diff --git a/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx.rs b/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx.rs
index 7c18c07a69..e6fe8e4d94 100644
--- a/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx.rs
+++ b/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx.rs
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ where
 
     fn into_normalized(self) -> ContractCallWithEgld<Api, OriginalResult> {
         self.payment.with_normalized(
-            &self.env,
+            self.env,
             self.from,
             self.to,
             self.data,
diff --git a/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_exec/tx_exec_async.rs b/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_exec/tx_exec_async.rs
index 68ec172561..b7f82557c9 100644
--- a/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_exec/tx_exec_async.rs
+++ b/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_exec/tx_exec_async.rs
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ where
     pub fn async_call_and_exit(self) -> ! {
         self.result_handler.save_callback_closure_to_storage();
         self.payment.with_normalized(
-            &self.env,
+            self.env,
             self.from,
             self.to,
             self.data.into(),
diff --git a/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_exec/tx_exec_async_promises.rs b/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_exec/tx_exec_async_promises.rs
index 4765b47c05..bf0474a85a 100644
--- a/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_exec/tx_exec_async_promises.rs
+++ b/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_exec/tx_exec_async_promises.rs
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ where
         let gas = self.gas.gas_value(&self.env);
 
         self.payment.with_normalized(
-            &self.env,
+            self.env,
             self.from,
             self.to,
             self.data,
diff --git a/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_exec/tx_exec_sync.rs b/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_exec/tx_exec_sync.rs
index cef7b1e7e9..f0298bce80 100644
--- a/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_exec/tx_exec_sync.rs
+++ b/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_exec/tx_exec_sync.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ where
         let gas_limit = self.gas.gas_value(&self.env);
 
         let raw_result = self.payment.with_normalized(
-            &self.env,
+            self.env,
             self.from,
             self.to,
             self.data.into(),
diff --git a/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_payment.rs b/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_payment.rs
index f89080e57d..95f6f33613 100644
--- a/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_payment.rs
+++ b/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_payment.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ where
     /// Converts an ESDT call to a built-in function call, if necessary.
     fn with_normalized<From, To, F, R>(
         self,
-        env: &Env,
+        env: Env,
         from: From,
         to: To,
         fc: FunctionCall<Env::Api>,
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ where
         F: FnOnce(
             ManagedRef<'_, Env::Api, ManagedAddress<Env::Api>>,
             ManagedRef<'_, Env::Api, BigUint<Env::Api>>,
-            &FunctionCall<Env::Api>,
+            FunctionCall<Env::Api>,
         ) -> R;
 
     /// Payment data to be used by the testing framework. Will be refactored.
diff --git a/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_payment/tx_payment_egld.rs b/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_payment/tx_payment_egld.rs
index 2b8ae73b50..c2aaee7b9f 100644
--- a/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_payment/tx_payment_egld.rs
+++ b/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_payment/tx_payment_egld.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 use crate::{
     contract_base::SendRawWrapper,
     types::{
-        AnnotatedValue, BigUint, ManagedAddress, ManagedBuffer, ManagedRef, ManagedVec, TxFrom, TxToSpecified
+        AnnotatedValue, BigUint, ManagedAddress, ManagedBuffer, ManagedRef, ManagedVec, TxFrom,
+        TxToSpecified,
     },
 };
 
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ where
     #[inline]
     fn with_normalized<From, To, F, R>(
         self,
-        env: &Env,
+        env: Env,
         _from: From,
         to: To,
         fc: FunctionCall<Env::Api>,
@@ -57,12 +58,12 @@ where
         F: FnOnce(
             ManagedRef<'_, Env::Api, ManagedAddress<Env::Api>>,
             ManagedRef<'_, Env::Api, BigUint<Env::Api>>,
-            &FunctionCall<Env::Api>,
-        ) -> R
+            FunctionCall<Env::Api>,
+        ) -> R,
     {
-        to.with_value_ref(env, |to_addr| {
+        to.with_value_ref(&env, |to_addr| {
             self.0
-                .with_value_ref(env, |egld_value| f(to_addr.into(), egld_value.into(), &fc))
+                .with_value_ref(&env, |egld_value| f(to_addr.into(), egld_value.into(), fc))
         })
     }
 
diff --git a/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_payment/tx_payment_egld_or_esdt.rs b/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_payment/tx_payment_egld_or_esdt.rs
index e435747670..80f3017e47 100644
--- a/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_payment/tx_payment_egld_or_esdt.rs
+++ b/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_payment/tx_payment_egld_or_esdt.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-use crate::types::{BigUint, Egld, EgldOrEsdtTokenPayment, ManagedAddress, ManagedRef, TxFrom, TxToSpecified};
+use crate::types::{
+    BigUint, Egld, EgldOrEsdtTokenPayment, ManagedAddress, ManagedRef, TxFrom, TxToSpecified,
+};
 
 use super::{FullPaymentData, FunctionCall, TxEnv, TxPayment};
 
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ where
 
     fn with_normalized<From, To, F, R>(
         self,
-        env: &Env,
+        env: Env,
         from: From,
         to: To,
         fc: FunctionCall<Env::Api>,
@@ -38,13 +40,13 @@ where
         F: FnOnce(
             ManagedRef<'_, Env::Api, ManagedAddress<Env::Api>>,
             ManagedRef<'_, Env::Api, BigUint<Env::Api>>,
-            &FunctionCall<Env::Api>,
-        ) -> R
+            FunctionCall<Env::Api>,
+        ) -> R,
     {
         self.map_ref_egld_or_esdt(
-            (from, to, fc, f),
-            |(from, to, fc, f), amount| Egld(amount).with_normalized(env, from, to, fc, f),
-            |(from, to, fc, f), esdt_payment| esdt_payment.with_normalized(env, from, to, fc, f),
+            (env, from, to, fc, f),
+            |(env, from, to, fc, f), amount| Egld(amount).with_normalized(env, from, to, fc, f),
+            |(env, from, to, fc, f), esdt_payment| esdt_payment.with_normalized(env, from, to, fc, f),
         )
     }
 
@@ -79,7 +81,7 @@ where
 
     fn with_normalized<From, To, F, R>(
         self,
-        env: &Env,
+        env: Env,
         from: From,
         to: To,
         fc: FunctionCall<Env::Api>,
@@ -91,13 +93,13 @@ where
         F: FnOnce(
             ManagedRef<'_, Env::Api, ManagedAddress<Env::Api>>,
             ManagedRef<'_, Env::Api, BigUint<Env::Api>>,
-            &FunctionCall<Env::Api>,
-        ) -> R
+            FunctionCall<Env::Api>,
+        ) -> R,
     {
         self.map_egld_or_esdt(
-            (from, to, fc, f),
-            |(from, to, fc, f), amount| Egld(amount).with_normalized(env, from, to, fc, f),
-            |(from, to, fc, f), esdt_payment| esdt_payment.with_normalized(env, from, to, fc, f),
+            (env, from, to, fc, f),
+            |(env, from, to, fc, f), amount| Egld(amount).with_normalized(env, from, to, fc, f),
+            |(env, from, to, fc, f), esdt_payment| esdt_payment.with_normalized(env, from, to, fc, f),
         )
     }
 
diff --git a/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_payment/tx_payment_egld_or_esdt_refs.rs b/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_payment/tx_payment_egld_or_esdt_refs.rs
index c749e3f478..42ff0024aa 100644
--- a/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_payment/tx_payment_egld_or_esdt_refs.rs
+++ b/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_payment/tx_payment_egld_or_esdt_refs.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-use crate::types::{BigUint, EgldOrEsdtTokenPaymentRefs, ManagedAddress, ManagedRef, TxFrom, TxToSpecified};
+use crate::types::{
+    BigUint, EgldOrEsdtTokenPaymentRefs, ManagedAddress, ManagedRef, TxFrom, TxToSpecified,
+};
 
 use super::{Egld, FullPaymentData, FunctionCall, TxEnv, TxPayment};
 
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ where
 
     fn with_normalized<From, To, F, R>(
         self,
-        env: &Env,
+        env: Env,
         from: From,
         to: To,
         fc: FunctionCall<Env::Api>,
@@ -38,13 +40,13 @@ where
         F: FnOnce(
             ManagedRef<'_, Env::Api, ManagedAddress<Env::Api>>,
             ManagedRef<'_, Env::Api, BigUint<Env::Api>>,
-            &FunctionCall<Env::Api>,
-        ) -> R
+            FunctionCall<Env::Api>,
+        ) -> R,
     {
         self.map_egld_or_esdt(
-            (from, to, fc, f),
-            |(from, to, fc, f), amount| Egld(amount).with_normalized(env, from, to, fc, f),
-            |(from, to, fc, f), esdt_payment| esdt_payment.with_normalized(env, from, to, fc, f),
+            (env, from, to, fc, f),
+            |(env, from, to, fc, f), amount| Egld(amount).with_normalized(env, from, to, fc, f),
+            |(env, from, to, fc, f), esdt_payment| esdt_payment.with_normalized(env, from, to, fc, f),
         )
     }
 
diff --git a/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_payment/tx_payment_egld_or_multi_esdt.rs b/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_payment/tx_payment_egld_or_multi_esdt.rs
index 8da13b88e8..faf70d2c32 100644
--- a/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_payment/tx_payment_egld_or_multi_esdt.rs
+++ b/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_payment/tx_payment_egld_or_multi_esdt.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ where
     #[inline]
     fn with_normalized<From, To, F, R>(
         self,
-        env: &Env,
+        env: Env,
         from: From,
         to: To,
         fc: FunctionCall<Env::Api>,
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ where
         F: FnOnce(
             ManagedRef<'_, Env::Api, ManagedAddress<Env::Api>>,
             ManagedRef<'_, Env::Api, BigUint<Env::Api>>,
-            &FunctionCall<Env::Api>,
-        ) -> R
+            FunctionCall<Env::Api>,
+        ) -> R,
     {
         self.as_refs().with_normalized(env, from, to, fc, f)
     }
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ where
     #[inline]
     fn with_normalized<From, To, F, R>(
         self,
-        env: &Env,
+        env: Env,
         from: From,
         to: To,
         fc: FunctionCall<Env::Api>,
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ where
         F: FnOnce(
             ManagedRef<'_, Env::Api, ManagedAddress<Env::Api>>,
             ManagedRef<'_, Env::Api, BigUint<Env::Api>>,
-            &FunctionCall<Env::Api>,
+            FunctionCall<Env::Api>,
         ) -> R,
     {
         self.as_refs().with_normalized(env, from, to, fc, f)
diff --git a/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_payment/tx_payment_egld_or_multi_esdt_ref.rs b/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_payment/tx_payment_egld_or_multi_esdt_ref.rs
index ed03001f7e..ae01a44645 100644
--- a/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_payment/tx_payment_egld_or_multi_esdt_ref.rs
+++ b/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_payment/tx_payment_egld_or_multi_esdt_ref.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-use crate::types::{BigUint, EgldOrMultiEsdtPaymentRefs, ManagedAddress, ManagedRef, TxFrom, TxToSpecified};
+use crate::types::{
+    BigUint, EgldOrMultiEsdtPaymentRefs, ManagedAddress, ManagedRef, TxFrom, TxToSpecified,
+};
 
 use super::{Egld, FullPaymentData, FunctionCall, TxEnv, TxPayment};
 
@@ -29,7 +31,7 @@ where
 
     fn with_normalized<From, To, F, R>(
         self,
-        env: &Env,
+        env: Env,
         from: From,
         to: To,
         fc: FunctionCall<Env::Api>,
@@ -41,8 +43,8 @@ where
         F: FnOnce(
             ManagedRef<'_, Env::Api, ManagedAddress<Env::Api>>,
             ManagedRef<'_, Env::Api, BigUint<Env::Api>>,
-            &FunctionCall<Env::Api>,
-        ) -> R
+            FunctionCall<Env::Api>,
+        ) -> R,
     {
         match self {
             EgldOrMultiEsdtPaymentRefs::Egld(egld_amount) => {
diff --git a/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_payment/tx_payment_multi_esdt.rs b/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_payment/tx_payment_multi_esdt.rs
index 72d1204631..b7db6af909 100644
--- a/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_payment/tx_payment_multi_esdt.rs
+++ b/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_payment/tx_payment_multi_esdt.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ where
 
     fn with_normalized<From, To, F, R>(
         self,
-        env: &Env,
+        env: Env,
         from: From,
         to: To,
         fc: FunctionCall<Env::Api>,
@@ -59,15 +59,19 @@ where
         F: FnOnce(
             ManagedRef<'_, Env::Api, ManagedAddress<Env::Api>>,
             ManagedRef<'_, Env::Api, BigUint<Env::Api>>,
-            &FunctionCall<Env::Api>,
-        ) -> R
+            FunctionCall<Env::Api>,
+        ) -> R,
     {
         match self.len() {
             0 => ().with_normalized(env, from, to, fc, f),
             1 => self.get(0).as_refs().with_normalized(env, from, to, fc, f),
-            _ => to.with_value_ref(env, |to_addr| {
+            _ => to.with_value_ref(&env, |to_addr| {
                 let fc_conv = fc.convert_to_multi_transfer_esdt_call(to_addr, self);
-                f((&from.resolve_address(env)).into(), BigUint::zero_ref(), &fc_conv)
+                f(
+                    (&from.resolve_address(&env)).into(),
+                    BigUint::zero_ref(),
+                    fc_conv,
+                )
             }),
         }
     }
@@ -104,7 +108,7 @@ where
     #[inline]
     fn with_normalized<From, To, F, R>(
         self,
-        env: &Env,
+        env: Env,
         from: From,
         to: To,
         fc: FunctionCall<Env::Api>,
@@ -116,8 +120,8 @@ where
         F: FnOnce(
             ManagedRef<'_, Env::Api, ManagedAddress<Env::Api>>,
             ManagedRef<'_, Env::Api, BigUint<Env::Api>>,
-            &FunctionCall<Env::Api>,
-        ) -> R
+            FunctionCall<Env::Api>,
+        ) -> R,
     {
         self.deref().with_normalized(env, from, to, fc, f)
     }
@@ -150,7 +154,7 @@ where
     #[inline]
     fn with_normalized<From, To, F, R>(
         self,
-        env: &Env,
+        env: Env,
         from: From,
         to: To,
         fc: FunctionCall<Env::Api>,
@@ -162,8 +166,8 @@ where
         F: FnOnce(
             ManagedRef<'_, Env::Api, ManagedAddress<Env::Api>>,
             ManagedRef<'_, Env::Api, BigUint<Env::Api>>,
-            &FunctionCall<Env::Api>,
-        ) -> R
+            FunctionCall<Env::Api>,
+        ) -> R,
     {
         (&self).with_normalized(env, from, to, fc, f)
     }
diff --git a/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_payment/tx_payment_none.rs b/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_payment/tx_payment_none.rs
index 941964a938..92742dc253 100644
--- a/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_payment/tx_payment_none.rs
+++ b/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_payment/tx_payment_none.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ where
     #[inline]
     fn with_normalized<From, To, F, R>(
         self,
-        env: &Env,
+        env: Env,
         _from: From,
         to: To,
         fc: FunctionCall<Env::Api>,
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ where
         F: FnOnce(
             ManagedRef<'_, Env::Api, ManagedAddress<Env::Api>>,
             ManagedRef<'_, Env::Api, BigUint<Env::Api>>,
-            &FunctionCall<Env::Api>,
-        ) -> R
+            FunctionCall<Env::Api>,
+        ) -> R,
     {
-        to.with_value_ref(env, |to_addr| f(to_addr.into(), BigUint::zero_ref(), &fc))
+        to.with_value_ref(&env, |to_addr| f(to_addr.into(), BigUint::zero_ref(), fc))
     }
 
     fn into_full_payment_data(self, _env: &Env) -> FullPaymentData<Env::Api> {
diff --git a/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_payment/tx_payment_single_esdt.rs b/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_payment/tx_payment_single_esdt.rs
index a8d4b63dc2..d0d2bedead 100644
--- a/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_payment/tx_payment_single_esdt.rs
+++ b/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_payment/tx_payment_single_esdt.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::types::{
-    BigUint, EsdtTokenPayment, ManagedAddress, ManagedRef, MultiEsdtPayment, TxFrom, TxToSpecified
+    BigUint, EsdtTokenPayment, ManagedAddress, ManagedRef, MultiEsdtPayment, TxFrom, TxToSpecified,
 };
 
 use super::{FullPaymentData, FunctionCall, TxEnv, TxPayment};
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ where
     #[inline]
     fn with_normalized<From, To, F, R>(
         self,
-        env: &Env,
+        env: Env,
         from: From,
         to: To,
         fc: FunctionCall<Env::Api>,
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ where
         F: FnOnce(
             ManagedRef<'_, Env::Api, ManagedAddress<Env::Api>>,
             ManagedRef<'_, Env::Api, BigUint<Env::Api>>,
-            &FunctionCall<Env::Api>,
-        ) -> R
+            FunctionCall<Env::Api>,
+        ) -> R,
     {
         self.as_refs().with_normalized(env, from, to, fc, f)
     }
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ where
     #[inline]
     fn with_normalized<From, To, F, R>(
         self,
-        env: &Env,
+        env: Env,
         from: From,
         to: To,
         fc: FunctionCall<Env::Api>,
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ where
         F: FnOnce(
             ManagedRef<'_, Env::Api, ManagedAddress<Env::Api>>,
             ManagedRef<'_, Env::Api, BigUint<Env::Api>>,
-            &FunctionCall<Env::Api>,
-        ) -> R
+            FunctionCall<Env::Api>,
+        ) -> R,
     {
         self.as_refs().with_normalized(env, from, to, fc, f)
     }
diff --git a/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_payment/tx_payment_single_esdt_ref.rs b/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_payment/tx_payment_single_esdt_ref.rs
index f449bc82de..9fc85f41f8 100644
--- a/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_payment/tx_payment_single_esdt_ref.rs
+++ b/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_payment/tx_payment_single_esdt_ref.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 use crate::{
     contract_base::SendRawWrapper,
     types::{
-        BigUint, EsdtTokenPaymentRefs, ManagedAddress, ManagedRef, MultiEsdtPayment, TxFrom, TxToSpecified
+        BigUint, EsdtTokenPaymentRefs, ManagedAddress, ManagedRef, MultiEsdtPayment, TxFrom,
+        TxToSpecified,
     },
 };
 
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ where
 
     fn with_normalized<From, To, F, R>(
         self,
-        env: &Env,
+        env: Env,
         from: From,
         to: To,
         fc: FunctionCall<Env::Api>,
@@ -61,16 +62,20 @@ where
         F: FnOnce(
             ManagedRef<'_, Env::Api, ManagedAddress<Env::Api>>,
             ManagedRef<'_, Env::Api, BigUint<Env::Api>>,
-            &FunctionCall<Env::Api>,
-        ) -> R
+            FunctionCall<Env::Api>,
+        ) -> R,
     {
-        to.with_value_ref(env, |to_addr| {
+        to.with_value_ref(&env, |to_addr| {
             if self.token_nonce == 0 {
                 let fc_conv = fc.convert_to_single_transfer_fungible_call(self);
-                f(to_addr.into(), BigUint::zero_ref(), &fc_conv)
+                f(to_addr.into(), BigUint::zero_ref(), fc_conv)
             } else {
                 let fc_conv = fc.convert_to_single_transfer_nft_call(to_addr, self);
-                f(ManagedRef::from(&from.resolve_address(env)), BigUint::zero_ref(), &fc_conv)
+                f(
+                    ManagedRef::from(&from.resolve_address(&env)),
+                    BigUint::zero_ref(),
+                    fc_conv,
+                )
             }
         })
     }
diff --git a/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_payment/tx_payment_single_esdt_triple.rs b/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_payment/tx_payment_single_esdt_triple.rs
index 5e6096f137..69e74a1c95 100644
--- a/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_payment/tx_payment_single_esdt_triple.rs
+++ b/framework/base/src/types/interaction/tx_payment/tx_payment_single_esdt_triple.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::types::{
-    BigUint, EsdtTokenPayment, ManagedAddress, ManagedRef, TokenIdentifier, TxFrom, TxToSpecified
+    BigUint, EsdtTokenPayment, ManagedAddress, ManagedRef, TokenIdentifier, TxFrom, TxToSpecified,
 };
 
 use super::{FullPaymentData, FunctionCall, TxEnv, TxPayment};
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ where
     #[inline]
     fn with_normalized<From, To, F, R>(
         self,
-        env: &Env,
+        env: Env,
         from: From,
         to: To,
         fc: FunctionCall<Env::Api>,
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ where
         F: FnOnce(
             ManagedRef<'_, Env::Api, ManagedAddress<Env::Api>>,
             ManagedRef<'_, Env::Api, BigUint<Env::Api>>,
-            &FunctionCall<Env::Api>,
-        ) -> R
+            FunctionCall<Env::Api>,
+        ) -> R,
     {
         EsdtTokenPayment::from(self).with_normalized(env, from, to, fc, f)
     }
diff --git a/framework/base/src/types/managed/basic/big_uint.rs b/framework/base/src/types/managed/basic/big_uint.rs
index 657a017666..4f8ecd7b1b 100644
--- a/framework/base/src/types/managed/basic/big_uint.rs
+++ b/framework/base/src/types/managed/basic/big_uint.rs
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ use crate::{
         TopEncodeOutput, TryStaticCast,
     },
     formatter::{hex_util::encode_bytes_as_hex, FormatBuffer, FormatByteReceiver, SCDisplay},
-    types::ManagedRef,
-    types::{heap::BoxedBytes, ManagedBuffer, ManagedBufferCachedBuilder, ManagedType},
+    types::{heap::BoxedBytes, ManagedBuffer, ManagedBufferCachedBuilder, ManagedRef, ManagedType},
 };
 
 use super::cast_to_i64::cast_to_i64;