diff --git a/src/bin/console.rs b/src/bin/console.rs
index 63296cca..a514c8eb 100644
--- a/src/bin/console.rs
+++ b/src/bin/console.rs
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ pub fn report_elapsed_time(instant: Instant) {
 
 /// Display an error message and the actual error(s)
 pub fn unravel_errors(message: &str, error: &Error) {
-    if message.len() > 0 {
+    if !message.is_empty() {
         self::error(message);
     }
     self::error(&format!("Error: {}", error));
diff --git a/src/fs.rs b/src/fs.rs
index 9500e654..be089723 100644
--- a/src/fs.rs
+++ b/src/fs.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ pub fn create_file(path: &Path, content: &str) -> Result<()> {
 /// Create a directory at the given path if it doesn't exist already
 pub fn ensure_directory_exists(path: &Path) -> Result<()> {
     if !path.exists() {
-        create_directory(&path)?;
+        create_directory(path)?;
     }
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/src/site.rs b/src/site.rs
index e7c0a0d9..1341afdb 100644
--- a/src/site.rs
+++ b/src/site.rs
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ impl Site {
     /// Defaults to `AnchorInsert::None` if no parent section found
     pub fn find_parent_section_insert_anchor(&self, parent_path: &PathBuf) -> InsertAnchor {
         match self.sections.get(&parent_path.join("_index.md")) {
-            Some(ref s) => s.meta.insert_anchor.unwrap(),
+            Some(s) => s.meta.insert_anchor.unwrap(),
             None => InsertAnchor::None
         }
     }