diff --git a/rust-runtime/aws-smithy-http/src/property_bag.rs b/rust-runtime/aws-smithy-http/src/property_bag.rs
index 50e2bb1249..1ac6adc989 100644
--- a/rust-runtime/aws-smithy-http/src/property_bag.rs
+++ b/rust-runtime/aws-smithy-http/src/property_bag.rs
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ impl fmt::Debug for PropertyBag {
                 f.debug_list().entries(self.0.contents()).finish()
             }
         }
-        fmt.field("contents", &Contents(&self));
+        fmt.field("contents", &Contents(self));
         fmt.finish()
     }
 }
diff --git a/rust-runtime/aws-smithy-runtime-api/src/config_bag.rs b/rust-runtime/aws-smithy-runtime-api/src/config_bag.rs
index 166da3e220..418fbd9b13 100644
--- a/rust-runtime/aws-smithy-runtime-api/src/config_bag.rs
+++ b/rust-runtime/aws-smithy-runtime-api/src/config_bag.rs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ impl Debug for ConfigBag {
             }
         }
         f.debug_struct("ConfigBag")
-            .field("layers", &Layers(&self))
+            .field("layers", &Layers(self))
             .finish()
     }
 }
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ impl Debug for Layer {
         }
         f.debug_struct("Layer")
             .field("name", &self.name)
-            .field("properties", &Contents(&self))
+            .field("properties", &Contents(self))
             .finish()
     }
 }