diff --git a/age-core/src/format.rs b/age-core/src/format.rs
index 6248f1a..1e2dcd1 100644
--- a/age-core/src/format.rs
+++ b/age-core/src/format.rs
@@ -141,11 +141,11 @@ pub mod read {
 
     fn is_base64_char(c: u8) -> bool {
         // Check against the ASCII values of the standard Base64 character set.
-        match c {
+        matches!(
+            c,
             // A..=Z | a..=z | 0..=9 | + | /
-            65..=90 | 97..=122 | 48..=57 | 43 | 47 => true,
-            _ => false,
-        }
+            65..=90 | 97..=122 | 48..=57 | 43 | 47,
+        )
     }
 
     /// From the age specification:
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ pub mod read {
     /// recipient stanza is a body of canonical base64 from RFC 4648 without padding
     /// wrapped at exactly 64 columns.
     /// ```
-    pub fn age_stanza<'a>(input: &'a [u8]) -> IResult<&'a [u8], AgeStanza<'a>> {
+    pub fn age_stanza(input: &[u8]) -> IResult<&[u8], AgeStanza<'_>> {
         map(
             pair(
                 preceded(
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ pub mod read {
         )(input)
     }
 
-    fn legacy_age_stanza_inner<'a>(input: &'a [u8]) -> IResult<&'a [u8], AgeStanza<'a>> {
+    fn legacy_age_stanza_inner(input: &[u8]) -> IResult<&[u8], AgeStanza<'_>> {
         map(
             pair(
                 preceded(tag(STANZA_TAG), separated_list1(tag(" "), arbitrary_string)),
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ pub mod read {
     /// age files encrypted with beta versions of the `age` or `rage` crates.
     ///
     /// [`grease_the_joint`]: super::grease_the_joint
-    pub fn legacy_age_stanza<'a>(input: &'a [u8]) -> IResult<&'a [u8], AgeStanza<'a>> {
+    pub fn legacy_age_stanza(input: &[u8]) -> IResult<&[u8], AgeStanza<'_>> {
         alt((age_stanza, legacy_age_stanza_inner))(input)
     }
 
diff --git a/age-plugin/src/recipient.rs b/age-plugin/src/recipient.rs
index b2d8346..5f75f33 100644
--- a/age-plugin/src/recipient.rs
+++ b/age-plugin/src/recipient.rs
@@ -249,13 +249,7 @@ pub(crate) fn run_v1<P: RecipientPluginV1>(mut plugin: P) -> io::Result<()> {
     }
     let recipients = parse_and_add(
         recipients,
-        |hrp| {
-            if hrp.starts_with(PLUGIN_RECIPIENT_PREFIX) {
-                Some(&hrp[PLUGIN_RECIPIENT_PREFIX.len()..])
-            } else {
-                None
-            }
-        },
+        |hrp| hrp.strip_prefix(PLUGIN_RECIPIENT_PREFIX),
         |index| Error::Recipient {
             index,
             message: "Invalid recipient encoding".to_owned(),