diff --git a/crates/api_crud/src/post/create.rs b/crates/api_crud/src/post/create.rs
index 8def026c2..c52cfaf80 100644
--- a/crates/api_crud/src/post/create.rs
+++ b/crates/api_crud/src/post/create.rs
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ pub async fn create_post(
     .url_content_type(metadata.content_type)
     .url(url)
     .body(body)
-    .alt_text(&data.alt_text.clone())
+    .alt_text(data.alt_text.clone())
     .community_id(data.community_id)
     .creator_id(local_user_view.person.id)
     .nsfw(data.nsfw)
diff --git a/crates/api_crud/src/post/update.rs b/crates/api_crud/src/post/update.rs
index 4e5abbdee..6db65dffe 100644
--- a/crates/api_crud/src/post/update.rs
+++ b/crates/api_crud/src/post/update.rs
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ pub async fn update_post(
     url,
     url_content_type: metadata_content_type,
     body: diesel_option_overwrite(body),
-    alt_text: diesel_option_overwrite(&data.alt_text.clone()),
+    alt_text: diesel_option_overwrite(data.alt_text.clone()),
     nsfw: data.nsfw,
     embed_title,
     embed_description,