diff --git a/ethers-contract/tests/it/abigen.rs b/ethers-contract/tests/it/abigen.rs
index a23bf5e9a..07872e592 100644
--- a/ethers-contract/tests/it/abigen.rs
+++ b/ethers-contract/tests/it/abigen.rs
@@ -746,13 +746,14 @@ fn can_generate_large_tuple_types() {
 fn can_generate_large_tuple_array() {
     abigen!(LargeArray, "./tests/solidity-contracts/large-array.json");
 
-    impl Default for CallWithLongArrayCall {
-        fn default() -> Self {
-            Self { long_array: [0; 128] }
+    const _: () = {
+        impl Default for CallWithLongArrayCall {
+            fn default() -> Self {
+                Self { long_array: [0; 128] }
+            }
         }
-    }
+    };
 
-    let _call = CallWithLongArrayCall::default();
     assert_call::<CallWithLongArrayCall>();
 }
 
diff --git a/ethers-providers/src/rpc/transports/legacy_ws.rs b/ethers-providers/src/rpc/transports/legacy_ws.rs
index 705cb58c6..bd40566e9 100644
--- a/ethers-providers/src/rpc/transports/legacy_ws.rs
+++ b/ethers-providers/src/rpc/transports/legacy_ws.rs
@@ -121,9 +121,9 @@ impl Debug for Ws {
 impl Ws {
     /// Initializes a new WebSocket Client, given a Stream/Sink Websocket implementer.
     /// The websocket connection must be initiated separately.
-    pub fn new<S: 'static>(ws: S) -> Self
+    pub fn new<S>(ws: S) -> Self
     where
-        S: Send + Sync + Stream<Item = WsStreamItem> + Sink<Message, Error = WsError> + Unpin,
+        S: Send + Sync + Stream<Item = WsStreamItem> + Sink<Message, Error = WsError> + Unpin + 'static,
     {
         let (sink, stream) = mpsc::unbounded();
         // Spawn the server