diff --git a/ethers-contract/ethers-contract-abigen/src/contract.rs b/ethers-contract/ethers-contract-abigen/src/contract.rs
index 2dd4a4fa..288af663 100644
--- a/ethers-contract/ethers-contract-abigen/src/contract.rs
+++ b/ethers-contract/ethers-contract-abigen/src/contract.rs
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ impl Context {
         let contract = quote! {
                 #struct_decl
 
-                impl<'a, M: #ethers_providers::Middleware> #name<M> {
+                impl<M: #ethers_providers::Middleware> #name<M> {
                     /// Creates a new contract instance with the specified `ethers`
                     /// client at the given `Address`. The contract derefs to a `ethers::Contract`
                     /// object
diff --git a/ethers-contract/src/multicall/multicall_contract.rs b/ethers-contract/src/multicall/multicall_contract.rs
index c83753d0..33ccc625 100644
--- a/ethers-contract/src/multicall/multicall_contract.rs
+++ b/ethers-contract/src/multicall/multicall_contract.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ mod multicallcontract_mod {
             f.debug_tuple(stringify!(MulticallContract)).field(&self.address()).finish()
         }
     }
-    impl<'a, M: Middleware> MulticallContract<M> {
+    impl<M: Middleware> MulticallContract<M> {
         #[doc = r" Creates a new contract instance with the specified `ethers`"]
         #[doc = r" client at the given `Address`. The contract derefs to a `ethers::Contract`"]
         #[doc = r" object"]
diff --git a/ethers-core/src/utils/anvil.rs b/ethers-core/src/utils/anvil.rs
index fe75514a..37a15ebd 100644
--- a/ethers-core/src/utils/anvil.rs
+++ b/ethers-core/src/utils/anvil.rs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ impl AnvilInstance {
 
 impl Drop for AnvilInstance {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
-        let _ = self.pid.kill().expect("could not kill anvil");
+        self.pid.kill().expect("could not kill anvil");
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/ethers-core/src/utils/ganache.rs b/ethers-core/src/utils/ganache.rs
index 45ef5b8d..d591ee49 100644
--- a/ethers-core/src/utils/ganache.rs
+++ b/ethers-core/src/utils/ganache.rs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ impl GanacheInstance {
 
 impl Drop for GanacheInstance {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
-        let _ = self.pid.kill().expect("could not kill ganache");
+        self.pid.kill().expect("could not kill ganache");
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/ethers-core/src/utils/geth.rs b/ethers-core/src/utils/geth.rs
index 9016bc8f..2a65ab94 100644
--- a/ethers-core/src/utils/geth.rs
+++ b/ethers-core/src/utils/geth.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ impl GethInstance {
 
 impl Drop for GethInstance {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
-        let _ = self.pid.kill().expect("could not kill geth");
+        self.pid.kill().expect("could not kill geth");
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/ethers-etherscan/src/contract.rs b/ethers-etherscan/src/contract.rs
index b390a5ab..b7bb7da7 100644
--- a/ethers-etherscan/src/contract.rs
+++ b/ethers-etherscan/src/contract.rs
@@ -305,14 +305,14 @@ impl Client {
         }
         if resp.result.starts_with("Contract source code not verified") {
             if let Some(ref cache) = self.cache {
-                let _ = cache.set_abi(address, None);
+                cache.set_abi(address, None);
             }
             return Err(EtherscanError::ContractCodeNotVerified(address))
         }
         let abi = serde_json::from_str(&resp.result)?;
 
         if let Some(ref cache) = self.cache {
-            let _ = cache.set_abi(address, Some(&abi));
+            cache.set_abi(address, Some(&abi));
         }
 
         Ok(abi)
@@ -350,14 +350,14 @@ impl Client {
         let response: Response<Vec<Metadata>> = self.get_json(&query).await?;
         if response.result.iter().any(|item| item.abi == "Contract source code not verified") {
             if let Some(ref cache) = self.cache {
-                let _ = cache.set_source(address, None);
+                cache.set_source(address, None);
             }
             return Err(EtherscanError::ContractCodeNotVerified(address))
         }
         let res = ContractMetadata { items: response.result };
 
         if let Some(ref cache) = self.cache {
-            let _ = cache.set_source(address, Some(&res));
+            cache.set_source(address, Some(&res));
         }
 
         Ok(res)
diff --git a/ethers-middleware/src/transformer/ds_proxy/factory.rs b/ethers-middleware/src/transformer/ds_proxy/factory.rs
index 4c5b05e2..8de0c88f 100644
--- a/ethers-middleware/src/transformer/ds_proxy/factory.rs
+++ b/ethers-middleware/src/transformer/ds_proxy/factory.rs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ mod dsproxyfactory_mod {
             f.debug_tuple(stringify!(DsProxyFactory)).field(&self.address()).finish()
         }
     }
-    impl<'a, M: Middleware> DsProxyFactory<M> {
+    impl<M: Middleware> DsProxyFactory<M> {
         #[doc = r" Creates a new contract instance with the specified `ethers`"]
         #[doc = r" client at the given `Address`. The contract derefs to a `ethers::Contract`"]
         #[doc = r" object"]
diff --git a/ethers-providers/src/pending_escalator.rs b/ethers-providers/src/pending_escalator.rs
index b813f986..3dca65fb 100644
--- a/ethers-providers/src/pending_escalator.rs
+++ b/ethers-providers/src/pending_escalator.rs
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ where
                 poll_broadcast_fut!(cx, this, fut);
             }
             Sleeping(delay) => {
-                let _ready = futures_util::ready!(delay.as_mut().poll(cx));
+                futures_util::ready!(delay.as_mut().poll(cx));
                 // if broadcast timer has elapsed and if we have a TX to
                 // broadcast, broadcast it
                 if this.last.elapsed() > *this.broadcast_interval {
diff --git a/ethers-providers/src/pending_transaction.rs b/ethers-providers/src/pending_transaction.rs
index 17451b7e..68757aa8 100644
--- a/ethers-providers/src/pending_transaction.rs
+++ b/ethers-providers/src/pending_transaction.rs
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ impl<'a, P: JsonRpcClient> Future for PendingTransaction<'a, P> {
 
         match this.state {
             PendingTxState::InitialDelay(fut) => {
-                let _ready = futures_util::ready!(fut.as_mut().poll(ctx));
+                futures_util::ready!(fut.as_mut().poll(ctx));
                 tracing::debug!("Starting to poll pending tx {:?}", *this.tx_hash);
                 let fut = Box::pin(this.provider.get_transaction(*this.tx_hash));
                 rewake_with_new_state!(ctx, this, PendingTxState::GettingTx(fut));
diff --git a/ethers-solc/src/sourcemap.rs b/ethers-solc/src/sourcemap.rs
index 6b47c65c..e1cf8a62 100644
--- a/ethers-solc/src/sourcemap.rs
+++ b/ethers-solc/src/sourcemap.rs
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ impl AsRef<str> for Jump {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> fmt::Display for Jump {
+impl fmt::Display for Jump {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
         f.write_str(self.as_ref())
     }
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ pub struct SourceElement {
     pub modifier_depth: usize,
 }
 
-impl<'a> fmt::Display for SourceElement {
+impl fmt::Display for SourceElement {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
         write!(
             f,
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ struct SourceElementBuilder {
     pub modifier_depth: Option<usize>,
 }
 
-impl<'a> fmt::Display for SourceElementBuilder {
+impl fmt::Display for SourceElementBuilder {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
         if self.offset.is_none() &&
             self.length.is_none() &&