diff --git a/arch/src/aarch64/gic/dist_regs.rs b/arch/src/aarch64/gic/dist_regs.rs
index 482e23abc..526fea52e 100644
--- a/arch/src/aarch64/gic/dist_regs.rs
+++ b/arch/src/aarch64/gic/dist_regs.rs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ macro_rules! VGIC_DIST_REG {
 
 // List with relevant distributor registers that we will be restoring.
 // Order is taken from qemu.
-static VGIC_DIST_REGS: &'static [DistReg] = &[
+static VGIC_DIST_REGS: &[DistReg] = &[
     VGIC_DIST_REG!(GICD_STATUSR, 0, 4),
     VGIC_DIST_REG!(GICD_ICENABLER, 1, 0),
     VGIC_DIST_REG!(GICD_ISENABLER, 1, 0),
diff --git a/arch/src/aarch64/gic/icc_regs.rs b/arch/src/aarch64/gic/icc_regs.rs
index e151367f0..d8dbfd45e 100644
--- a/arch/src/aarch64/gic/icc_regs.rs
+++ b/arch/src/aarch64/gic/icc_regs.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ SYS_ICC_AP1Rn_EL1!(SYS_ICC_AP1R1_EL1, 1);
 SYS_ICC_AP1Rn_EL1!(SYS_ICC_AP1R2_EL1, 2);
 SYS_ICC_AP1Rn_EL1!(SYS_ICC_AP1R3_EL1, 3);
 
-static VGIC_ICC_REGS: &'static [u64] = &[
+static VGIC_ICC_REGS: &[u64] = &[
     SYS_ICC_SRE_EL1,
     SYS_ICC_CTLR_EL1,
     SYS_ICC_IGRPEN0_EL1,
diff --git a/arch/src/aarch64/gic/redist_regs.rs b/arch/src/aarch64/gic/redist_regs.rs
index 6e648e94a..b5c39860d 100644
--- a/arch/src/aarch64/gic/redist_regs.rs
+++ b/arch/src/aarch64/gic/redist_regs.rs
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ macro_rules! VGIC_RDIST_REG {
 }
 
 // List with relevant distributor registers that we will be restoring.
-static VGIC_RDIST_REGS: &'static [RdistReg] = &[
+static VGIC_RDIST_REGS: &[RdistReg] = &[
     VGIC_RDIST_REG!(GICR_STATUSR, 4),
     VGIC_RDIST_REG!(GICR_WAKER, 4),
     VGIC_RDIST_REG!(GICR_PROPBASER, 8),
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ static VGIC_RDIST_REGS: &'static [RdistReg] = &[
 ];
 
 // List with relevant distributor registers that we will be restoring.
-static VGIC_SGI_REGS: &'static [RdistReg] = &[
+static VGIC_SGI_REGS: &[RdistReg] = &[
     VGIC_RDIST_REG!(GICR_IGROUPR0, 4),
     VGIC_RDIST_REG!(GICR_ICENABLER0, 4),
     VGIC_RDIST_REG!(GICR_ISENABLER0, 4),
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ fn access_redists_aux(
     gic: &Arc<dyn hypervisor::Device>,
     gicr_typer: &[u64],
     state: &mut Vec<u32>,
-    reg_list: &'static [RdistReg],
+    reg_list: &[RdistReg],
     idx: &mut usize,
     set: bool,
 ) -> Result<()> {
diff --git a/arch/src/lib.rs b/arch/src/lib.rs
index f403626d9..8937a7597 100644
--- a/arch/src/lib.rs
+++ b/arch/src/lib.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 //! Implements platform specific functionality.
 //! Supported platforms: x86_64, aarch64.
-#![allow(clippy::transmute_ptr_to_ptr, clippy::redundant_static_lifetimes)]
+#![allow(clippy::transmute_ptr_to_ptr)]
 
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate log;