diff --git a/src/tools/kata-ctl/src/arch/x86_64/mod.rs b/src/tools/kata-ctl/src/arch/x86_64/mod.rs
index 379f8b6e5..95817981e 100644
--- a/src/tools/kata-ctl/src/arch/x86_64/mod.rs
+++ b/src/tools/kata-ctl/src/arch/x86_64/mod.rs
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ mod arch_specific {
     const PROC_CPUINFO: &str = "/proc/cpuinfo";
     const CPUINFO_DELIMITER: &str = "\nprocessor";
     const CPUINFO_FLAGS_TAG: &str = "flags";
-    const CPU_FLAGS_INTEL: &'static [&'static str] = &["lm", "sse4_1", "vmx"];
-    const CPU_ATTRIBS_INTEL: &'static [&'static str] = &["GenuineIntel"];
+    const CPU_FLAGS_INTEL: &[&str] = &["lm", "sse4_1", "vmx"];
+    const CPU_ATTRIBS_INTEL: &[&str] = &["GenuineIntel"];
 
     // check cpu
     fn check_cpu() -> Result<()> {
@@ -29,14 +29,14 @@ mod arch_specific {
         // TODO: Perform checks based on hypervisor type
         // TODO: Add more information to output (see kata-check in go tool); adjust formatting
         let missing_cpu_attributes = check::check_cpu_attribs(&cpu_info, CPU_ATTRIBS_INTEL)?;
-        if missing_cpu_attributes.len() > 0 {
+        if !missing_cpu_attributes.is_empty() {
             eprintln!(
                 "WARNING: Missing CPU attributes {:?}",
                 missing_cpu_attributes
             );
         }
         let missing_cpu_flags = check::check_cpu_flags(&cpu_flags, CPU_FLAGS_INTEL)?;
-        if missing_cpu_flags.len() > 0 {
+        if !missing_cpu_flags.is_empty() {
             eprintln!("WARNING: Missing CPU flags {:?}", missing_cpu_flags);
         }
 
diff --git a/src/tools/kata-ctl/src/check.rs b/src/tools/kata-ctl/src/check.rs
index 4e96eee5b..28febb307 100644
--- a/src/tools/kata-ctl/src/check.rs
+++ b/src/tools/kata-ctl/src/check.rs
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ pub fn get_cpu_flags(cpu_info: &str, cpu_flags_tag: &str) -> Result<String> {
         return Err(anyhow!("cpu_info string is empty"))?;
     }
 
-    let subcontents: Vec<&str> = cpu_info.split("\n").collect();
+    let subcontents: Vec<&str> = cpu_info.split('\n').collect();
     for line in subcontents {
         if line.starts_with(cpu_flags_tag) {
-            let line_data: Vec<&str> = line.split(":").collect();
+            let line_data: Vec<&str> = line.split(':').collect();
             let flags = line_data
                 .last()
                 .ok_or("error splitting flags in cpuinfo")
@@ -64,12 +64,10 @@ pub fn get_cpu_flags(cpu_info: &str, cpu_flags_tag: &str) -> Result<String> {
 // get_missing_strings searches for required (strings) in data and returns
 // a vector containing the missing strings
 fn get_missing_strings(data: &str, required: &'static [&'static str]) -> Result<Vec<String>> {
-    let data_vec: Vec<&str> = data.split_whitespace().collect();
-
     let mut missing: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
 
     for item in required {
-        if !data_vec.contains(&item) {
+        if !data.split_whitespace().any(|x| x == *item) {
             missing.push(item.to_string());
         }
     }
@@ -90,8 +88,8 @@ pub fn check_cpu_attribs(
     cpu_info: &str,
     required_attribs: &'static [&'static str],
 ) -> Result<Vec<String>> {
-    let mut cpu_info_processed = cpu_info.replace("\t", "");
-    cpu_info_processed = cpu_info_processed.replace("\n", " ");
+    let mut cpu_info_processed = cpu_info.replace('\t', "");
+    cpu_info_processed = cpu_info_processed.replace('\n', " ");
 
     let missing_attribs = get_missing_strings(&cpu_info_processed, required_attribs)?;
     Ok(missing_attribs)
@@ -134,7 +132,7 @@ fn handle_reqwest_error(e: reqwest::Error) -> anyhow::Error {
 }
 
 pub fn check_version() -> Result<()> {
-    let version = get_kata_version_by_url(KATA_GITHUB_URL).map_err(|e| handle_reqwest_error(e))?;
+    let version = get_kata_version_by_url(KATA_GITHUB_URL).map_err(handle_reqwest_error)?;
 
     println!("Version: {}", version);
 
diff --git a/src/tools/kata-ctl/src/ops/version.rs.in b/src/tools/kata-ctl/src/ops/version.rs.in
index c207b0ea3..052eccf16 100644
--- a/src/tools/kata-ctl/src/ops/version.rs.in
+++ b/src/tools/kata-ctl/src/ops/version.rs.in
@@ -13,27 +13,27 @@ const KATA_CTL_VERSION: &str = "@KATA_CTL_VERSION@";
 
 pub fn get() -> Result<String, String> {
     if KATA_CTL_VERSION.trim().is_empty() {
-        return Err("Unable to retrieve kata Version. Check that Kata is properly installed".to_string());
-    }
-    else {
-        let version=format!("{}-{}", KATA_CTL_VERSION, crate_version!());
-        return Ok(version);
+        Err("Unable to retrieve kata Version. Check that Kata is properly installed".to_string())
+    } else {
+        let version = format!("{}-{}", KATA_CTL_VERSION, crate_version!());
+
+        Ok(version)
     }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
-    use semver::{Version};
+    use semver::Version;
 
     #[test]
     fn test_get() {
         let version = get().unwrap();
-	    let v = Version::parse(&version).unwrap();
+        let v = Version::parse(&version).unwrap();
 
-	    assert!(!v.major.to_string().is_empty());
-	    assert!(!v.minor.to_string().is_empty());
-	    assert!(!v.patch.to_string().is_empty());
-	    assert!(!v.pre.to_string().is_empty());
+        assert!(!v.major.to_string().is_empty());
+        assert!(!v.minor.to_string().is_empty());
+        assert!(!v.patch.to_string().is_empty());
+        assert!(!v.pre.to_string().is_empty());
     }
 }