diff --git a/crates/terminal/src/terminal.rs b/crates/terminal/src/terminal.rs
index 7916d8f9471f88..d0a145dad06421 100644
--- a/crates/terminal/src/terminal.rs
+++ b/crates/terminal/src/terminal.rs
@@ -1503,7 +1503,7 @@ pub fn get_color_at_index(index: usize, theme: &Theme) -> Hsla {
         15 => colors.terminal_ansi_bright_white,
         // 16-231 are mapped to their RGB colors on a 0-5 range per channel
         16..=231 => {
-            let (r, g, b) = rgb_for_index(&(index as u8)); // Split the index into its ANSI-RGB components
+            let (r, g, b) = rgb_for_index(index as u8); // Split the index into its ANSI-RGB components
             let step = (u8::MAX as f32 / 5.).floor() as u8; // Split the RGB range into 5 chunks, with floor so no overflow
             rgba_color(r * step, g * step, b * step) // Map the ANSI-RGB components to an RGB color
         }
@@ -1542,8 +1542,8 @@ pub fn get_color_at_index(index: usize, theme: &Theme) -> Hsla {
 /// ```
 ///
 /// This function does the reverse, calculating the `r`, `g`, and `b` components from a given index.
-fn rgb_for_index(i: &u8) -> (u8, u8, u8) {
-    debug_assert!((&16..=&231).contains(&i));
+fn rgb_for_index(i: u8) -> (u8, u8, u8) {
+    debug_assert!((16..=231).contains(&i));
     let i = i - 16;
     let r = (i - (i % 36)) / 36;
     let g = ((i % 36) - (i % 6)) / 6;
@@ -1578,7 +1578,7 @@ mod tests {
     fn test_rgb_for_index() {
         // Test every possible value in the color cube.
         for i in 16..=231 {
-            let (r, g, b) = rgb_for_index(&i);
+            let (r, g, b) = rgb_for_index(i);
             assert_eq!(i, 16 + 36 * r + 6 * g + b);
         }
     }