diff --git a/examples/ruby/function_return_value.rs b/examples/ruby/function_return_value.rs
index 02875e4..088779a 100644
--- a/examples/ruby/function_return_value.rs
+++ b/examples/ruby/function_return_value.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ fn call_lua_on_update_from_rust(
             .unwrap()
             .0;
         scripting_runtime.with_engine(|ruby| {
-            let val: i32 = TryConvert::try_convert(val.get_inner_with(&ruby)).unwrap();
+            let val: i32 = TryConvert::try_convert(val.get_inner_with(ruby)).unwrap();
             println!("script returned: {}", val);
         });
         exit.write(AppExit::Success);
diff --git a/src/runtimes/ruby.rs b/src/runtimes/ruby.rs
index bd24c42..93cb8a3 100644
--- a/src/runtimes/ruby.rs
+++ b/src/runtimes/ruby.rs
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ impl Runtime for RubyRuntime {
 
         self.execute_in_thread(Box::new(move |ruby: &Ruby| {
             ruby.define_global_function(&name, function!(callback, -1));
-            RubyValue::nil(&ruby)
+            RubyValue::nil(ruby)
         }));
 
         Ok(())
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ impl Runtime for RubyRuntime {
             var.ivar_set("_current", BevyEntity(entity)).unwrap();
 
             let args: Vec<_> = args
-                .parse(&ruby)
+                .parse(ruby)
                 .into_iter()
                 .map(|a| ruby.get_inner(a.0))
                 .collect();