diff --git a/src/ui/file_pane.rs b/src/ui/file_pane.rs
index e4c61c2..574c2f4 100644
--- a/src/ui/file_pane.rs
+++ b/src/ui/file_pane.rs
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ impl FilePane {
                 // move to a group
                 let children = group.children().expect("Only a group can be a destination");
                 for record in records {
-                    children.append(&record);
+                    children.append(record);
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/ui/forms/entry.rs b/src/ui/forms/entry.rs
index 2f7ee66..7dbcb80 100644
--- a/src/ui/forms/entry.rs
+++ b/src/ui/forms/entry.rs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ impl FormWidget<String> for gtk::Entry {
     }
 
     fn get_value(&self) -> Option<String> {
-        get_value(&self)
+        get_value(self)
     }
 
     fn set_value(&self, value: Option<&String>) {
diff --git a/src/ui/record_view/item.rs b/src/ui/record_view/item.rs
index a655b80..ff000c0 100644
--- a/src/ui/record_view/item.rs
+++ b/src/ui/record_view/item.rs
@@ -180,11 +180,13 @@ glib::wrapper! {
         @extends gtk::Widget;
 }
 
-impl PSRecordViewItem {
-    pub fn new() -> Self {
+impl Default for PSRecordViewItem {
+    fn default() -> Self {
         glib::Object::builder().build()
     }
+}
 
+impl PSRecordViewItem {
     pub fn set_record_node(&self, record_node: Option<RecordNode>) {
         self.imp().set_record_node(record_node);
     }
diff --git a/src/ui/record_view/item_factory.rs b/src/ui/record_view/item_factory.rs
index 3484ca0..8869cab 100644
--- a/src/ui/record_view/item_factory.rs
+++ b/src/ui/record_view/item_factory.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ pub fn item_factory(
 ) -> gtk::ListItemFactory {
     let factory = gtk::SignalListItemFactory::new();
     factory.connect_setup(move |_factory, list_item| {
-        let child = PSRecordViewItem::new();
+        let child = PSRecordViewItem::default();
         let popup_model = popup_model.clone();
         child.connect_context_menu(move |_record| popup_model.borrow().clone());
         list_item.set_child(Some(&child));