diff --git a/examples/extract.rs b/examples/extract.rs
index b02eb4cd..7b8860ca 100644
--- a/examples/extract.rs
+++ b/examples/extract.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ fn real_main() -> i32 {
             }
         }
 
-        if (&*file.name()).ends_with('/') {
+        if (*file.name()).ends_with('/') {
             println!("File {} extracted to \"{}\"", i, outpath.display());
             fs::create_dir_all(&outpath).unwrap();
         } else {
diff --git a/examples/file_info.rs b/examples/file_info.rs
index 824278df..64969b66 100644
--- a/examples/file_info.rs
+++ b/examples/file_info.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ fn real_main() -> i32 {
             }
         }
 
-        if (&*file.name()).ends_with('/') {
+        if (*file.name()).ends_with('/') {
             println!(
                 "Entry {} is a directory with name \"{}\"",
                 i,