diff --git a/benches/x25519.rs b/benches/x25519.rs
index e5d77d2..fee3fa9 100644
--- a/benches/x25519.rs
+++ b/benches/x25519.rs
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ use x25519_dalek::EphemeralSecret;
 use x25519_dalek::PublicKey;
 
 fn bench_diffie_hellman(c: &mut Criterion) {
-    let bob_secret = EphemeralSecret::new(&mut OsRng);
+    let bob_secret = EphemeralSecret::new(OsRng);
     let bob_public = PublicKey::from(&bob_secret);
 
     c.bench_function("diffie_hellman", move |b| {
         b.iter_with_setup(
-            || EphemeralSecret::new(&mut OsRng),
+            || EphemeralSecret::new(OsRng),
             |alice_secret| alice_secret.diffie_hellman(&bob_public),
         )
     });
diff --git a/src/x25519.rs b/src/x25519.rs
index 1007777..6edd2c0 100644
--- a/src/x25519.rs
+++ b/src/x25519.rs
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ impl ReusableSecret {
     /// Perform a Diffie-Hellman key agreement between `self` and
     /// `their_public` key to produce a [`SharedSecret`].
     pub fn diffie_hellman(&self, their_public: &PublicKey) -> SharedSecret {
-        SharedSecret(&self.0 * their_public.0)
+        SharedSecret(self.0 * their_public.0)
     }
 
     /// Generate a non-serializeable x25519 [`ReuseableSecret`] key.
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ impl StaticSecret {
     /// Perform a Diffie-Hellman key agreement between `self` and
     /// `their_public` key to produce a `SharedSecret`.
     pub fn diffie_hellman(&self, their_public: &PublicKey) -> SharedSecret {
-        SharedSecret(&self.0 * their_public.0)
+        SharedSecret(self.0 * their_public.0)
     }
 
     /// Generate an x25519 key.