diff --git a/eipw-lint-js/src/lib.rs b/eipw-lint-js/src/lib.rs
index d1ed248d..478b2da4 100644
--- a/eipw-lint-js/src/lib.rs
+++ b/eipw-lint-js/src/lib.rs
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ pub async fn lint(sources: Vec<JsValue>, options: Option<Object>) -> Result<JsVa
 
 #[wasm_bindgen]
 pub fn format(snippet: &JsValue) -> Result<String, JsError> {
-    let value: serde_json::Value = serde_wasm_bindgen::from_value(snippet.deref().clone())?;
+    let value: serde_json::Value = serde_wasm_bindgen::from_value(snippet.clone())?;
 
     let obj = match value {
         serde_json::Value::Object(o) => o,
diff --git a/eipw-lint/tests/lint_markdown_relative_links.rs b/eipw-lint/tests/lint_markdown_relative_links.rs
index d3406440..b70b2ba3 100644
--- a/eipw-lint/tests/lint_markdown_relative_links.rs
+++ b/eipw-lint/tests/lint_markdown_relative_links.rs
@@ -80,7 +80,12 @@ header: value1
 
     let reports = Linter::<Text<String>>::default()
         .clear_lints()
-        .deny("markdown-rel", RelativeLinks { exceptions: &[] })
+        .deny(
+            "markdown-rel",
+            RelativeLinks {
+                exceptions: Vec::<&str>::new(),
+            },
+        )
         .check_slice(None, src)
         .run()
         .await
@@ -109,7 +114,12 @@ header: value1
 
     let reports = Linter::<Text<String>>::default()
         .clear_lints()
-        .deny("markdown-rel", RelativeLinks { exceptions: &[] })
+        .deny(
+            "markdown-rel",
+            RelativeLinks {
+                exceptions: Vec::<&str>::new(),
+            },
+        )
         .check_slice(None, src)
         .run()
         .await
@@ -294,7 +304,12 @@ Hello [hi][hello]!
 
     let reports = Linter::<Text<String>>::default()
         .clear_lints()
-        .deny("markdown-rel", RelativeLinks { exceptions: &[] })
+        .deny(
+            "markdown-rel",
+            RelativeLinks {
+                exceptions: Vec::<&str>::new(),
+            },
+        )
         .check_slice(None, src)
         .run()
         .await
@@ -424,7 +439,12 @@ header: value1
 
     let reports = Linter::<Text<String>>::default()
         .clear_lints()
-        .deny("markdown-rel", RelativeLinks { exceptions: &[] })
+        .deny(
+            "markdown-rel",
+            RelativeLinks {
+                exceptions: Vec::<&str>::new(),
+            },
+        )
         .check_slice(None, src)
         .run()
         .await
@@ -538,7 +558,12 @@ header: value1
 
     let reports = Linter::<Text<String>>::default()
         .clear_lints()
-        .deny("markdown-rel", RelativeLinks { exceptions: &[] })
+        .deny(
+            "markdown-rel",
+            RelativeLinks {
+                exceptions: Vec::<&str>::new(),
+            },
+        )
         .check_slice(None, src)
         .run()
         .await