diff --git a/crates/api_models/src/payments.rs b/crates/api_models/src/payments.rs
index e7d691b22d..14816b0ada 100644
--- a/crates/api_models/src/payments.rs
+++ b/crates/api_models/src/payments.rs
@@ -566,7 +566,8 @@ impl TryFrom<PaymentsRequest> for PaymentsResponse {
         };
         let metadata = item
             .metadata
-            .map(|a| Encode::<Metadata>::encode_to_value(&a))
+            .as_ref()
+            .map(Encode::<Metadata>::encode_to_value)
             .transpose()?;
         Ok(Self {
             payment_id,
diff --git a/crates/router/src/core/payments/operations/payment_create.rs b/crates/router/src/core/payments/operations/payment_create.rs
index 8312e4e9e7..5c8b816895 100644
--- a/crates/router/src/core/payments/operations/payment_create.rs
+++ b/crates/router/src/core/payments/operations/payment_create.rs
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ impl PaymentCreate {
         let metadata = request
             .metadata
             .as_ref()
-            .map(|a| Encode::<api_models::payments::Metadata>::encode_to_value(&a))
+            .map(Encode::<api_models::payments::Metadata>::encode_to_value)
             .transpose()
             .change_context(errors::ApiErrorResponse::InternalServerError)
             .attach_printable("Encoding Metadata to value failed")?;