diff --git a/compiler/compiler/src/compiler.rs b/compiler/compiler/src/compiler.rs
index 3cca1596c3..5ffd81eae4 100644
--- a/compiler/compiler/src/compiler.rs
+++ b/compiler/compiler/src/compiler.rs
@@ -146,30 +146,30 @@ impl<'a> Compiler<'a> {
     ///
     /// Runs the symbol table pass.
     ///
-    pub fn symbol_table_pass(&self) -> Result<SymbolTable<'_>> {
+    pub fn symbol_table_pass(&self) -> Result<SymbolTable> {
         CreateSymbolTable::do_pass((&self.ast, self.handler))
     }
 
     ///
     /// Runs the type checker pass.
     ///
-    pub fn type_checker_pass(&'a self, symbol_table: &mut SymbolTable<'_>) -> Result<()> {
-        TypeChecker::do_pass((&self.ast, &mut symbol_table.clone(), self.handler))
+    pub fn type_checker_pass(&'a self, symbol_table: SymbolTable) -> Result<SymbolTable> {
+        TypeChecker::do_pass((&self.ast, self.handler, symbol_table))
     }
 
     ///
     /// Runs the compiler stages.
     ///
-    pub fn compiler_stages(&self) -> Result<SymbolTable<'_>> {
-        let mut st = self.symbol_table_pass()?;
-        self.type_checker_pass(&mut st)?;
+    pub fn compiler_stages(&self) -> Result<SymbolTable> {
+        let st = self.symbol_table_pass()?;
+        let st = self.type_checker_pass(st)?;
         Ok(st)
     }
 
     ///
     /// Returns a compiled Leo program.
     ///
-    pub fn compile(&mut self) -> Result<SymbolTable<'_>> {
+    pub fn compile(&mut self) -> Result<SymbolTable> {
         self.parse_program()?;
         self.compiler_stages()
     }