diff --git a/src/unixfs/cat.rs b/src/unixfs/cat.rs
index d3ae785d9..fc9b34ab9 100644
--- a/src/unixfs/cat.rs
+++ b/src/unixfs/cat.rs
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ impl Stream for UnixfsCat {
                         // metadata. To get to it the user needs to create a Visitor over the first block.
                         let block = match starting_point {
                             StartingPoint::Left(path) => dag
-                                ._resolve(path.clone(), true, &providers, local_only, timeout)
+                                ._resolve(path, true, &providers, local_only, timeout)
                                 .await
                                 .map_err(TraversalFailed::Resolving)
                                 .and_then(|(resolved, _)| {
diff --git a/src/unixfs/get.rs b/src/unixfs/get.rs
index 26152cfa9..ec2659aec 100644
--- a/src/unixfs/get.rs
+++ b/src/unixfs/get.rs
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ impl Stream for UnixfsGet {
                             };
 
                         let block  = match dag
-                            ._resolve(path.clone(), true, &providers, local_only, timeout)
+                            ._resolve(path, true, &providers, local_only, timeout)
                             .await
                             .map_err(TraversalFailed::Resolving)
                             .and_then(|(resolved, _)| resolved.into_unixfs_block().map_err(TraversalFailed::Path)) {