diff --git a/contracts/coconut-bandwidth/src/storage.rs b/contracts/coconut-bandwidth/src/storage.rs
index f18bc6fa28..aa671bbbcb 100644
--- a/contracts/coconut-bandwidth/src/storage.rs
+++ b/contracts/coconut-bandwidth/src/storage.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ pub(crate) struct SpendCredentialIndex<'a> {
 
 // IndexList is just boilerplate code for fetching a struct's indexes
 // note that from my understanding this will be converted into a macro at some point in the future
-impl<'a> IndexList<SpendCredential> for SpendCredentialIndex<'a> {
+impl IndexList<SpendCredential> for SpendCredentialIndex<'_> {
     fn get_indexes(&'_ self) -> Box<dyn Iterator<Item = &'_ dyn Index<SpendCredential>> + '_> {
         let v: Vec<&dyn Index<SpendCredential>> = vec![&self.blinded_serial_number];
         Box::new(v.into_iter())
diff --git a/contracts/mixnet/src/delegations/storage.rs b/contracts/mixnet/src/delegations/storage.rs
index 3fa2931f64..25cd6844c9 100644
--- a/contracts/mixnet/src/delegations/storage.rs
+++ b/contracts/mixnet/src/delegations/storage.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ pub(crate) struct DelegationIndex<'a> {
     pub(crate) mixnode: MultiIndex<'a, NodeId, Delegation, PrimaryKey>,
 }
 
-impl<'a> IndexList<Delegation> for DelegationIndex<'a> {
+impl IndexList<Delegation> for DelegationIndex<'_> {
     fn get_indexes(&'_ self) -> Box<dyn Iterator<Item = &'_ dyn Index<Delegation>> + '_> {
         let v: Vec<&dyn Index<Delegation>> = vec![&self.owner, &self.mixnode];
         Box::new(v.into_iter())
diff --git a/contracts/mixnet/src/gateways/storage.rs b/contracts/mixnet/src/gateways/storage.rs
index 95bf11dcc9..9a530fec8d 100644
--- a/contracts/mixnet/src/gateways/storage.rs
+++ b/contracts/mixnet/src/gateways/storage.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ pub(crate) struct GatewayBondIndex<'a> {
 
 // IndexList is just boilerplate code for fetching a struct's indexes
 // note that from my understanding this will be converted into a macro at some point in the future
-impl<'a> IndexList<GatewayBond> for GatewayBondIndex<'a> {
+impl IndexList<GatewayBond> for GatewayBondIndex<'_> {
     fn get_indexes(&'_ self) -> Box<dyn Iterator<Item = &'_ dyn Index<GatewayBond>> + '_> {
         let v: Vec<&dyn Index<GatewayBond>> = vec![&self.owner];
         Box::new(v.into_iter())
diff --git a/contracts/mixnet/src/mixnodes/storage.rs b/contracts/mixnet/src/mixnodes/storage.rs
index 1a68bbebfb..8344926b7e 100644
--- a/contracts/mixnet/src/mixnodes/storage.rs
+++ b/contracts/mixnet/src/mixnodes/storage.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ pub(crate) struct UnbondedMixnodeIndex<'a> {
     pub(crate) identity_key: MultiIndex<'a, IdentityKey, UnbondedMixnode, NodeId>,
 }
 
-impl<'a> IndexList<UnbondedMixnode> for UnbondedMixnodeIndex<'a> {
+impl IndexList<UnbondedMixnode> for UnbondedMixnodeIndex<'_> {
     fn get_indexes(&'_ self) -> Box<dyn Iterator<Item = &'_ dyn Index<UnbondedMixnode>> + '_> {
         let v: Vec<&dyn Index<UnbondedMixnode>> = vec![&self.owner, &self.identity_key];
         Box::new(v.into_iter())
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ pub(crate) struct MixnodeBondIndex<'a> {
 
 // IndexList is just boilerplate code for fetching a struct's indexes
 // note that from my understanding this will be converted into a macro at some point in the future
-impl<'a> IndexList<MixNodeBond> for MixnodeBondIndex<'a> {
+impl IndexList<MixNodeBond> for MixnodeBondIndex<'_> {
     fn get_indexes(&'_ self) -> Box<dyn Iterator<Item = &'_ dyn Index<MixNodeBond>> + '_> {
         let v: Vec<&dyn Index<MixNodeBond>> =
             vec![&self.owner, &self.identity_key, &self.sphinx_key];
diff --git a/contracts/mixnet/src/nodes/storage/mod.rs b/contracts/mixnet/src/nodes/storage/mod.rs
index c431e4af08..63584010a6 100644
--- a/contracts/mixnet/src/nodes/storage/mod.rs
+++ b/contracts/mixnet/src/nodes/storage/mod.rs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ pub(crate) struct NymNodeBondIndex<'a> {
     pub(crate) identity_key: UniqueIndex<'a, IdentityKey, NymNodeBond>,
 }
 
-impl<'a> IndexList<NymNodeBond> for NymNodeBondIndex<'a> {
+impl IndexList<NymNodeBond> for NymNodeBondIndex<'_> {
     fn get_indexes(&'_ self) -> Box<dyn Iterator<Item = &'_ dyn Index<NymNodeBond>> + '_> {
         let v: Vec<&dyn Index<NymNodeBond>> = vec![&self.owner, &self.identity_key];
         Box::new(v.into_iter())
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ pub(crate) struct UnbondedNymNodeIndex<'a> {
     pub(crate) identity_key: MultiIndex<'a, IdentityKey, UnbondedNymNode, NodeId>,
 }
 
-impl<'a> IndexList<UnbondedNymNode> for UnbondedNymNodeIndex<'a> {
+impl IndexList<UnbondedNymNode> for UnbondedNymNodeIndex<'_> {
     fn get_indexes(&'_ self) -> Box<dyn Iterator<Item = &'_ dyn Index<UnbondedNymNode>> + '_> {
         let v: Vec<&dyn Index<UnbondedNymNode>> = vec![&self.owner, &self.identity_key];
         Box::new(v.into_iter())
diff --git a/contracts/mixnet/src/queued_migrations.rs b/contracts/mixnet/src/queued_migrations.rs
index 9521172bcb..15cb9a6d43 100644
--- a/contracts/mixnet/src/queued_migrations.rs
+++ b/contracts/mixnet/src/queued_migrations.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ mod families_purge {
         pub label: UniqueIndex<'a, FamilyHeadKey, Family>,
     }
 
-    impl<'a> IndexList<Family> for FamilyIndex<'a> {
+    impl IndexList<Family> for FamilyIndex<'_> {
         fn get_indexes(&'_ self) -> Box<dyn Iterator<Item = &'_ dyn Index<Family>> + '_> {
             let v: Vec<&dyn Index<Family>> = vec![&self.label];
             Box::new(v.into_iter())
diff --git a/contracts/vesting/src/vesting/account/vesting_account.rs b/contracts/vesting/src/vesting/account/vesting_account.rs
index 6406df460d..3c2beb142e 100644
--- a/contracts/vesting/src/vesting/account/vesting_account.rs
+++ b/contracts/vesting/src/vesting/account/vesting_account.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ impl VestingAccount for Account {
 
     /// See [VestingAccount::locked_coins] for documentation.
     /// Returns 0 in case of underflow. Which is fine, as the amount of pledged and delegated tokens can be larger then vesting_coins due to rewards and vesting periods expiring
-
     // TODO: rename. it's no longer 'locked'... or is it?
     fn locked_coins(
         &self,