diff --git a/metadata/src/from_into/v14.rs b/metadata/src/from_into/v14.rs
index 989542ab56..5c00d24e7c 100644
--- a/metadata/src/from_into/v14.rs
+++ b/metadata/src/from_into/v14.rs
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ fn generate_outer_enums(
         let Some(last) = call_path.last_mut() else {
             return Err(TryFromError::InvalidTypePath("RuntimeCall".into()));
         };
-        *last = "RuntimeError".to_owned();
+        "RuntimeError".clone_into(last);
         generate_outer_error_enum_type(metadata, call_path)
     };
 
diff --git a/subxt/src/backend/unstable/follow_stream_driver.rs b/subxt/src/backend/unstable/follow_stream_driver.rs
index e85336c314..61aca96dc9 100644
--- a/subxt/src/backend/unstable/follow_stream_driver.rs
+++ b/subxt/src/backend/unstable/follow_stream_driver.rs
@@ -267,8 +267,9 @@ impl<Hash: BlockHash> Shared<Hash> {
 
                     shared.seen_runtime_events.clear();
 
-                    init_message.finalized_block_hashes =
-                        finalized_ev.finalized_block_hashes.clone();
+                    init_message
+                        .finalized_block_hashes
+                        .clone_from(&finalized_ev.finalized_block_hashes);
 
                     if let Some(runtime_ev) = newest_runtime {
                         init_message.finalized_block_runtime = Some(runtime_ev);
diff --git a/testing/ui-tests/src/utils/metadata_test_runner.rs b/testing/ui-tests/src/utils/metadata_test_runner.rs
index df87ef3836..a900873f3e 100644
--- a/testing/ui-tests/src/utils/metadata_test_runner.rs
+++ b/testing/ui-tests/src/utils/metadata_test_runner.rs
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ impl MetadataTestRunnerCaseBuilder {
 
     /// Set the test name.
     pub fn name(mut self, name: impl AsRef<str>) -> Self {
-        self.name = name.as_ref().to_owned();
+        name.as_ref().clone_into(&mut self.name);
         self
     }