diff --git a/crates/api_crud/src/comment/update.rs b/crates/api_crud/src/comment/update.rs
index 730f6b3b8..027326d8b 100644
--- a/crates/api_crud/src/comment/update.rs
+++ b/crates/api_crud/src/comment/update.rs
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ impl PerformCrud for EditComment {
 
     let comment_id = data.comment_id;
     let form = CommentUpdateForm::builder()
-      .content(content_slurs_removed.map(|s| s.into_owned()))
+      .content(content_slurs_removed.map(std::borrow::Cow::into_owned))
       .language_id(data.language_id)
       .updated(Some(Some(naive_now())))
       .build();
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/objects/post.rs b/crates/apub/src/objects/post.rs
index 34ecef4fa..42dbafff1 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/objects/post.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/objects/post.rs
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ impl Object for ApubPost {
       PostInsertForm {
         name,
         url: url.map(Into::into),
-        body: body_slurs_removed.map(|s| s.into_owned()),
+        body: body_slurs_removed.map(std::borrow::Cow::into_owned),
         creator_id: creator.id,
         community_id: community.id,
         removed: None,