diff --git a/src/content/read.rs b/src/content/read.rs
index 70fab12..a9216eb 100644
--- a/src/content/read.rs
+++ b/src/content/read.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ impl Reader {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn open<'a>(cache: &Path, sri: Integrity) -> Result<Reader, Error> {
+pub fn open(cache: &Path, sri: Integrity) -> Result<Reader, Error> {
     Ok(Reader {
         fd: File::open(cache)?,
         checker: IntegrityChecker::new(sri),
diff --git a/src/put.rs b/src/put.rs
index 9bf659f..5d0f982 100644
--- a/src/put.rs
+++ b/src/put.rs
@@ -50,10 +50,9 @@ impl PutOpts {
             written: 0,
             writer: write::Writer::new(
                 cache.as_ref(),
-                self.algorithm
+                *self.algorithm
                     .as_ref()
-                    .unwrap_or(&Algorithm::Sha256)
-                    .clone(),
+                    .unwrap_or(&Algorithm::Sha256),
             )?,
             opts: self,
         })