diff --git a/crates/obfs4/src/common/skip.rs b/crates/obfs4/src/common/skip.rs
index 09565f7..a2538ea 100644
--- a/crates/obfs4/src/common/skip.rs
+++ b/crates/obfs4/src/common/skip.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ mod test {
         let discard_fut = discard(s, d);
 
         tokio::spawn(async move {
-            const MSG: &'static str = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";
+            const MSG: &str = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";
             loop {
                 if let Err(e) = c.write(MSG.as_bytes()).await {
                     assert!(Instant::now() > expected_end);
diff --git a/crates/obfs4/src/obfs4/proto.rs b/crates/obfs4/src/obfs4/proto.rs
index be8b0fb..a6e3501 100644
--- a/crates/obfs4/src/obfs4/proto.rs
+++ b/crates/obfs4/src/obfs4/proto.rs
@@ -3,11 +3,7 @@ use crate::{
         drbg,
         probdist::{self, WeightedDist},
     },
-    obfs4::{
-        constants::*,
-        framing::{self, MessageTypes},
-        sessions::Session,
-    },
+    obfs4::{constants::*, framing, sessions::Session},
     Result,
 };
 
@@ -151,6 +147,7 @@ where
         }
     }
 
+    /*// TODO Apply pad_burst logic and IAT policy to packet assembly (probably as part of AsyncRead / AsyncWrite impl)
     /// Attempts to pad a burst of data so that the last packet is of the length
     /// `to_pad_to`. This can involve creating multiple packets, making this
     /// slightly complex.
@@ -190,7 +187,7 @@ where
         } else {
             Ok(())
         }
-    }
+    } */
 }
 
 impl<T> AsyncWrite for O4Stream<T>
diff --git a/crates/ptrs/src/lib.rs b/crates/ptrs/src/lib.rs
index c1e33f0..7abd39f 100644
--- a/crates/ptrs/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/ptrs/src/lib.rs
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ pub mod client {
     /// the client / server traits for creating connections / pluggable transports.
     /// this is still in a TODO state.
     pub trait ConnectExt: C1 {
-        fn connect_with_deadline<'a>(
-            &'a mut self,
+        fn connect_with_deadline(
+            &mut self,
             deadline: Instant,
         ) -> Result<Self::Future, tokio::time::error::Elapsed>;
-        fn connect_with_timeout<'a>(
-            &'a mut self,
+        fn connect_with_timeout(
+            &mut self,
             timeout: Duration,
         ) -> Result<Self::Future, tokio::time::error::Elapsed>;
     }
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ pub mod server {
     //     |            +++++++++
     //
     //
-    impl<'a, RW: Send + 'static> T1<RW> for Passthrough {
+    impl<RW: Send + 'static> T1<RW> for Passthrough {
         type OutRW = RW;
         type OutErr = std::io::Error;