts/feature-tests/erc-style-contracts/erc1155/src/erc1155.rs
index 725cff90de..b4d8acc941 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/erc-style-contracts/erc1155/src/erc1155.rs
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/erc-style-contracts/erc1155/src/erc1155.rs
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ pub trait Erc1155 {
             self.token_owner(type_id, nft_id).set(to);
         } else {
             self.token_owner(type_id, nft_id)
-                .set(&ManagedAddress::zero());
+                .set(ManagedAddress::zero());
         }
     }
 
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ pub trait Erc1155 {
         let amount = BigUint::from(1u32);
         self.decrease_balance(owner, type_id, &amount);
         self.token_owner(type_id, nft_id)
-            .set(&ManagedAddress::zero());
+            .set(ManagedAddress::zero());
     }
 
     /// Range is inclusive for both `start` and `end`
diff --git a/contracts/feature-tests/rust-testing-framework-tester/src/lib.rs b/contracts/feature-tests/rust-testing-framework-tester/src/lib.rs
index ad3766e123..ffc411dad0 100644
--- a/contracts/feature-tests/rust-testing-framework-tester/src/lib.rs
+++ b/contracts/feature-tests/rust-testing-framework-tester/src/lib.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pub struct StructWithManagedTypes<M: ManagedTypeApi> {
 pub trait RustTestingFrameworkTester: dummy_module::DummyModule {
     #[init]
     fn init(&self) -> ManagedBuffer {
-        self.total_value().set(&BigUint::from(1u32));
+        self.total_value().set(BigUint::from(1u32));
         b"constructor-result".into()
     }
 
diff --git a/framework/base/src/types/managed/wrapped/managed_vec_item.rs b/framework/base/src/types/managed/wrapped/managed_vec_item.rs
index 648635e143..9f21a13de4 100644
--- a/framework/base/src/types/managed/wrapped/managed_vec_item.rs
+++ b/framework/base/src/types/managed/wrapped/managed_vec_item.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ pub trait ManagedVecItem: 'static {
     /// - For items with Copy semantics, it should be the type itself.
     /// - For managed types, ManagedRef does the job.
     /// - For any other types, `Self` is currently used, although this is technically unsafe.
+    ///
     /// TODO: wrap other types in readonly wrapper.
     type Ref<'a>: Borrow<Self>;