diff --git a/src/parsers/tests.rs b/src/parsers/tests.rs
index a625d50..e55be5d 100644
--- a/src/parsers/tests.rs
+++ b/src/parsers/tests.rs
@@ -109,20 +109,20 @@ test_parser!(set_single_shift3, "\u{1b}O");
 
 #[test]
 fn test_parser_iterator() {
-    let strings: Vec<_> = "\x1b[=25l\x1b[=7l\x1b[0m\x1b[36m\x1b[1m-`"
+    let count = "\x1b[=25l\x1b[=7l\x1b[0m\x1b[36m\x1b[1m-`"
         .ansi_parse()
-        .collect();
+        .count();
 
-    assert_eq!(strings.len(), 6);
+    assert_eq!(count, 6);
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn test_parser_iterator_failure() {
-    let strings: Vec<_> = "\x1b[=25l\x1b[=7l\x1b[0m\x1b[36;1;15;2m\x1b[1m-`"
+    let count = "\x1b[=25l\x1b[=7l\x1b[0m\x1b[36;1;15;2m\x1b[1m-`"
         .ansi_parse()
-        .collect();
+        .count();
 
-    assert_eq!(strings.len(), 6);
+    assert_eq!(count, 6);
 }
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/src/traits.rs b/src/traits.rs
index 9d5b35a..4eb9358 100644
--- a/src/traits.rs
+++ b/src/traits.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ impl<'a> Iterator for AnsiParseIterator<'a> {
     type Item = Output<'a>;
     
     fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> {
-        if self.dat == "" {
+        if self.dat.is_empty() {
             return None;
         }
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ impl<'a> Iterator for AnsiParseIterator<'a> {
                 let res = parse_escape(&self.dat[loc..]);
 
                 if let Ok(ret) = res {
-                    self.dat = &ret.0;
+                    self.dat = ret.0;
                     Some(Output::Escape(ret.1))
                 }else{
                     let pos = self.dat[(loc+1)..].find('\u{1b}');
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ impl<'a> Iterator for AnsiParseIterator<'a> {
                 let temp = &self.dat[..loc];
                 self.dat = &self.dat[loc..];
 
-                Some(Output::TextBlock(&temp))
+                Some(Output::TextBlock(temp))
             }
         }else{
             let temp = self.dat;