diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index ea24fccb00..131569504b 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use std::io::{stdout, BufWriter, Write};
-use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::process::ExitCode;
 use std::sync::mpsc::channel;
 use std::time::Instant;
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ fn inner_main() -> Result<ExitCode> {
 
     let mut settings = Settings::from_paths(&cli.files);
     let mut printer = Printer::new(BufWriter::new(stdout()), cli.format);
-    
+
     if !cli.select.is_empty() {
         settings.select(cli.select);
     }
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ fn inner_main() -> Result<ExitCode> {
 
         let messages = run_once(&cli.files, &settings, !cli.no_cache, false)?;
         if !cli.quiet {
-            printer.write_continuously(messages)?;
+            printer.write_continuously(&messages)?;
         }
 
         // Configure the file watcher.
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ fn inner_main() -> Result<ExitCode> {
 
                             let messages = run_once(&cli.files, &settings, !cli.no_cache, false)?;
                             if !cli.quiet {
-                                printer.write_continuously(messages)?;
+                                printer.write_continuously(&messages)?;
                             }
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/src/printer.rs b/src/printer.rs
index f85e40c98c..6d7a701ffa 100644
--- a/src/printer.rs
+++ b/src/printer.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ impl<W: Write> Printer<W> {
         Self { writer, format }
     }
 
-    pub fn write_once(&mut self, messages: &Vec<Message>) -> Result<()> {
+    pub fn write_once(&mut self, messages: &[Message]) -> Result<()> {
         let (fixed, outstanding): (Vec<&Message>, Vec<&Message>) =
             messages.iter().partition(|message| message.fixed);
         let num_fixable = outstanding
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ impl<W: Write> Printer<W> {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    pub fn write_continuously(&mut self, messages: Vec<Message>) -> Result<()> {
+    pub fn write_continuously(&mut self, messages: &[Message]) -> Result<()> {
         tell_user!(
             self.writer,
             "Found {} error(s). Watching for file changes.",