diff --git a/src/components.rs b/src/components.rs
index 7167804..7f867a5 100644
--- a/src/components.rs
+++ b/src/components.rs
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ pub trait Component {
     ///
     /// This must be a UTC date-time value.
     fn timestamp(&mut self, dt: DateTime<Utc>) -> &mut Self {
-        self.add_property("DTSTAMP", &format_utc_date_time(dt))
+        self.add_property("DTSTAMP", format_utc_date_time(dt))
     }
 
     /// Gets the [`DTSTAMP`](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc5545#section-3.8.7.2) property.
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ pub trait Component {
     /// Ranges from 0 to 10, larger values will be truncated
     fn priority(&mut self, priority: u32) -> &mut Self {
         let priority = std::cmp::min(priority, 10);
-        self.add_property("PRIORITY", &priority.to_string())
+        self.add_property("PRIORITY", priority.to_string())
     }
 
     // /// Add the [`ATTACH`](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc5545#section-3.8.1.1) property
diff --git a/src/components/date_time.rs b/src/components/date_time.rs
index 3d3e88b..0ecb569 100644
--- a/src/components/date_time.rs
+++ b/src/components/date_time.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ pub(crate) fn parse_duration(s: &str) -> Option<Duration> {
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn naive_date_to_property(date: NaiveDate, key: &str) -> Property {
-    Property::new(key, &date.format(NAIVE_DATE_FORMAT).to_string())
+    Property::new(key, date.format(NAIVE_DATE_FORMAT).to_string())
         .append_parameter(ValueType::Date)
         .done()
 }
@@ -97,11 +97,11 @@ impl CalendarDateTime {
     pub(crate) fn to_property(&self, key: &str) -> Property {
         match self {
             CalendarDateTime::Floating(naive_dt) => {
-                Property::new(key, &naive_dt.format(NAIVE_DATE_TIME_FORMAT).to_string())
+                Property::new(key, naive_dt.format(NAIVE_DATE_TIME_FORMAT).to_string())
             }
-            CalendarDateTime::Utc(utc_dt) => Property::new(key, &format_utc_date_time(*utc_dt)),
+            CalendarDateTime::Utc(utc_dt) => Property::new(key, format_utc_date_time(*utc_dt)),
             CalendarDateTime::WithTimezone { date_time, tzid } => {
-                Property::new(key, &date_time.format(NAIVE_DATE_TIME_FORMAT).to_string())
+                Property::new(key, date_time.format(NAIVE_DATE_TIME_FORMAT).to_string())
                     .add_parameter("TZID", tzid)
                     .done()
             }
diff --git a/src/components/todo.rs b/src/components/todo.rs
index dfdb6c4..aa4a214 100644
--- a/src/components/todo.rs
+++ b/src/components/todo.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ impl Todo {
     ///
     /// Ranges between 0 - 100
     pub fn percent_complete(&mut self, percent: u8) -> &mut Self {
-        self.add_property("PERCENT-COMPLETE", &percent.to_string())
+        self.add_property("PERCENT-COMPLETE", percent.to_string())
     }
 
     /// Gets the [`PERCENT-COMPLETE`](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc5545#section-3.8.1.8) property.
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ impl Todo {
     /// Per [RFC 5545, Section 3.8.2.1](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5545#section-3.8.2.1), this
     /// must be a date-time in UTC format.
     pub fn completed(&mut self, dt: DateTime<Utc>) -> &mut Self {
-        self.add_property("COMPLETED", &format_utc_date_time(dt))
+        self.add_property("COMPLETED", format_utc_date_time(dt))
     }
 
     /// Gets the [`COMPLETED`](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc5545#section-3.8.2.1) property