diff --git a/mutable_buffer/src/database.rs b/mutable_buffer/src/database.rs
index dbb12ea81f..0546fbec99 100644
--- a/mutable_buffer/src/database.rs
+++ b/mutable_buffer/src/database.rs
@@ -415,10 +415,10 @@ impl MutableBufferDb {
         let mut partitions = self.partitions.write().expect("mutex poisoned");
 
         if let Some(partition) = partitions.get(partition_key) {
-            partition.clone()
+            Arc::clone(&partition)
         } else {
             let partition = Arc::new(RwLock::new(Partition::new(partition_key)));
-            partitions.insert(partition_key.to_string(), partition.clone());
+            partitions.insert(partition_key.to_string(), Arc::clone(&partition));
             partition
         }
     }
diff --git a/mutable_buffer/src/lib.rs b/mutable_buffer/src/lib.rs
index 0d021ebbf3..20700f179b 100644
--- a/mutable_buffer/src/lib.rs
+++ b/mutable_buffer/src/lib.rs
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@
     missing_copy_implementations,
     missing_debug_implementations,
     clippy::explicit_iter_loop,
-    clippy::use_self
+    clippy::use_self,
+    clippy::clone_on_ref_ptr
 )]
 
 pub mod chunk;
diff --git a/mutable_buffer/src/partition.rs b/mutable_buffer/src/partition.rs
index b3ab5ede1e..2d46949522 100644
--- a/mutable_buffer/src/partition.rs
+++ b/mutable_buffer/src/partition.rs
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ impl Partition {
         let mut chunks: Vec<_> = self
             .closed_chunks
             .iter()
-            .map(|(_, chunk)| chunk.clone())
+            .map(|(_, chunk)| Arc::clone(&chunk))
             .collect::<Vec<_>>();
 
         chunks.push(self.open_chunk_snapshot());
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ impl Partition {
     /// subsequent writes.
     pub fn get_chunk(&self, chunk_id: u32) -> Result<Arc<Chunk>> {
         if let Some(chunk) = self.closed_chunks.get(&chunk_id) {
-            Ok(chunk.clone())
+            Ok(Arc::clone(&chunk))
         } else if chunk_id == self.open_chunk.id {
             Ok(self.open_chunk_snapshot())
         } else {
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ impl Partition {
         chunk.mark_closed();
         let chunk = Arc::new(chunk);
         if !chunk.is_empty() {
-            let existing_value = self.closed_chunks.insert(chunk.id(), chunk.clone());
+            let existing_value = self.closed_chunks.insert(chunk.id(), Arc::clone(&chunk));
             assert!(existing_value.is_none());
         }
         chunk
diff --git a/mutable_buffer/src/table.rs b/mutable_buffer/src/table.rs
index b342537ec6..74ee0f737e 100644
--- a/mutable_buffer/src/table.rs
+++ b/mutable_buffer/src/table.rs
@@ -1179,7 +1179,7 @@ fn reorder_prefix(
 
     let mut new_tag_columns = prefix_map
         .iter()
-        .map(|&i| tag_columns[i].clone())
+        .map(|&i| Arc::clone(&tag_columns[i]))
         .collect::<Vec<_>>();
 
     new_tag_columns.extend(tag_columns.into_iter().enumerate().filter_map(|(i, c)| {
@@ -1294,7 +1294,7 @@ impl AggExprs {
                     )?);
 
                     field_list.push((
-                        field_name.clone(), // value name
+                        Arc::clone(field_name), // value name
                         time_column_name,
                     ));
                 }