diff --git a/crates/channel/src/channel_store/channel_index.rs b/crates/channel/src/channel_store/channel_index.rs
index fc753f7444..02a8cd333b 100644
--- a/crates/channel/src/channel_store/channel_index.rs
+++ b/crates/channel/src/channel_store/channel_index.rs
@@ -97,9 +97,9 @@ impl<'a> Drop for ChannelPathsInsertGuard<'a> {
     }
 }
 
-fn channel_path_sorting_key<'a>(
+fn channel_path_sorting_key(
     id: ChannelId,
-    channels_by_id: &'a BTreeMap<ChannelId, Arc<Channel>>,
+    channels_by_id: &BTreeMap<ChannelId, Arc<Channel>>,
 ) -> impl Iterator<Item = (&str, ChannelId)> {
     let (parent_path, name) = channels_by_id
         .get(&id)
diff --git a/crates/collab/src/tests/test_server.rs b/crates/collab/src/tests/test_server.rs
index 7397e51f79..469c4176ab 100644
--- a/crates/collab/src/tests/test_server.rs
+++ b/crates/collab/src/tests/test_server.rs
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ impl TestServer {
         (server, client_a, client_b, channel_id)
     }
 
-    pub async fn start1<'a>(cx: &'a mut TestAppContext) -> TestClient {
+    pub async fn start1(cx: &mut TestAppContext) -> TestClient {
         let mut server = Self::start(cx.executor().clone()).await;
         server.create_client(cx, "user_a").await
     }
@@ -589,19 +589,19 @@ impl TestClient {
             .await;
     }
 
-    pub fn local_projects<'a>(&'a self) -> impl Deref<Target = Vec<Model<Project>>> + 'a {
+    pub fn local_projects(&self) -> impl Deref<Target = Vec<Model<Project>>> + '_ {
         Ref::map(self.state.borrow(), |state| &state.local_projects)
     }
 
-    pub fn remote_projects<'a>(&'a self) -> impl Deref<Target = Vec<Model<Project>>> + 'a {
+    pub fn remote_projects(&self) -> impl Deref<Target = Vec<Model<Project>>> + '_ {
         Ref::map(self.state.borrow(), |state| &state.remote_projects)
     }
 
-    pub fn local_projects_mut<'a>(&'a self) -> impl DerefMut<Target = Vec<Model<Project>>> + 'a {
+    pub fn local_projects_mut(&self) -> impl DerefMut<Target = Vec<Model<Project>>> + '_ {
         RefMut::map(self.state.borrow_mut(), |state| &mut state.local_projects)
     }
 
-    pub fn remote_projects_mut<'a>(&'a self) -> impl DerefMut<Target = Vec<Model<Project>>> + 'a {
+    pub fn remote_projects_mut(&self) -> impl DerefMut<Target = Vec<Model<Project>>> + '_ {
         RefMut::map(self.state.borrow_mut(), |state| &mut state.remote_projects)
     }
 
@@ -614,16 +614,14 @@ impl TestClient {
         })
     }
 
-    pub fn buffers<'a>(
-        &'a self,
-    ) -> impl DerefMut<Target = HashMap<Model<Project>, HashSet<Model<language::Buffer>>>> + 'a
+    pub fn buffers(
+        &self,
+    ) -> impl DerefMut<Target = HashMap<Model<Project>, HashSet<Model<language::Buffer>>>> + '_
     {
         RefMut::map(self.state.borrow_mut(), |state| &mut state.buffers)
     }
 
-    pub fn channel_buffers<'a>(
-        &'a self,
-    ) -> impl DerefMut<Target = HashSet<Model<ChannelBuffer>>> + 'a {
+    pub fn channel_buffers(&self) -> impl DerefMut<Target = HashSet<Model<ChannelBuffer>>> + '_ {
         RefMut::map(self.state.borrow_mut(), |state| &mut state.channel_buffers)
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/editor/src/display_map.rs b/crates/editor/src/display_map.rs
index 8285644826..c0213bc331 100644
--- a/crates/editor/src/display_map.rs
+++ b/crates/editor/src/display_map.rs
@@ -512,13 +512,13 @@ impl DisplaySnapshot {
         })
     }
 
-    pub fn chunks<'a>(
-        &'a self,
+    pub fn chunks(
+        &self,
         display_rows: Range<u32>,
         language_aware: bool,
         inlay_highlight_style: Option<HighlightStyle>,
         suggestion_highlight_style: Option<HighlightStyle>,
-    ) -> DisplayChunks<'a> {
+    ) -> DisplayChunks<'_> {
         self.block_snapshot.chunks(
             display_rows,
             language_aware,
@@ -1826,10 +1826,10 @@ pub mod tests {
         )
     }
 
-    fn syntax_chunks<'a>(
+    fn syntax_chunks(
         rows: Range<u32>,
         map: &Model<DisplayMap>,
-        theme: &'a SyntaxTheme,
+        theme: &SyntaxTheme,
         cx: &mut AppContext,
     ) -> Vec<(String, Option<Hsla>)> {
         chunks(rows, map, theme, cx)
@@ -1838,10 +1838,10 @@ pub mod tests {
             .collect()
     }
 
-    fn chunks<'a>(
+    fn chunks(
         rows: Range<u32>,
         map: &Model<DisplayMap>,
-        theme: &'a SyntaxTheme,
+        theme: &SyntaxTheme,
         cx: &mut AppContext,
     ) -> Vec<(String, Option<Hsla>, Option<Hsla>)> {
         let snapshot = map.update(cx, |map, cx| map.snapshot(cx));
diff --git a/crates/editor/src/display_map/inlay_map.rs b/crates/editor/src/display_map/inlay_map.rs
index 229b05e955..19c6e8970d 100644
--- a/crates/editor/src/display_map/inlay_map.rs
+++ b/crates/editor/src/display_map/inlay_map.rs
@@ -982,7 +982,7 @@ impl InlaySnapshot {
         summary
     }
 
-    pub fn buffer_rows<'a>(&'a self, row: u32) -> InlayBufferRows<'a> {
+    pub fn buffer_rows(&self, row: u32) -> InlayBufferRows<'_> {
         let mut cursor = self.transforms.cursor::<(InlayPoint, Point)>();
         let inlay_point = InlayPoint::new(row, 0);
         cursor.seek(&inlay_point, Bias::Left, &());
diff --git a/crates/editor/src/editor.rs b/crates/editor/src/editor.rs
index 78e0afd2b6..ce15b36f6a 100644
--- a/crates/editor/src/editor.rs
+++ b/crates/editor/src/editor.rs
@@ -1705,18 +1705,14 @@ impl Editor {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn language_at<'a, T: ToOffset>(
-        &self,
-        point: T,
-        cx: &'a AppContext,
-    ) -> Option<Arc<Language>> {
+    pub fn language_at<T: ToOffset>(&self, point: T, cx: &AppContext) -> Option<Arc<Language>> {
         self.buffer.read(cx).language_at(point, cx)
     }
 
-    pub fn file_at<'a, T: ToOffset>(
+    pub fn file_at<T: ToOffset>(
         &self,
         point: T,
-        cx: &'a AppContext,
+        cx: &AppContext,
     ) -> Option<Arc<dyn language::File>> {
         self.buffer.read(cx).read(cx).file_at(point).cloned()
     }
@@ -10439,7 +10435,7 @@ pub fn styled_runs_for_code_label<'a>(
         })
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn split_words<'a>(text: &'a str) -> impl std::iter::Iterator<Item = &'a str> + 'a {
+pub(crate) fn split_words(text: &str) -> impl std::iter::Iterator<Item = &str> + '_ {
     let mut index = 0;
     let mut codepoints = text.char_indices().peekable();
 
diff --git a/crates/editor/src/editor_tests.rs b/crates/editor/src/editor_tests.rs
index c1d5e052e1..cecc81fb4b 100644
--- a/crates/editor/src/editor_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/editor/src/editor_tests.rs
@@ -7310,7 +7310,7 @@ async fn go_to_hunk(executor: BackgroundExecutor, cx: &mut gpui::TestAppContext)
 
 #[test]
 fn test_split_words() {
-    fn split<'a>(text: &'a str) -> Vec<&'a str> {
+    fn split(text: &str) -> Vec<&str> {
         split_words(text).collect()
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/editor/src/items.rs b/crates/editor/src/items.rs
index 8eb1119110..96fdcfdefc 100644
--- a/crates/editor/src/items.rs
+++ b/crates/editor/src/items.rs
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ impl Item for Editor {
         None
     }
 
-    fn tab_description<'a>(&self, detail: usize, cx: &'a AppContext) -> Option<SharedString> {
+    fn tab_description(&self, detail: usize, cx: &AppContext) -> Option<SharedString> {
         let path = path_for_buffer(&self.buffer, detail, true, cx)?;
         Some(path.to_string_lossy().to_string().into())
     }
diff --git a/crates/git/src/diff.rs b/crates/git/src/diff.rs
index 07b0240f60..20f425f42c 100644
--- a/crates/git/src/diff.rs
+++ b/crates/git/src/diff.rs
@@ -208,8 +208,8 @@ impl BufferDiff {
         }
     }
 
-    fn process_patch_hunk<'a>(
-        patch: &GitPatch<'a>,
+    fn process_patch_hunk(
+        patch: &GitPatch<'_>,
         hunk_index: usize,
         buffer: &text::BufferSnapshot,
         buffer_row_divergence: &mut i64,
diff --git a/crates/language/src/buffer.rs b/crates/language/src/buffer.rs
index e1d98d23bd..0727123e84 100644
--- a/crates/language/src/buffer.rs
+++ b/crates/language/src/buffer.rs
@@ -2839,10 +2839,10 @@ impl BufferSnapshot {
     }
 
     /// Returns bracket range pairs overlapping or adjacent to `range`
-    pub fn bracket_ranges<'a, T: ToOffset>(
-        &'a self,
+    pub fn bracket_ranges<T: ToOffset>(
+        &self,
         range: Range<T>,
-    ) -> impl Iterator<Item = (Range<usize>, Range<usize>)> + 'a {
+    ) -> impl Iterator<Item = (Range<usize>, Range<usize>)> + '_ {
         // Find bracket pairs that *inclusively* contain the given range.
         let range = range.start.to_offset(self).saturating_sub(1)
             ..self.len().min(range.end.to_offset(self) + 1);
@@ -2935,10 +2935,10 @@ impl BufferSnapshot {
     /// Returns anchor ranges for any matches of the redaction query.
     /// The buffer can be associated with multiple languages, and the redaction query associated with each
     /// will be run on the relevant section of the buffer.
-    pub fn redacted_ranges<'a, T: ToOffset>(
-        &'a self,
+    pub fn redacted_ranges<T: ToOffset>(
+        &self,
         range: Range<T>,
-    ) -> impl Iterator<Item = Range<usize>> + 'a {
+    ) -> impl Iterator<Item = Range<usize>> + '_ {
         let offset_range = range.start.to_offset(self)..range.end.to_offset(self);
         let mut syntax_matches = self.syntax.matches(offset_range, self, |grammar| {
             grammar
@@ -3015,28 +3015,28 @@ impl BufferSnapshot {
 
     /// Returns all the Git diff hunks intersecting the given
     /// row range.
-    pub fn git_diff_hunks_in_row_range<'a>(
-        &'a self,
+    pub fn git_diff_hunks_in_row_range(
+        &self,
         range: Range<u32>,
-    ) -> impl 'a + Iterator<Item = git::diff::DiffHunk<u32>> {
+    ) -> impl '_ + Iterator<Item = git::diff::DiffHunk<u32>> {
         self.git_diff.hunks_in_row_range(range, self)
     }
 
     /// Returns all the Git diff hunks intersecting the given
     /// range.
-    pub fn git_diff_hunks_intersecting_range<'a>(
-        &'a self,
+    pub fn git_diff_hunks_intersecting_range(
+        &self,
         range: Range<Anchor>,
-    ) -> impl 'a + Iterator<Item = git::diff::DiffHunk<u32>> {
+    ) -> impl '_ + Iterator<Item = git::diff::DiffHunk<u32>> {
         self.git_diff.hunks_intersecting_range(range, self)
     }
 
     /// Returns all the Git diff hunks intersecting the given
     /// range, in reverse order.
-    pub fn git_diff_hunks_intersecting_range_rev<'a>(
-        &'a self,
+    pub fn git_diff_hunks_intersecting_range_rev(
+        &self,
         range: Range<Anchor>,
-    ) -> impl 'a + Iterator<Item = git::diff::DiffHunk<u32>> {
+    ) -> impl '_ + Iterator<Item = git::diff::DiffHunk<u32>> {
         self.git_diff.hunks_intersecting_range_rev(range, self)
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/multi_buffer/src/multi_buffer.rs b/crates/multi_buffer/src/multi_buffer.rs
index 0c0d434825..61af2d366c 100644
--- a/crates/multi_buffer/src/multi_buffer.rs
+++ b/crates/multi_buffer/src/multi_buffer.rs
@@ -1525,11 +1525,7 @@ impl MultiBuffer {
             .unwrap_or(false)
     }
 
-    pub fn language_at<'a, T: ToOffset>(
-        &self,
-        point: T,
-        cx: &'a AppContext,
-    ) -> Option<Arc<Language>> {
+    pub fn language_at<T: ToOffset>(&self, point: T, cx: &AppContext) -> Option<Arc<Language>> {
         self.point_to_buffer_offset(point, cx)
             .and_then(|(buffer, offset, _)| buffer.read(cx).language_at(offset))
     }
@@ -2828,10 +2824,10 @@ impl MultiBufferSnapshot {
             .map(|excerpt| (excerpt.id, &excerpt.buffer, excerpt.range.clone()))
     }
 
-    fn excerpts_for_range<'a, T: ToOffset>(
-        &'a self,
+    fn excerpts_for_range<T: ToOffset>(
+        &self,
         range: Range<T>,
-    ) -> impl Iterator<Item = (&'a Excerpt, usize)> + 'a {
+    ) -> impl Iterator<Item = (&Excerpt, usize)> + '_ {
         let range = range.start.to_offset(self)..range.end.to_offset(self);
 
         let mut cursor = self.excerpts.cursor::<usize>();
@@ -2956,10 +2952,10 @@ impl MultiBufferSnapshot {
 
     /// Returns enclosing bracket ranges containing the given range or returns None if the range is
     /// not contained in a single excerpt
-    pub fn enclosing_bracket_ranges<'a, T: ToOffset>(
-        &'a self,
+    pub fn enclosing_bracket_ranges<T: ToOffset>(
+        &self,
         range: Range<T>,
-    ) -> Option<impl Iterator<Item = (Range<usize>, Range<usize>)> + 'a> {
+    ) -> Option<impl Iterator<Item = (Range<usize>, Range<usize>)> + '_> {
         let range = range.start.to_offset(self)..range.end.to_offset(self);
         let excerpt = self.excerpt_containing(range.clone())?;
 
@@ -2973,10 +2969,10 @@ impl MultiBufferSnapshot {
 
     /// Returns bracket range pairs overlapping the given `range` or returns None if the `range` is
     /// not contained in a single excerpt
-    pub fn bracket_ranges<'a, T: ToOffset>(
-        &'a self,
+    pub fn bracket_ranges<T: ToOffset>(
+        &self,
         range: Range<T>,
-    ) -> Option<impl Iterator<Item = (Range<usize>, Range<usize>)> + 'a> {
+    ) -> Option<impl Iterator<Item = (Range<usize>, Range<usize>)> + '_> {
         let range = range.start.to_offset(self)..range.end.to_offset(self);
         let excerpt = self.excerpt_containing(range.clone())?;
 
@@ -3041,12 +3037,12 @@ impl MultiBufferSnapshot {
         self.trailing_excerpt_update_count
     }
 
-    pub fn file_at<'a, T: ToOffset>(&'a self, point: T) -> Option<&'a Arc<dyn File>> {
+    pub fn file_at<T: ToOffset>(&self, point: T) -> Option<&Arc<dyn File>> {
         self.point_to_buffer_offset(point)
             .and_then(|(buffer, _)| buffer.file())
     }
 
-    pub fn language_at<'a, T: ToOffset>(&'a self, point: T) -> Option<&'a Arc<Language>> {
+    pub fn language_at<T: ToOffset>(&self, point: T) -> Option<&Arc<Language>> {
         self.point_to_buffer_offset(point)
             .and_then(|(buffer, offset)| buffer.language_at(offset))
     }
@@ -3065,7 +3061,7 @@ impl MultiBufferSnapshot {
         language_settings(language, file, cx)
     }
 
-    pub fn language_scope_at<'a, T: ToOffset>(&'a self, point: T) -> Option<LanguageScope> {
+    pub fn language_scope_at<T: ToOffset>(&self, point: T) -> Option<LanguageScope> {
         self.point_to_buffer_offset(point)
             .and_then(|(buffer, offset)| buffer.language_scope_at(offset))
     }
@@ -3133,10 +3129,10 @@ impl MultiBufferSnapshot {
         false
     }
 
-    pub fn git_diff_hunks_in_range_rev<'a>(
-        &'a self,
+    pub fn git_diff_hunks_in_range_rev(
+        &self,
         row_range: Range<u32>,
-    ) -> impl 'a + Iterator<Item = DiffHunk<u32>> {
+    ) -> impl Iterator<Item = DiffHunk<u32>> + '_ {
         let mut cursor = self.excerpts.cursor::<Point>();
 
         cursor.seek(&Point::new(row_range.end, 0), Bias::Left, &());
@@ -3198,10 +3194,10 @@ impl MultiBufferSnapshot {
         .flatten()
     }
 
-    pub fn git_diff_hunks_in_range<'a>(
-        &'a self,
+    pub fn git_diff_hunks_in_range(
+        &self,
         row_range: Range<u32>,
-    ) -> impl 'a + Iterator<Item = DiffHunk<u32>> {
+    ) -> impl Iterator<Item = DiffHunk<u32>> + '_ {
         let mut cursor = self.excerpts.cursor::<Point>();
 
         cursor.seek(&Point::new(row_range.start, 0), Bias::Right, &());
@@ -3317,7 +3313,7 @@ impl MultiBufferSnapshot {
         ))
     }
 
-    fn excerpt_locator_for_id<'a>(&'a self, id: ExcerptId) -> &'a Locator {
+    fn excerpt_locator_for_id(&self, id: ExcerptId) -> &Locator {
         if id == ExcerptId::min() {
             Locator::min_ref()
         } else if id == ExcerptId::max() {
@@ -3342,7 +3338,7 @@ impl MultiBufferSnapshot {
         Some(&self.excerpt(excerpt_id)?.buffer)
     }
 
-    fn excerpt<'a>(&'a self, excerpt_id: ExcerptId) -> Option<&'a Excerpt> {
+    fn excerpt(&self, excerpt_id: ExcerptId) -> Option<&Excerpt> {
         let mut cursor = self.excerpts.cursor::<Option<&Locator>>();
         let locator = self.excerpt_locator_for_id(excerpt_id);
         cursor.seek(&Some(locator), Bias::Left, &());
diff --git a/crates/project/src/project.rs b/crates/project/src/project.rs
index 71c68a989d..332967875d 100644
--- a/crates/project/src/project.rs
+++ b/crates/project/src/project.rs
@@ -1016,7 +1016,7 @@ impl Project {
     }
 
     /// Collect all worktrees, including ones that don't appear in the project panel
-    pub fn worktrees<'a>(&'a self) -> impl 'a + DoubleEndedIterator<Item = Model<Worktree>> {
+    pub fn worktrees(&self) -> impl '_ + DoubleEndedIterator<Item = Model<Worktree>> {
         self.worktrees
             .iter()
             .filter_map(move |worktree| worktree.upgrade())
@@ -9155,7 +9155,7 @@ fn subscribe_for_copilot_events(
     )
 }
 
-fn glob_literal_prefix<'a>(glob: &'a str) -> &'a str {
+fn glob_literal_prefix(glob: &str) -> &str {
     let mut literal_end = 0;
     for (i, part) in glob.split(path::MAIN_SEPARATOR).enumerate() {
         if part.contains(&['*', '?', '{', '}']) {
diff --git a/crates/zed/src/zed.rs b/crates/zed/src/zed.rs
index 16d4516b5c..3954015907 100644
--- a/crates/zed/src/zed.rs
+++ b/crates/zed/src/zed.rs
@@ -2845,10 +2845,10 @@ mod tests {
         ))
     }
     #[track_caller]
-    fn assert_key_bindings_for<'a>(
+    fn assert_key_bindings_for(
         window: AnyWindowHandle,
         cx: &TestAppContext,
-        actions: Vec<(&'static str, &'a dyn Action)>,
+        actions: Vec<(&'static str, &dyn Action)>,
         line: u32,
     ) {
         let available_actions = cx
diff --git a/tooling/xtask/src/main.rs b/tooling/xtask/src/main.rs
index d716842cb4..f6e7496669 100644
--- a/tooling/xtask/src/main.rs
+++ b/tooling/xtask/src/main.rs
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ fn run_clippy(args: ClippyArgs) -> Result<()> {
         "clippy::iter_overeager_cloned",
         "clippy::let_underscore_future",
         "clippy::map_entry",
-        "clippy::needless_lifetimes",
         "clippy::needless_update",
         "clippy::never_loop",
         "clippy::non_canonical_clone_impl",