diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 809c603d9..f6fe4503b 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ license = "GPL-3.0"
 name = "self_encryption"
 readme = "README.md"
 repository = "https://github.com/maidsafe/self_encryption"
-version = "0.30.266"
+version = "0.31.0"
 
 [features]
 default = []
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 88b6a2a67..879f93bb9 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -811,7 +811,7 @@ mod data_map_tests {
         let chunk_size = *MAX_CHUNK_SIZE;
         let data_size = num_chunks * chunk_size;
         let data = test_helpers::random_bytes(data_size);
-        let (data_map, _) = encrypt(Bytes::from(data))?;
+        let (data_map, _) = encrypt(data)?;
         Ok(data_map)
     }
 
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ mod data_map_tests {
         // Create dummy hashes - each hash is just the chunk number repeated
         let chunk_identifiers = (0..num_chunks)
             .map(|i| {
-                let dummy_hash = XorName::from_content(&vec![i as u8; 32]); // Convert to XorName
+                let dummy_hash = XorName::from_content(&[i as u8; 32]); // Convert to XorName
                 ChunkInfo {
                     index: i,
                     dst_hash: dummy_hash,
@@ -1031,7 +1031,7 @@ mod data_map_tests {
 
         // Create test data and encrypt it
         let test_data = test_helpers::random_bytes(1024 * 1024); // 1MB of random data
-        let (data_map, encrypted_chunks) = encrypt(Bytes::from(test_data.clone()))?;
+        let (data_map, encrypted_chunks) = encrypt(test_data.clone())?;
 
         // Store chunks to disk
         for chunk in encrypted_chunks {
@@ -1069,7 +1069,7 @@ mod data_map_tests {
 
         // Create test data and encrypt it
         let test_data = test_helpers::random_bytes(1024 * 1024); // 1MB of random data
-        let (data_map, encrypted_chunks) = encrypt(Bytes::from(test_data.clone()))?;
+        let (data_map, encrypted_chunks) = encrypt(test_data.clone())?;
 
         // Store chunks in memory
         for chunk in encrypted_chunks {
@@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@ mod data_map_tests {
 
         // Create test data and encrypt it
         let test_data = test_helpers::random_bytes(1024 * 1024);
-        let (data_map, encrypted_chunks) = encrypt(Bytes::from(test_data))?;
+        let (data_map, encrypted_chunks) = encrypt(test_data)?;
 
         // Store only half of the chunks
         for (i, chunk) in encrypted_chunks.into_iter().enumerate() {
@@ -1149,7 +1149,7 @@ mod data_map_tests {
 
         // Create test data and encrypt it
         let test_data = test_helpers::random_bytes(1024 * 1024);
-        let (data_map, encrypted_chunks) = encrypt(Bytes::from(test_data))?;
+        let (data_map, encrypted_chunks) = encrypt(test_data)?;
 
         // Store chunks
         for chunk in encrypted_chunks {
@@ -1181,7 +1181,7 @@ mod data_map_tests {
 
         // Create test data and encrypt it
         let test_data = test_helpers::random_bytes(1024 * 1024);
-        let (data_map, encrypted_chunks) = encrypt(Bytes::from(test_data.clone()))?;
+        let (data_map, encrypted_chunks) = encrypt(test_data.clone())?;
 
         // Store chunks with their original hashes
         for chunk in encrypted_chunks {
diff --git a/src/python.rs b/src/python.rs
index 77da15a96..9ff55d299 100644
--- a/src/python.rs
+++ b/src/python.rs
@@ -154,10 +154,7 @@ fn encrypt_file(file_path: String, output_dir: String) -> PyResult<(PyDataMap, V
         encrypt_from_file(&PathBuf::from(file_path), &PathBuf::from(output_dir))
             .map_err(|e| PyErr::new::<pyo3::exceptions::PyValueError, _>(e.to_string()))?;
 
-    let chunk_filenames: Vec<String> = chunk_names
-        .into_iter()
-        .map(|name| hex::encode(name))
-        .collect();
+    let chunk_filenames: Vec<String> = chunk_names.into_iter().map(hex::encode).collect();
 
     Ok((PyDataMap { inner: data_map }, chunk_filenames))
 }
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests.rs b/tests/integration_tests.rs
index f7a318a19..a6e326aef 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests.rs
+++ b/tests/integration_tests.rs
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ impl StorageBackend {
             }
         }
 
-        let disk_chunks: Vec<_> = std::fs::read_dir(&self.disk_dir.path())?
+        let disk_chunks: Vec<_> = std::fs::read_dir(self.disk_dir.path())?
             .filter_map(|entry| entry.ok())
             .collect();
         println!("Disk storage contains {} chunks", disk_chunks.len());