diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 52e73910..cb511c40 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ npm-debug.log
 # Intellij IDEA
 .idea
 
+# VS Code
+.vscode
+
 # ElixirLS
 .elixir_ls
 
diff --git a/native/philomena/src/lib.rs b/native/philomena/src/lib.rs
index ada6eb4b..f5317aa3 100644
--- a/native/philomena/src/lib.rs
+++ b/native/philomena/src/lib.rs
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ rustler::init! {
 // Markdown NIF wrappers.
 
 #[rustler::nif(schedule = "DirtyCpu")]
-fn markdown_to_html<'a>(input: String, reps: Term<'a>) -> String {
+fn markdown_to_html(input: String, reps: Term) -> String {
     markdown::to_html(input, reps)
 }
 
 #[rustler::nif(schedule = "DirtyCpu")]
-fn markdown_to_html_unsafe<'a>(input: String, reps: Term<'a>) -> String {
+fn markdown_to_html_unsafe(input: String, reps: Term) -> String {
     markdown::to_html_unsafe(input, reps)
 }
 
diff --git a/native/philomena/src/markdown.rs b/native/philomena/src/markdown.rs
index 2bbbb75b..af976233 100644
--- a/native/philomena/src/markdown.rs
+++ b/native/philomena/src/markdown.rs
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@ fn common_options() -> ComrakOptions {
 
     options.extension.camoifier = Some(|s| camo::image_url(s).unwrap_or_else(|| String::from("")));
 
-    if let Some(domains) = env::var("SITE_DOMAINS").ok() {
-        options.extension.philomena_domains = Some(domains.split(",").map(|s| s.to_string()).collect::<Vec<String>>());
-    };
+    if let Ok(domains) = env::var("SITE_DOMAINS") {
+        options.extension.philomena_domains = Some(domains.split(',').map(|s| s.to_string()).collect::<Vec<String>>());
+    }
 
     options
 }
 
-fn map_to_hashmap<'a>(map: Term<'a>) -> Option<HashMap<String, String>> {
+fn map_to_hashmap(map: Term) -> Option<HashMap<String, String>> {
     Some(MapIterator::new(map)?.map(|(key, value)| {
         let key: String = key.decode().unwrap_or_else(|_| String::from(""));
         let value: String = value.decode().unwrap_or_else(|_| String::from(""));
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ fn map_to_hashmap<'a>(map: Term<'a>) -> Option<HashMap<String, String>> {
     }).collect())
 }
 
-pub fn to_html<'a>(input: String, reps: Term<'a>) -> String {
+pub fn to_html(input: String, reps: Term) -> String {
     let mut options = common_options();
     options.render.escape = true;
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ pub fn to_html<'a>(input: String, reps: Term<'a>) -> String {
     comrak::markdown_to_html(&input, &options)
 }
 
-pub fn to_html_unsafe<'a>(input: String, reps: Term<'a>) -> String {
+pub fn to_html_unsafe(input: String, reps: Term) -> String {
     let mut options = common_options();
     options.render.unsafe_ = true;