diff --git a/src/runner.rs b/src/runner.rs
index 730b62dd..998aaece 100644
--- a/src/runner.rs
+++ b/src/runner.rs
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ impl<'a> Runner<'a> {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    pub fn report(&self) -> &Report {
+    pub fn report(&self) -> &Report<'_> {
         &self.report
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/steps/generic.rs b/src/steps/generic.rs
index b41f428d..ad42e70b 100644
--- a/src/steps/generic.rs
+++ b/src/steps/generic.rs
@@ -896,7 +896,7 @@ pub fn run_composer_update(ctx: &ExecutionContext) -> Result<()> {
     let composer_home = Command::new(&composer)
         .args(["global", "config", "--absolute", "--quiet", "home"])
         .output_checked_utf8()
-        .map_err(|e| (SkipStep(t!("Error getting the composer directory: {error}", error = e).to_string())))
+        .map_err(|e| SkipStep(t!("Error getting the composer directory: {error}", error = e).to_string()))
         .map(|s| PathBuf::from(s.stdout.trim()))?
         .require()?;
 
diff --git a/src/utils.rs b/src/utils.rs
index 20bdaf99..4e2252a2 100644
--- a/src/utils.rs
+++ b/src/utils.rs
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ pub mod merge_strategies {
         if let Some(left_vec) = left {
             if let Some(mut right_vec) = right {
                 right_vec.append(left_vec);
-                let _ = std::mem::replace(left, Some(right_vec));
+                let _ = left.replace(right_vec);
             }
         } else {
             *left = right;