diff --git a/tracing-error/src/layer.rs b/tracing-error/src/layer.rs
index e804c5e8..59f5e3e1 100644
--- a/tracing-error/src/layer.rs
+++ b/tracing-error/src/layer.rs
@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ where
 }
 
 impl WithContext {
-    pub(crate) fn with_context<'a>(
+    pub(crate) fn with_context(
         &self,
-        dispatch: &'a Dispatch,
+        dispatch: &Dispatch,
         id: &span::Id,
         mut f: impl FnMut(&'static Metadata<'static>, &str) -> bool,
     ) {
diff --git a/tracing-opentelemetry/src/layer.rs b/tracing-opentelemetry/src/layer.rs
index 7624b613..dc8a1c60 100644
--- a/tracing-opentelemetry/src/layer.rs
+++ b/tracing-opentelemetry/src/layer.rs
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ pub(crate) struct WithContext(
 impl WithContext {
     // This function allows a function to be called in the context of the
     // "remembered" subscriber.
-    pub(crate) fn with_context<'a>(
+    pub(crate) fn with_context(
         &self,
-        dispatch: &'a tracing::Dispatch,
+        dispatch: &tracing::Dispatch,
         id: &span::Id,
         mut f: impl FnMut(&mut OtelData, &dyn PreSampledTracer),
     ) {