diff --git a/crates/backend/src/codegen/fn.rs b/crates/backend/src/codegen/fn.rs
index 16cc3e22..095d34bf 100644
--- a/crates/backend/src/codegen/fn.rs
+++ b/crates/backend/src/codegen/fn.rs
@@ -405,12 +405,10 @@ impl NapiFn {
       syn::Type::Reference(syn::TypeReference {
         lifetime: Some(lifetime),
         ..
-      }) => {
-        return Err(Diagnostic::span_error(
-          lifetime.span(),
-          "lifetime is not allowed in napi function arguments",
-        ));
-      }
+      }) => Err(Diagnostic::span_error(
+        lifetime.span(),
+        "lifetime is not allowed in napi function arguments",
+      )),
       syn::Type::Reference(syn::TypeReference {
         mutability: Some(_),
         elem,
diff --git a/examples/napi/src/function.rs b/examples/napi/src/function.rs
index b9d8cb74..f4b46198 100644
--- a/examples/napi/src/function.rs
+++ b/examples/napi/src/function.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ pub fn create_reference_on_function(env: Env, cb: Function<(), ()>) -> Result<Js
       Ok(())
     },
     move |env, _| {
-      let cb = reference.borrow_back(&env)?;
+      let cb = reference.borrow_back(env)?;
       cb.call(())?;
       Ok(())
     },