diff --git a/zebra-state/src/service.rs b/zebra-state/src/service.rs
index e6fe6c69..35f09eb7 100644
--- a/zebra-state/src/service.rs
+++ b/zebra-state/src/service.rs
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ impl StateService {
             let queued_children = self.queued_blocks.dequeue_children(parent_hash);
 
             for (child, rsp_tx) in queued_children {
-                let child_hash = child.hash.clone();
+                let child_hash = child.hash;
                 tracing::trace!(?child_hash, "validating queued child");
                 let result = self
                     .validate_and_commit(child)
diff --git a/zebra-state/src/service/non_finalized_state/queued_blocks.rs b/zebra-state/src/service/non_finalized_state/queued_blocks.rs
index 0bea77fd..6593a57c 100644
--- a/zebra-state/src/service/non_finalized_state/queued_blocks.rs
+++ b/zebra-state/src/service/non_finalized_state/queued_blocks.rs
@@ -66,11 +66,10 @@ impl QueuedBlocks {
             .unwrap_or_default()
             .into_iter()
             .map(|hash| {
-                let queued = self
+                self
                     .blocks
                     .remove(&hash)
-                    .expect("block is present if its hash is in by_parent");
-                queued
+                    .expect("block is present if its hash is in by_parent")
             })
             .collect::<Vec<_>>();