diff --git a/src/de.rs b/src/de.rs
index eea56021..f1c44d3d 100644
--- a/src/de.rs
+++ b/src/de.rs
@@ -364,10 +364,10 @@ pub trait Deserializer<E>: Iterator<Result<Token, E>> {
                 Ok(None)
             }
             Str(n) => {
-                Ok(Some(fields.iter().position(|field| **field == n)))
+                Ok(Some(fields.iter().position(|field| *field == n)))
             }
             String(n) => {
-                Ok(Some(fields.iter().position(|field| **field == n.as_slice())))
+                Ok(Some(fields.iter().position(|field| *field == n.as_slice())))
             }
             token => {
                 Err(self.syntax_error(token, STR_TOKEN_KINDS))
diff --git a/src/json/mod.rs b/src/json/mod.rs
index 08ffd492..187d6af6 100644
--- a/src/json/mod.rs
+++ b/src/json/mod.rs
@@ -2237,7 +2237,7 @@ impl<Iter: Iterator<u8>> de::Deserializer<ParserError> for Parser<Iter> {
             None => { return Ok(None); }
         };
 
-        Ok(Some(fields.iter().position(|field| **field == s.as_slice())))
+        Ok(Some(fields.iter().position(|field| *field == s.as_slice())))
     }
 }