diff --git a/tests/test_serde.rs b/tests/test_serde.rs
index 8b5b3e39..8fff4727 100644
--- a/tests/test_serde.rs
+++ b/tests/test_serde.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ where
     let serialized = serde_yaml::to_string(&thing).unwrap();
     assert_eq!(yaml, serialized);
 
-    let value = serde_yaml::to_value(&thing).unwrap();
+    let value = serde_yaml::to_value(thing).unwrap();
     let serialized = serde_yaml::to_string(&value).unwrap();
     assert_eq!(yaml, serialized);