diff --git a/clarity/src/vm/representations.rs b/clarity/src/vm/representations.rs
index 0f779b479f..7e5423b850 100644
--- a/clarity/src/vm/representations.rs
+++ b/clarity/src/vm/representations.rs
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ guarded_string!(
 );
 
 impl StacksMessageCodec for ClarityName {
+    #[allow(clippy::needless_as_bytes)] // as_bytes isn't necessary, but verbosity is preferable in the codec impls
     fn consensus_serialize<W: Write>(&self, fd: &mut W) -> Result<(), codec_error> {
         // ClarityName can't be longer than vm::representations::MAX_STRING_LEN, which itself is
         // a u8, so we should be good here.
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ impl StacksMessageCodec for ClarityName {
 }
 
 impl StacksMessageCodec for ContractName {
+    #[allow(clippy::needless_as_bytes)] // as_bytes isn't necessary, but verbosity is preferable in the codec impls
     fn consensus_serialize<W: Write>(&self, fd: &mut W) -> Result<(), codec_error> {
         if self.as_bytes().len() < CONTRACT_MIN_NAME_LENGTH
             || self.as_bytes().len() > CONTRACT_MAX_NAME_LENGTH
diff --git a/libsigner/src/v0/messages.rs b/libsigner/src/v0/messages.rs
index 5f716cea2f..0ef3b904d2 100644
--- a/libsigner/src/v0/messages.rs
+++ b/libsigner/src/v0/messages.rs
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ pub struct PeerInfo {
 }
 
 impl StacksMessageCodec for PeerInfo {
+    #[allow(clippy::needless_as_bytes)] // as_bytes isn't necessary, but verbosity is preferable in the codec impls
     fn consensus_serialize<W: Write>(&self, fd: &mut W) -> Result<(), CodecError> {
         write_next(fd, &self.burn_block_height)?;
         write_next(fd, self.stacks_tip_consensus_hash.as_bytes())?;
diff --git a/pox-locking/src/events.rs b/pox-locking/src/events.rs
index 2e80ff8761..e65018f27c 100644
--- a/pox-locking/src/events.rs
+++ b/pox-locking/src/events.rs
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ use clarity::vm::costs::LimitedCostTracker;
 use clarity::vm::errors::Error as ClarityError;
 use clarity::vm::types::{PrincipalData, QualifiedContractIdentifier, ResponseData, TupleData};
 use clarity::vm::Value;
-#[cfg(test)]
+#[cfg(any(test, feature = "testing"))]
 use slog::slog_debug;
 use slog::slog_error;
-#[cfg(test)]
+#[cfg(any(test, feature = "testing"))]
 use stacks_common::debug;
 use stacks_common::types::StacksEpochId;
 use stacks_common::{error, test_debug};
diff --git a/pox-locking/src/events_24.rs b/pox-locking/src/events_24.rs
index 49ca9c38cd..3f54794bb7 100644
--- a/pox-locking/src/events_24.rs
+++ b/pox-locking/src/events_24.rs
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ use clarity::vm::contexts::GlobalContext;
 use clarity::vm::errors::Error as ClarityError;
 use clarity::vm::types::{PrincipalData, QualifiedContractIdentifier, TupleData};
 use clarity::vm::Value;
-#[cfg(test)]
+#[cfg(any(test, feature = "testing"))]
 use slog::slog_debug;
 use slog::slog_error;
-#[cfg(test)]
+#[cfg(any(test, feature = "testing"))]
 use stacks_common::debug;
 use stacks_common::{error, test_debug};