diff --git a/actix-files/src/files.rs b/actix-files/src/files.rs
index f00e3b49b..14d501b05 100644
--- a/actix-files/src/files.rs
+++ b/actix-files/src/files.rs
@@ -38,9 +38,7 @@ pub struct Files {
     renderer: Rc<DirectoryRenderer>,
     mime_override: Option<Rc<MimeOverride>>,
     file_flags: named::Flags,
-    // FIXME: Should re-visit later.
-    #[allow(clippy::redundant_allocation)]
-    guards: Option<Rc<Box<dyn Guard>>>,
+    guards: Option<Rc<dyn Guard>>,
 }
 
 impl Clone for Files {
@@ -157,7 +155,7 @@ impl Files {
     /// Default behaviour allows GET and HEAD.
     #[inline]
     pub fn use_guards<G: Guard + 'static>(mut self, guards: G) -> Self {
-        self.guards = Some(Rc::new(Box::new(guards)));
+        self.guards = Some(Rc::new(guards));
         self
     }
 
diff --git a/actix-files/src/lib.rs b/actix-files/src/lib.rs
index e870ef79b..0bcf4057f 100644
--- a/actix-files/src/lib.rs
+++ b/actix-files/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 //! Static files support
 
 #![deny(rust_2018_idioms)]
-#![allow(clippy::borrow_interior_mutable_const)]
 
 use std::io;
 
@@ -29,9 +28,9 @@ pub use crate::named::NamedFile;
 pub use crate::range::HttpRange;
 pub use crate::service::FilesService;
 
-pub(crate) use self::directory::{directory_listing, DirectoryRenderer};
-pub(crate) use self::error::FilesError;
-pub(crate) use self::path_buf::PathBufWrap;
+use self::directory::{directory_listing, DirectoryRenderer};
+use self::error::FilesError;
+use self::path_buf::PathBufWrap;
 
 type HttpService = BoxService<ServiceRequest, ServiceResponse, Error>;
 type HttpNewService = BoxServiceFactory<(), ServiceRequest, ServiceResponse, Error, ()>;
diff --git a/actix-files/src/named.rs b/actix-files/src/named.rs
index 12da722d2..842bd1c9b 100644
--- a/actix-files/src/named.rs
+++ b/actix-files/src/named.rs
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ impl NamedFile {
         // check last modified
         let not_modified = if !none_match(etag.as_ref(), req) {
             true
-        } else if req.headers().contains_key(&header::IF_NONE_MATCH) {
+        } else if req.headers().contains_key(header::IF_NONE_MATCH) {
             false
         } else if let (Some(ref m), Some(header::IfModifiedSince(ref since))) =
             (last_modified, req.get_header())
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ impl NamedFile {
         let mut offset = 0;
 
         // check for range header
-        if let Some(ranges) = req.headers().get(&header::RANGE) {
+        if let Some(ranges) = req.headers().get(header::RANGE) {
             if let Ok(rangesheader) = ranges.to_str() {
                 if let Ok(rangesvec) = HttpRange::parse(rangesheader, length) {
                     length = rangesvec[0].length;
diff --git a/actix-files/src/service.rs b/actix-files/src/service.rs
index e3864bd36..9351e39d7 100644
--- a/actix-files/src/service.rs
+++ b/actix-files/src/service.rs
@@ -29,9 +29,7 @@ pub struct FilesService {
     pub(crate) renderer: Rc<DirectoryRenderer>,
     pub(crate) mime_override: Option<Rc<MimeOverride>>,
     pub(crate) file_flags: named::Flags,
-    // FIXME: Should re-visit later.
-    #[allow(clippy::redundant_allocation)]
-    pub(crate) guards: Option<Rc<Box<dyn Guard>>>,
+    pub(crate) guards: Option<Rc<dyn Guard>>,
 }
 
 impl FilesService {