diff --git a/lib/src/workspace.rs b/lib/src/workspace.rs
index 56e98bdde..e06d72280 100644
--- a/lib/src/workspace.rs
+++ b/lib/src/workspace.rs
@@ -197,10 +197,8 @@ impl Workspace {
         workspace_root: &Path,
         git_repo_path: &Path,
     ) -> Result<(Self, Arc<ReadonlyRepo>), WorkspaceInitError> {
-        let backend_initializer = {
-            let workspace_root = workspace_root.to_owned();
-            let git_repo_path = git_repo_path.to_owned();
-            move |settings: &UserSettings, store_path: &Path| -> Result<Box<dyn Backend>, _> {
+        let backend_initializer =
+            |settings: &UserSettings, store_path: &Path| -> Result<Box<dyn Backend>, _> {
                 // If the git repo is inside the workspace, use a relative path to it so the
                 // whole workspace can be moved without breaking.
                 // TODO: Clean up path normalization. store_path is canonicalized by
@@ -218,8 +216,7 @@ impl Workspace {
                 let backend =
                     GitBackend::init_external(settings, store_path, &store_relative_git_repo_path)?;
                 Ok(Box::new(backend))
-            }
-        };
+            };
         let signer = Signer::from_settings(user_settings)?;
         Self::init_with_backend(user_settings, workspace_root, &backend_initializer, signer)
     }