diff --git a/leo/commands/init.rs b/leo/commands/init.rs
index f2703046c8..7c6b3e7745 100644
--- a/leo/commands/init.rs
+++ b/leo/commands/init.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ impl Command for Init {
 
     fn apply(self, _: Context, _: Self::Input) -> Result<Self::Output> {
         // Derive the package directory path.
-        let mut path = current_dir()?;
+        let path = current_dir()?;
 
         // Check that the given package name is valid.
         let package_name = path
diff --git a/package/src/package.rs b/package/src/package.rs
index b559c7ac90..f5c46e2696 100644
--- a/package/src/package.rs
+++ b/package/src/package.rs
@@ -55,12 +55,12 @@ impl Package {
     /// by a single dash '-'.
     pub fn is_package_name_valid(package_name: &str) -> bool {
         // Check that the package name is nonempty.
-        if package_name.len() == 0 {
+        if package_name.is_empty() {
             tracing::error!("Project names must be nonempty");
             return false;
         }
 
-        let mut previous = package_name.chars().nth(0).unwrap();
+        let mut previous = package_name.chars().next().unwrap();
 
         // Check that the first character is not a dash.
         if previous == '-' {