diff --git a/src/links.rs b/src/links.rs
index 5eacabd..106e72b 100644
--- a/src/links.rs
+++ b/src/links.rs
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ where
     });
 }
 
-pub fn replace_links<'a>(ast: &'a Node<'a, RefCell<Ast>>, from: String, to: String) {
+pub fn replace_links<'a>(ast: &'a Node<'a, RefCell<Ast>>, from: &'a str, to: &'a str) {
     iterate_links(ast, |l| {
         if l.url == from {
-            l.url = String::from(&to)
+            l.url = String::from(to)
         }
     });
 }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 1bc23f0..149514d 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ fn main() {
             LinksCommands::Replace { replace } => {
                 replace
                     .chunks(2)
-                    .for_each(|p| links::replace_links(ast, p[0].clone(), p[1].clone()));
+                    .for_each(|p| links::replace_links(ast, &p[0], &p[1]));
                 cli::ResultType::Markdown(ast)
             }
         },