diff --git a/cli/tests/test_commit_command.rs b/cli/tests/test_commit_command.rs
index 3050a9e11..5d1e2ecce 100644
--- a/cli/tests/test_commit_command.rs
+++ b/cli/tests/test_commit_command.rs
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ fn test_commit_interactive() {
     std::fs::write(edit_script, ["dump editor"].join("\0")).unwrap();
 
     let diff_editor = test_env.set_up_fake_diff_editor();
-    std::fs::write(&diff_editor, "rm file2").unwrap();
+    std::fs::write(diff_editor, "rm file2").unwrap();
 
     // Create a commit interactively and select only file1
     test_env.jj_cmd_ok(&workspace_path, &["commit", "-i"]);
diff --git a/cli/tests/test_diff_command.rs b/cli/tests/test_diff_command.rs
index 2b76ca58e..43a4bf4ac 100644
--- a/cli/tests/test_diff_command.rs
+++ b/cli/tests/test_diff_command.rs
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ fn test_diff_external_tool_symlink() {
 
     let edit_script = test_env.set_up_fake_diff_editor();
     std::fs::write(
-        &edit_script,
+        edit_script,
         "print-files-before\0print --\0print-files-after",
     )
     .unwrap();