diff --git a/src/pxar/decoder.rs b/src/pxar/decoder.rs
index c8e3b9d3..f3e647bc 100644
--- a/src/pxar/decoder.rs
+++ b/src/pxar/decoder.rs
@@ -21,17 +21,17 @@ pub struct DirectoryEntry {
 }
 
 // This one needs Read+Seek
-pub struct Decoder<'a, R: Read + Seek, F: Fn(&Path) -> Result<(), Error>> {
-    inner: SequentialDecoder<'a, R, F>,
+pub struct Decoder<R: Read + Seek, F: Fn(&Path) -> Result<(), Error>> {
+    inner: SequentialDecoder<R, F>,
     root_start: u64,
     root_end: u64,
 }
 
 const HEADER_SIZE: u64 = std::mem::size_of::<PxarHeader>() as u64;
 
-impl <'a, R: Read + Seek, F: Fn(&Path) -> Result<(), Error>> Decoder<'a, R, F> {
+impl <R: Read + Seek, F: Fn(&Path) -> Result<(), Error>> Decoder<R, F> {
 
-    pub fn new(reader: &'a mut R, callback: F) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+    pub fn new(mut reader: R, callback: F) -> Result<Self, Error> {
 
         let root_end = reader.seek(SeekFrom::End(0))?;
 
diff --git a/src/pxar/sequential_decoder.rs b/src/pxar/sequential_decoder.rs
index e2aba0ef..f3a0643b 100644
--- a/src/pxar/sequential_decoder.rs
+++ b/src/pxar/sequential_decoder.rs
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ use crate::tools::acl;
 use crate::tools::xattr;
 
 // This one need Read, but works without Seek
-pub struct SequentialDecoder<'a, R: Read, F: Fn(&Path) -> Result<(), Error>> {
-    reader: &'a mut R,
+pub struct SequentialDecoder<R: Read, F: Fn(&Path) -> Result<(), Error>> {
+    reader: R,
     feature_flags: u64,
     allow_existing_dirs: bool,
     skip_buffer: Vec<u8>,
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ pub struct SequentialDecoder<'a, R: Read, F: Fn(&Path) -> Result<(), Error>> {
 
 const HEADER_SIZE: u64 = std::mem::size_of::<PxarHeader>() as u64;
 
-impl <'a, R: Read, F: Fn(&Path) -> Result<(), Error>> SequentialDecoder<'a, R, F> {
+impl <R: Read, F: Fn(&Path) -> Result<(), Error>> SequentialDecoder<R, F> {
 
-    pub fn new(reader: &'a mut R, feature_flags: u64, callback: F) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(reader: R, feature_flags: u64, callback: F) -> Self {
         let skip_buffer = vec::undefined(64*1024);
 
         Self {
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ impl <'a, R: Read, F: Fn(&Path) -> Result<(), Error>> SequentialDecoder<'a, R, F
         self.allow_existing_dirs = allow;
     }
 
-    pub (crate) fn get_reader_mut(&mut self) -> & mut R {
-        self.reader
+    pub (crate) fn get_reader_mut(&mut self) -> &mut R {
+        &mut self.reader
     }
 
     pub (crate) fn read_item<T: Endian>(&mut self) -> Result<T, Error> {