diff --git a/examples/src/bin/appsink.rs b/examples/src/bin/appsink.rs
index f3ad11ac0..29794ddda 100644
--- a/examples/src/bin/appsink.rs
+++ b/examples/src/bin/appsink.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use std::i32;
 pub mod utils;
 
 fn create_pipeline() -> Result<Pipeline, utils::ExampleError> {
-    gst::init().map_err(|e| utils::ExampleError::InitFailed(e))?;
+    gst::init().map_err(utils::ExampleError::InitFailed)?;
     let pipeline = gst::Pipeline::new(None);
     let src = utils::create_element("audiotestsrc")?;
     let sink = utils::create_element("appsink")?;
diff --git a/examples/src/bin/appsrc.rs b/examples/src/bin/appsrc.rs
index 724954749..174f4665e 100644
--- a/examples/src/bin/appsrc.rs
+++ b/examples/src/bin/appsrc.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const WIDTH: usize = 320;
 const HEIGHT: usize = 240;
 
 fn create_pipeline() -> Result<(Pipeline, AppSrc), utils::ExampleError> {
-    gst::init().map_err(|e| utils::ExampleError::InitFailed(e))?;
+    gst::init().map_err(utils::ExampleError::InitFailed)?;
 
     let pipeline = gst::Pipeline::new(None);
     let src = utils::create_element("appsrc")?;
diff --git a/examples/src/bin/utils/mod.rs b/examples/src/bin/utils/mod.rs
index 6c1cb2007..6ea9e5a43 100644
--- a/examples/src/bin/utils/mod.rs
+++ b/examples/src/bin/utils/mod.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for ExampleError {
             ExampleError::InitFailed(ref e) => {
                 write!(f, "GStreamer initialization failed: {:?}", e)
             }
-            ExampleError::ElementNotFound(ref e) => write!(f, "Element {} not found", e),
+            ExampleError::ElementNotFound(e) => write!(f, "Element {} not found", e),
             ExampleError::ElementLinkFailed(ref e1, ref e2) => {
                 write!(f, "Link failed between {} and {}", e1, e2)
             }
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for ExampleError {
 }
 
 pub fn create_element(name: &'static str) -> Result<gst::Element, ExampleError> {
-    gst::ElementFactory::make(name, None).ok_or(ExampleError::ElementNotFound(name))
+    gst::ElementFactory::make(name, None).ok_or_else(|| ExampleError::ElementNotFound(name))
 }
 
 pub fn link_elements(e1: &gst::Element, e2: &gst::Element) -> Result<(), ExampleError> {