diff --git a/contracts/consumer/converter/src/ibc.rs b/contracts/consumer/converter/src/ibc.rs
index e81006c5..d711a2a5 100644
--- a/contracts/consumer/converter/src/ibc.rs
+++ b/contracts/consumer/converter/src/ibc.rs
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ pub fn ibc_packet_receive(
     _env: Env,
     msg: IbcPacketReceiveMsg,
 ) -> Result<IbcReceiveResponse, ContractError> {
-    let packet: ProviderPacket = from_json(&msg.packet.data)?;
+    let packet: ProviderPacket = from_json(msg.packet.data)?;
     let contract = ConverterContract::new();
     let res = match packet {
         ProviderPacket::Stake {
diff --git a/contracts/consumer/remote-price-feed/src/ibc.rs b/contracts/consumer/remote-price-feed/src/ibc.rs
index 8124079c..43c4ef69 100644
--- a/contracts/consumer/remote-price-feed/src/ibc.rs
+++ b/contracts/consumer/remote-price-feed/src/ibc.rs
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ pub fn ibc_packet_ack(
     _env: Env,
     msg: IbcPacketAckMsg,
 ) -> Result<IbcBasicResponse, ContractError> {
-    let ack: PriceFeedProviderAck = from_json(&msg.acknowledgement.data)?;
+    let ack: PriceFeedProviderAck = from_json(msg.acknowledgement.data)?;
     let PriceFeedProviderAck::Update { time, twap } = ack;
     let contract = RemotePriceFeedContract::new();
     contract.update_twap(deps, time, twap)?;
diff --git a/contracts/osmosis-price-provider/src/ibc.rs b/contracts/osmosis-price-provider/src/ibc.rs
index 94116910..d7871e65 100644
--- a/contracts/osmosis-price-provider/src/ibc.rs
+++ b/contracts/osmosis-price-provider/src/ibc.rs
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ pub fn ibc_packet_receive(
         pool_id,
         base_asset,
         quote_asset,
-    } = from_json(&msg.packet.data)?;
+    } = from_json(msg.packet.data)?;
     let contract = OsmosisPriceProvider::new();
 
     let time = env.block.time;
diff --git a/contracts/provider/external-staking/src/contract.rs b/contracts/provider/external-staking/src/contract.rs
index 50d8e7e2..0ac1c833 100644
--- a/contracts/provider/external-staking/src/contract.rs
+++ b/contracts/provider/external-staking/src/contract.rs
@@ -865,6 +865,7 @@ impl ExternalStakingContract<'_> {
     /// In test code, this is called from `test_handle_slashing`.
     /// In non-test code, this is being called from `ibc_packet_receive` (in the `ConsumerPacket::RemoveValidators`
     /// handler)
+    #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
     pub(crate) fn handle_slashing(
         &self,
         env: &Env,
@@ -1236,7 +1237,7 @@ pub mod cross_staking {
             let owner = ctx.deps.api.addr_validate(&owner)?;
 
             // parse and validate message
-            let msg: ReceiveVirtualStake = from_json(&msg)?;
+            let msg: ReceiveVirtualStake = from_json(msg)?;
             if !self
                 .val_set
                 .is_active_validator(ctx.deps.storage, &msg.validator)?
diff --git a/contracts/provider/external-staking/src/ibc.rs b/contracts/provider/external-staking/src/ibc.rs
index 2672b90d..69127f2d 100644
--- a/contracts/provider/external-staking/src/ibc.rs
+++ b/contracts/provider/external-staking/src/ibc.rs
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ pub fn ibc_packet_receive(
     // If a validator is in more than one of the events, the end result will depend on the
     // processing order below.
     let contract = ExternalStakingContract::new();
-    let packet: ConsumerPacket = from_json(&msg.packet.data)?;
+    let packet: ConsumerPacket = from_json(msg.packet.data)?;
     let resp = match packet {
         ConsumerPacket::ValsetUpdate {
             height,
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ pub fn ibc_packet_timeout(
     _env: Env,
     msg: IbcPacketTimeoutMsg,
 ) -> Result<IbcBasicResponse, ContractError> {
-    let packet: ProviderPacket = from_json(&msg.packet.data)?;
+    let packet: ProviderPacket = from_json(msg.packet.data)?;
     let contract = ExternalStakingContract::new();
     let mut resp = IbcBasicResponse::new().add_attribute("action", "ibc_packet_timeout");
     match packet {
diff --git a/contracts/provider/native-staking/src/contract.rs b/contracts/provider/native-staking/src/contract.rs
index 3aa562a7..592928c4 100644
--- a/contracts/provider/native-staking/src/contract.rs
+++ b/contracts/provider/native-staking/src/contract.rs
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ impl NativeStakingContract<'_> {
         // Associate staking proxy with owner address
         let proxy_addr = Addr::unchecked(init_data.contract_address);
         let owner_data: OwnerMsg =
-            from_json(&init_data.data.ok_or(ContractError::NoInstantiateData {})?)?;
+            from_json(init_data.data.ok_or(ContractError::NoInstantiateData {})?)?;
         let owner_addr = deps.api.addr_validate(&owner_data.owner)?;
         self.proxy_by_owner
             .save(deps.storage, &owner_addr, &proxy_addr)?;
diff --git a/contracts/provider/native-staking/src/local_staking_api.rs b/contracts/provider/native-staking/src/local_staking_api.rs
index 3d9d5a27..41ae02ac 100644
--- a/contracts/provider/native-staking/src/local_staking_api.rs
+++ b/contracts/provider/native-staking/src/local_staking_api.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ impl LocalStakingApi for NativeStakingContract<'_> {
         let _paid = must_pay(&ctx.info, &cfg.denom)?;
 
         // Parse message to find validator to stake on
-        let StakeMsg { validator } = from_json(&msg)?;
+        let StakeMsg { validator } = from_json(msg)?;
 
         let owner_addr = ctx.deps.api.addr_validate(&owner)?;