diff --git a/src/key.rs b/src/key.rs
index 88415fa28..f28ef92bc 100644
--- a/src/key.rs
+++ b/src/key.rs
@@ -16,10 +16,12 @@
 //! # Public and secret keys
 
 use core::{fmt, str};
+use core::convert::TryFrom;
 
 use crate::{constants, from_hex, schnorrsig, Secp256k1, Signing, Verification};
 use crate::Error::{self, InvalidPublicKey, InvalidSecretKey};
 use crate::ffi::{self, CPtr, impl_array_newtype};
+use crate::ffi::types::c_uint;
 
 /// Secret 256-bit key used as `x` in an ECDSA signature
 pub struct SecretKey([u8; constants::SECRET_KEY_SIZE]);
@@ -125,9 +127,8 @@ impl SecretKey {
     /// Converts a `SECRET_KEY_SIZE`-byte slice to a secret key
     #[inline]
     pub fn from_slice(data: &[u8])-> Result<SecretKey, Error> {
-        match data.len() {
-            constants::SECRET_KEY_SIZE => {
-                let mut ret = [0; constants::SECRET_KEY_SIZE];
+        match <[u8; constants::SECRET_KEY_SIZE]>::try_from(data) {
+            Ok(data) => {
                 unsafe {
                     if ffi::secp256k1_ec_seckey_verify(
                         ffi::secp256k1_context_no_precomp,
@@ -137,10 +138,9 @@ impl SecretKey {
                         return Err(InvalidSecretKey);
                     }
                 }
-                ret[..].copy_from_slice(data);
-                Ok(SecretKey(ret))
+                Ok(SecretKey(data))
             }
-            _ => Err(InvalidSecretKey)
+            Err(_) => Err(InvalidSecretKey)
         }
     }
 
@@ -321,39 +321,32 @@ impl PublicKey {
     /// it up to one bit.
     pub fn serialize(&self) -> [u8; constants::PUBLIC_KEY_SIZE] {
         let mut ret = [0; constants::PUBLIC_KEY_SIZE];
-
-        unsafe {
-            let mut ret_len = constants::PUBLIC_KEY_SIZE as usize;
-            let err = ffi::secp256k1_ec_pubkey_serialize(
-                ffi::secp256k1_context_no_precomp,
-                ret.as_mut_c_ptr(),
-                &mut ret_len,
-                self.as_c_ptr(),
-                ffi::SECP256K1_SER_COMPRESSED,
-            );
-            debug_assert_eq!(err, 1);
-            debug_assert_eq!(ret_len, ret.len());
-        }
+        self.serialize_internal(&mut ret, ffi::SECP256K1_SER_COMPRESSED);
         ret
     }
 
+    #[inline]
     /// Serialize the key as a byte-encoded pair of values, in uncompressed form
     pub fn serialize_uncompressed(&self) -> [u8; constants::UNCOMPRESSED_PUBLIC_KEY_SIZE] {
         let mut ret = [0; constants::UNCOMPRESSED_PUBLIC_KEY_SIZE];
+        self.serialize_internal(&mut ret, ffi::SECP256K1_SER_UNCOMPRESSED);
+        ret
+    }
 
-        unsafe {
-            let mut ret_len = constants::UNCOMPRESSED_PUBLIC_KEY_SIZE as usize;
-            let err = ffi::secp256k1_ec_pubkey_serialize(
+    #[inline(always)]
+    fn serialize_internal(&self, ret: &mut [u8], flag: c_uint) {
+        let mut ret_len = ret.len();
+        let res = unsafe {
+            ffi::secp256k1_ec_pubkey_serialize(
                 ffi::secp256k1_context_no_precomp,
                 ret.as_mut_c_ptr(),
                 &mut ret_len,
                 self.as_c_ptr(),
-                ffi::SECP256K1_SER_UNCOMPRESSED,
-            );
-            debug_assert_eq!(err, 1);
-            debug_assert_eq!(ret_len, ret.len());
-        }
-        ret
+                flag,
+            )
+        };
+        debug_assert_eq!(res, 1);
+        debug_assert_eq!(ret_len, ret.len());
     }
 
     #[inline]
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 257d901c5..39e18684f 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ impl SerializedSignature {
     /// Convert the serialized signature into the Signature struct.
     /// (This DER deserializes it)
     pub fn to_signature(&self) -> Result<Signature, Error> {
-        Signature::from_der(&self)
+        Signature::from_der(self)
     }
 
     /// Create a SerializedSignature from a Signature.
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ impl<C: Signing> Secp256k1<C> {
     /// Requires a signing capable context.
     pub fn sign_grind_r(&self, msg: &Message, sk: &key::SecretKey, bytes_to_grind: usize) -> Signature {
         let len_check = |s : &ffi::Signature| der_length_check(s, 71 - bytes_to_grind);
-        return self.sign_grind_with_check(msg, sk, len_check);
+        self.sign_grind_with_check(msg, sk, len_check)
     }
 
     /// Constructs a signature for `msg` using the secret key `sk`, RFC6979 nonce
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ impl<C: Signing> Secp256k1<C> {
     /// will perform two signing operations.
     /// Requires a signing capable context.
     pub fn sign_low_r(&self, msg: &Message, sk: &key::SecretKey) -> Signature {
-        return self.sign_grind_with_check(msg, sk, compact_sig_has_zero_first_bit)
+        self.sign_grind_with_check(msg, sk, compact_sig_has_zero_first_bit)
     }
 
     /// Generates a random keypair. Convenience function for `key::SecretKey::new`
diff --git a/src/recovery.rs b/src/recovery.rs
index 9a5458d7e..6c23bfc73 100644
--- a/src/recovery.rs
+++ b/src/recovery.rs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ impl RecoveryId {
 /// Allows library users to create valid recovery IDs from i32.
 pub fn from_i32(id: i32) -> Result<RecoveryId, Error> {
     match id {
-        0 | 1 | 2 | 3 => Ok(RecoveryId(id)),
+        0..=3 => Ok(RecoveryId(id)),
         _ => Err(Error::InvalidRecoveryId)
     }
 }