diff --git a/substrate/bin/utils/chain-spec-builder/src/main.rs b/substrate/bin/utils/chain-spec-builder/src/main.rs
index e972e130fc..6414161541 100644
--- a/substrate/bin/utils/chain-spec-builder/src/main.rs
+++ b/substrate/bin/utils/chain-spec-builder/src/main.rs
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ fn generate_chain_spec(
 		Default::default(),
 	);
 
-	chain_spec.as_json(false).map_err(|err| err)
+	chain_spec.as_json(false)
 }
 
 fn generate_authority_keys_and_store(seeds: &[String], keystore_path: &Path) -> Result<(), String> {
diff --git a/substrate/client/service/src/error.rs b/substrate/client/service/src/error.rs
index be2199de26..0d702c7f37 100644
--- a/substrate/client/service/src/error.rs
+++ b/substrate/client/service/src/error.rs
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ impl<'a> From<&'a str> for Error {
 	}
 }
 
-impl<'a> From<String> for Error {
+impl From<String> for Error {
 	fn from(s: String) -> Self {
 		Error::Other(s)
 	}