diff --git a/examples/comrak-app/app.rs b/examples/comrak-app/app.rs
index af624af..0c0718f 100644
--- a/examples/comrak-app/app.rs
+++ b/examples/comrak-app/app.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync + 'static>> {
     let mut args = std::env::args_os();
     let _bin = args.next();
     let path = args.next().expect("no markdown path given");
-    let raw = std::fs::read_to_string(&path)?;
+    let raw = std::fs::read_to_string(path)?;
     #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
     {
         let stdout = std::io::stdout();
diff --git a/examples/markdown-app/app.rs b/examples/markdown-app/app.rs
index f3742be..c4214d7 100644
--- a/examples/markdown-app/app.rs
+++ b/examples/markdown-app/app.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync + 'static>> {
     let mut args = std::env::args_os();
     let _bin = args.next();
     let path = args.next().expect("no markdown path given");
-    let raw = std::fs::read_to_string(&path)?;
+    let raw = std::fs::read_to_string(path)?;
     #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
     {
         let stdout = std::io::stdout();
diff --git a/examples/minimad-app/app.rs b/examples/minimad-app/app.rs
index e51853b..b76cd4f 100644
--- a/examples/minimad-app/app.rs
+++ b/examples/minimad-app/app.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync + 'static>> {
     let mut args = std::env::args_os();
     let _bin = args.next();
     let path = args.next().expect("no markdown path given");
-    let raw = std::fs::read_to_string(&path)?;
+    let raw = std::fs::read_to_string(path)?;
     #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
     {
         let stdout = std::io::stdout();
diff --git a/examples/null-app/app.rs b/examples/null-app/app.rs
index eca6e00..5411c00 100644
--- a/examples/null-app/app.rs
+++ b/examples/null-app/app.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync + 'static>> {
     let mut args = std::env::args_os();
     let _bin = args.next();
     let path = args.next().expect("no markdown path given");
-    let raw = std::fs::read_to_string(&path)?;
+    let raw = std::fs::read_to_string(path)?;
     #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
     {
         let stdout = std::io::stdout();
diff --git a/examples/pulldown-cmark-app/app.rs b/examples/pulldown-cmark-app/app.rs
index 77b6693..e71aa75 100644
--- a/examples/pulldown-cmark-app/app.rs
+++ b/examples/pulldown-cmark-app/app.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync + 'static>> {
     let mut args = std::env::args_os();
     let _bin = args.next();
     let path = args.next().expect("no markdown path given");
-    let raw = std::fs::read_to_string(&path)?;
+    let raw = std::fs::read_to_string(path)?;
     #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
     {
         let stdout = std::io::stdout();