diff --git a/identity-did/tests/sign_verify_document_ed25519.rs b/identity-did/tests/sign_verify_document_ed25519.rs
index 4ca688aa81..655e210788 100644
--- a/identity-did/tests/sign_verify_document_ed25519.rs
+++ b/identity-did/tests/sign_verify_document_ed25519.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ struct TestVector {
   signature: &'static str,
 }
 
-const TVS: &'static [TestVector] = &include!("fixtures/jcs_ed25519.rs");
+const TVS: &[TestVector] = &include!("fixtures/jcs_ed25519.rs");
 
 type Document = document::Document<Properties<Object>, (), ()>;