diff --git a/benches/bench_gil.rs b/benches/bench_gil.rs
index 1ef515d9..e7290644 100644
--- a/benches/bench_gil.rs
+++ b/benches/bench_gil.rs
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@ fn bench_clean_gilpool_new(b: &mut Bencher<'_>) {
 
 fn bench_clean_acquire_gil(b: &mut Bencher<'_>) {
     // Acquiring first GIL will also create a "clean" GILPool, so this measures the Python overhead.
-    b.iter(|| {
-        let _ = Python::with_gil(|_| {});
-    });
+    b.iter(|| Python::with_gil(|_| {}));
 }
 
 fn bench_dirty_acquire_gil(b: &mut Bencher<'_>) {
@@ -24,9 +22,7 @@ fn bench_dirty_acquire_gil(b: &mut Bencher<'_>) {
             // Clone and drop an object so that the GILPool has work to do.
             let _ = obj.clone();
         },
-        |_| {
-            let _ = Python::with_gil(|_| {});
-        },
+        |_| Python::with_gil(|_| {}),
         BatchSize::NumBatches(1),
     );
 }
diff --git a/src/gil.rs b/src/gil.rs
index 37e0ed24..31c28aee 100644
--- a/src/gil.rs
+++ b/src/gil.rs
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ mod tests {
             let obj: Arc<Py<PyAny>> = Arc::new(get_object(py));
             let thread_obj = Arc::clone(&obj);
 
-            let count = (&*obj).get_refcnt(py);
+            let count = obj.get_refcnt(py);
             println!(
                 "1: The object has been created and its reference count is {}",
                 count