diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/collapsible_if.rs b/clippy_lints/src/collapsible_if.rs
index 3ac19980a6d..fa0d7de6676 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/collapsible_if.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/collapsible_if.rs
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ fn check_collapsible_no_if_let(cx: &EarlyContext, expr: &ast::Expr, check: &ast:
                 db.span_suggestion(expr.span,
                                    "try",
                                    format!("if {} {}",
-                                           lhs.and(rhs),
+                                           lhs.and(&rhs),
                                            snippet_block(cx, content.span, "..")));
             });
         }
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/utils/sugg.rs b/clippy_lints/src/utils/sugg.rs
index 388c1ae7e34..3fd372052f6 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/utils/sugg.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/utils/sugg.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 use rustc::hir;
 use rustc::lint::{EarlyContext, LateContext, LintContext};
 use rustc_errors;
-use std::borrow::{Borrow, Cow};
+use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::fmt::Display;
 use std;
 use syntax::codemap::{CharPos, Span};
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ pub fn ast(cx: &EarlyContext, expr: &ast::Expr, default: &'a str) -> Self {
     }
 
     /// Convenience method to create the `<lhs> && <rhs>` suggestion.
-    pub fn and<R: Borrow<Self>>(self, rhs: R) -> Sugg<'static> {
-        make_binop(ast::BinOpKind::And, &self, rhs.borrow())
+    pub fn and(self, rhs: &Self) -> Sugg<'static> {
+        make_binop(ast::BinOpKind::And, &self, rhs)
     }
 
     /// Convenience method to create the `<lhs> as <rhs>` suggestion.
@@ -162,10 +162,10 @@ pub fn deref(self) -> Sugg<'static> {
 
     /// Convenience method to create the `<lhs>..<rhs>` or `<lhs>...<rhs>`
     /// suggestion.
-    pub fn range<E: Borrow<Self>>(self, end: E, limit: ast::RangeLimits) -> Sugg<'static> {
+    pub fn range(self, end: &Self, limit: ast::RangeLimits) -> Sugg<'static> {
         match limit {
-            ast::RangeLimits::HalfOpen => make_assoc(AssocOp::DotDot, &self, end.borrow()),
-            ast::RangeLimits::Closed => make_assoc(AssocOp::DotDotEq, &self, end.borrow()),
+            ast::RangeLimits::HalfOpen => make_assoc(AssocOp::DotDot, &self, end),
+            ast::RangeLimits::Closed => make_assoc(AssocOp::DotDotEq, &self, end),
         }
     }