diff --git a/src/ast/checks.rs b/src/ast/checks.rs
index faf081d82b..a64cbe46c1 100644
--- a/src/ast/checks.rs
+++ b/src/ast/checks.rs
@@ -148,13 +148,13 @@ pub fn check_ambiguous_variable_name(target: &Expr) -> Vec<Check> {
     match &target.node {
         ExprKind::Tuple { elts, .. } | ExprKind::List { elts, .. } => {
             for elt in elts {
-                if let Some(check) = check_target(&elt) {
+                if let Some(check) = check_target(elt) {
                     checks.push(check);
                 };
             }
         }
         _ => {
-            if let Some(check) = check_target(&target) {
+            if let Some(check) = check_target(target) {
                 checks.push(check);
             };
         }
diff --git a/src/check_ast.rs b/src/check_ast.rs
index c3331b9600..e4a19155e4 100644
--- a/src/check_ast.rs
+++ b/src/check_ast.rs
@@ -407,15 +407,15 @@ where
             StmtKind::For { target, .. } => {
                 if self.settings.select.contains(&CheckCode::E741) {
                     self.checks
-                        .extend(checks::check_ambiguous_variable_name(&target));
+                        .extend(checks::check_ambiguous_variable_name(target));
                 }
             }
             StmtKind::With { items, .. } | StmtKind::AsyncWith { items, .. } => {
                 if self.settings.select.contains(&CheckCode::E741) {
                     for item in items {
-                        if let Some(optional_vars) = &item.optional_vars {
+                        if let Some(vars) = &item.optional_vars {
                             self.checks
-                                .extend(checks::check_ambiguous_variable_name(optional_vars))
+                                .extend(checks::check_ambiguous_variable_name(vars))
                         }
                     }
                 }