diff --git a/nym-api/src/coconut/dkg/dealing.rs b/nym-api/src/coconut/dkg/dealing.rs
index f9671e4d8f..6eb9b7b585 100644
--- a/nym-api/src/coconut/dkg/dealing.rs
+++ b/nym-api/src/coconut/dkg/dealing.rs
@@ -176,11 +176,11 @@ pub(crate) mod tests {
             PathBuf::default(),
             PersistentState::default(),
             Url::parse("localhost:8000").unwrap(),
-            DkgKeyPair::new(&params, OsRng),
+            DkgKeyPair::new(params, OsRng),
             KeyPair::new(),
         );
         state.set_node_index(Some(self_index));
-        let keypairs = insert_dealers(&params, &dealer_details_db);
+        let keypairs = insert_dealers(params, &dealer_details_db);
 
         let contract_state = dkg_client.get_contract_state().await.unwrap();
 
@@ -239,11 +239,11 @@ pub(crate) mod tests {
             PathBuf::default(),
             PersistentState::default(),
             Url::parse("localhost:8000").unwrap(),
-            DkgKeyPair::new(&params, OsRng),
+            DkgKeyPair::new(params, OsRng),
             KeyPair::new(),
         );
         state.set_node_index(Some(self_index));
-        insert_dealers(&params, &dealer_details_db);
+        insert_dealers(params, &dealer_details_db);
 
         dealer_details_db
             .write()
diff --git a/nym-api/src/coconut/tests/mod.rs b/nym-api/src/coconut/tests/mod.rs
index bc2b2f7a84..7b4a95426e 100644
--- a/nym-api/src/coconut/tests/mod.rs
+++ b/nym-api/src/coconut/tests/mod.rs
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ pub(crate) struct DummyClient {
     contract_state: Arc<RwLock<ContractState>>,
     dealer_details: Arc<RwLock<HashMap<String, (DealerDetails, bool)>>>,
     threshold: Arc<RwLock<Option<Threshold>>>,
+    // it's a really bad practice, but I'm not going to be changing it now...
+    #[allow(clippy::type_complexity)]
     dealings: Arc<RwLock<HashMap<EpochId, HashMap<String, Vec<PartialContractDealing>>>>>,
     verification_share: Arc<RwLock<HashMap<String, ContractVKShare>>>,
     group_db: Arc<RwLock<HashMap<String, MemberResponse>>>,
@@ -136,6 +138,8 @@ impl DummyClient {
         self
     }
 
+    // it's a really bad practice, but I'm not going to be changing it now...
+    #[allow(clippy::type_complexity)]
     pub fn with_dealings(
         mut self,
         dealings: &Arc<RwLock<HashMap<EpochId, HashMap<String, Vec<PartialContractDealing>>>>>,