diff --git a/api/sixtyfps-node/native/persistent_context.rs b/api/sixtyfps-node/native/persistent_context.rs
index b705d5ca7..04e6cfe8e 100644
--- a/api/sixtyfps-node/native/persistent_context.rs
+++ b/api/sixtyfps-node/native/persistent_context.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Since neon does not allow to have a persistent handle, use this hack.
 use neon::prelude::*;
 pub struct PersistentContext<'a>(Handle<'a, JsArray>);
 
-const KEY: &'static str = "$__persistent_context";
+const KEY: &str = "$__persistent_context";
 
 /// Since neon does not allow to have a persistent handle, this allocates property in an array.
 /// This array is gonna be kept as a property somewhere.
diff --git a/tools/fmt/main.rs b/tools/fmt/main.rs
index 4b5e093ff..e79f31c49 100644
--- a/tools/fmt/main.rs
+++ b/tools/fmt/main.rs
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ fn process_rust_file(source: String, mut file: impl Write) -> std::io::Result<()
 /// FIXME! this is duplicated with the updater
 fn process_markdown_file(source: String, mut file: impl Write) -> std::io::Result<()> {
     let mut source_slice = &source[..];
-    const CODE_FENCE_START: &'static str = "```60\n";
-    const CODE_FENCE_END: &'static str = "```\n";
+    const CODE_FENCE_START: &str = "```60\n";
+    const CODE_FENCE_END: &str = "```\n";
     'l: while let Some(code_start) =
         source_slice.find(CODE_FENCE_START).map(|idx| idx + CODE_FENCE_START.len())
     {
diff --git a/tools/syntax_updater/main.rs b/tools/syntax_updater/main.rs
index c503a57c8..361f07e8b 100644
--- a/tools/syntax_updater/main.rs
+++ b/tools/syntax_updater/main.rs
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@ fn process_rust_file(source: String, mut file: impl Write, args: &Cli) -> std::i
 
 fn process_markdown_file(source: String, mut file: impl Write, args: &Cli) -> std::io::Result<()> {
     let mut source_slice = &source[..];
-    const CODE_FENCE_START: &'static str = "```60\n";
-    const CODE_FENCE_END: &'static str = "```\n";
+    const CODE_FENCE_START: &str = "```60\n";
+    const CODE_FENCE_END: &str = "```\n";
     'l: while let Some(code_start) =
         source_slice.find(CODE_FENCE_START).map(|idx| idx + CODE_FENCE_START.len())
     {