diff --git a/zebra-consensus/src/block/tests.rs b/zebra-consensus/src/block/tests.rs
index 11c724d6..e9675ce7 100644
--- a/zebra-consensus/src/block/tests.rs
+++ b/zebra-consensus/src/block/tests.rs
@@ -393,8 +393,7 @@ fn founders_reward_validation_failure() -> Result<(), Report> {
         .unwrap();
 
     // Build new block
-    let mut transactions: Vec<Arc<zebra_chain::transaction::Transaction>> = Vec::new();
-    transactions.push(Arc::new(tx));
+    let transactions: Vec<Arc<zebra_chain::transaction::Transaction>> = vec![Arc::new(tx)];
     let block = Block {
         header: block.header,
         transactions,
diff --git a/zebrad/tests/acceptance.rs b/zebrad/tests/acceptance.rs
index 06a3a161..99556521 100644
--- a/zebrad/tests/acceptance.rs
+++ b/zebrad/tests/acceptance.rs
@@ -122,14 +122,13 @@ where
         let default_config_path = path.join("zebrad.toml");
 
         if default_config_path.exists() {
-            let mut extra_args: Vec<_> = Vec::new();
-            extra_args.push("-c");
-            extra_args.push(
+            let mut extra_args: Vec<_> = vec![
+                "-c",
                 default_config_path
                     .as_path()
                     .to_str()
                     .expect("Path is valid Unicode"),
-            );
+            ];
             extra_args.extend_from_slice(args);
             self.spawn_child_with_command(env!("CARGO_BIN_EXE_zebrad"), &extra_args)
         } else {