diff --git a/controller/src/display.rs b/controller/src/display.rs
index 1d4361f7..bff4cd97 100644
--- a/controller/src/display.rs
+++ b/controller/src/display.rs
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ pub fn txs(
 	account: &str,
 	cur_height: u64,
 	validated: bool,
-	txs: &Vec<TxLogEntry>,
+	txs: &[TxLogEntry],
 	include_status: bool,
 	dark_background_color_scheme: bool,
 ) -> Result<(), Error> {
diff --git a/impls/src/adapters/slatepack.rs b/impls/src/adapters/slatepack.rs
index 987e5a5f..2aa32494 100644
--- a/impls/src/adapters/slatepack.rs
+++ b/impls/src/adapters/slatepack.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ impl<'a> PathToSlatepack<'a> {
 
 	pub fn get_slatepack(&self, decrypt: bool) -> Result<Slatepack, Error> {
 		let data = self.get_slatepack_file_contents()?;
-		self.packer.deser_slatepack(data, decrypt)
+		self.packer.deser_slatepack(&data, decrypt)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ impl<'a> SlatePutter for PathToSlatepack<'a> {
 impl<'a> SlateGetter for PathToSlatepack<'a> {
 	fn get_tx(&self) -> Result<(Slate, bool), Error> {
 		let data = self.get_slatepack_file_contents()?;
-		let slatepack = self.packer.deser_slatepack(data, true)?;
+		let slatepack = self.packer.deser_slatepack(&data, true)?;
 		Ok((self.packer.get_slate(&slatepack)?, true))
 	}
 }
diff --git a/integration/tests/simulnet.rs b/integration/tests/simulnet.rs
index 4b7bd08c..a11b19d9 100644
--- a/integration/tests/simulnet.rs
+++ b/integration/tests/simulnet.rs
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ fn long_fork_test_mining(blocks: u64, n: u16, s: &servers::Server) {
 	);
 }
 
-fn long_fork_test_case_1(s: &Vec<servers::Server>) {
+fn long_fork_test_case_1(s: &[servers::Server]) {
 	println!("\ntest case 1 start");
 
 	// Mine state_sync_threshold-7 blocks on s0
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ fn long_fork_test_case_1(s: &Vec<servers::Server>) {
 	println!("test case 1 passed")
 }
 
-fn long_fork_test_case_2(s: &Vec<servers::Server>) {
+fn long_fork_test_case_2(s: &[servers::Server]) {
 	println!("\ntest case 2 start");
 
 	// Mine 20 blocks on s0
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ fn long_fork_test_case_2(s: &Vec<servers::Server>) {
 	println!("test case 2 passed")
 }
 
-fn long_fork_test_case_3(s: &Vec<servers::Server>) {
+fn long_fork_test_case_3(s: &[servers::Server]) {
 	println!("\ntest case 3 start");
 
 	// Mine cut_through_horizon+1 blocks on s4
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ fn long_fork_test_case_3(s: &Vec<servers::Server>) {
 	println!("test case 3 passed")
 }
 
-fn long_fork_test_case_4(s: &Vec<servers::Server>) {
+fn long_fork_test_case_4(s: &[servers::Server]) {
 	println!("\ntest case 4 start");
 
 	let _ = s[1].chain.compact();
@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@ fn long_fork_test_case_4(s: &Vec<servers::Server>) {
 	println!("test case 4 passed")
 }
 
-fn long_fork_test_case_5(s: &Vec<servers::Server>) {
+fn long_fork_test_case_5(s: &[servers::Server]) {
 	println!("\ntest case 5 start");
 
 	let _ = s[1].chain.compact();
@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@ fn long_fork_test_case_5(s: &Vec<servers::Server>) {
 }
 
 #[allow(dead_code)]
-fn long_fork_test_case_6(s: &Vec<servers::Server>) {
+fn long_fork_test_case_6(s: &[servers::Server]) {
 	println!("\ntest case 6 start");
 
 	let _ = s[1].chain.compact();
diff --git a/libwallet/src/api_impl/owner.rs b/libwallet/src/api_impl/owner.rs
index 652798ca..e167bc2f 100644
--- a/libwallet/src/api_impl/owner.rs
+++ b/libwallet/src/api_impl/owner.rs
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ where
 			recipients: vec![],
 			dec_key: None,
 		});
-		let slatepack = packer.deser_slatepack(slatepack.as_bytes().to_vec(), true)?;
+		let slatepack = packer.deser_slatepack(slatepack.as_bytes(), true)?;
 		return packer.get_slate(&slatepack);
 	} else {
 		for index in secret_indices {
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ where
 				recipients: vec![],
 				dec_key: (&dec_key).as_ref(),
 			});
-			let res = packer.deser_slatepack(slatepack.as_bytes().to_vec(), true);
+			let res = packer.deser_slatepack(slatepack.as_bytes(), true);
 			let slatepack = match res {
 				Ok(sp) => sp,
 				Err(_) => {
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ where
 		dec_key: None,
 	});
 	if secret_indices.is_empty() {
-		packer.deser_slatepack(slatepack.as_bytes().to_vec(), false)
+		packer.deser_slatepack(slatepack.as_bytes(), false)
 	} else {
 		for index in secret_indices {
 			let dec_key = Some(get_slatepack_secret_key(
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ where
 				recipients: vec![],
 				dec_key: (&dec_key).as_ref(),
 			});
-			let res = packer.deser_slatepack(slatepack.as_bytes().to_vec(), true);
+			let res = packer.deser_slatepack(slatepack.as_bytes(), true);
 			let slatepack = match res {
 				Ok(sp) => sp,
 				Err(_) => {
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ where
 			};
 			return Ok(slatepack);
 		}
-		packer.deser_slatepack(slatepack.as_bytes().to_vec(), false)
+		packer.deser_slatepack(slatepack.as_bytes(), false)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/libwallet/src/slate_versions/v4.rs b/libwallet/src/slate_versions/v4.rs
index 01d50243..fcf48d92 100644
--- a/libwallet/src/slate_versions/v4.rs
+++ b/libwallet/src/slate_versions/v4.rs
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ pub struct TransactionBodyV4 {
 	pub kers: Vec<TxKernelV4>,
 }
 
-fn inputs_are_empty(v: &Vec<InputV4>) -> bool {
+fn inputs_are_empty(v: &[InputV4]) -> bool {
 	v.len() == 0
 }
 
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ fn default_inputs() -> Vec<InputV4> {
 	vec![]
 }
 
-fn outputs_are_empty(v: &Vec<OutputV4>) -> bool {
+fn outputs_are_empty(v: &[OutputV4]) -> bool {
 	v.len() == 0
 }
 
diff --git a/libwallet/src/slatepack/armor.rs b/libwallet/src/slatepack/armor.rs
index 9fd9756f..74120c1b 100644
--- a/libwallet/src/slatepack/armor.rs
+++ b/libwallet/src/slatepack/armor.rs
@@ -47,11 +47,9 @@ pub struct SlatepackArmor;
 
 impl SlatepackArmor {
 	/// Decode an armored Slatepack
-	pub fn decode(data: &str) -> Result<Vec<u8>, Error> {
-		// Convert the armored slate to bytes for parsing
-		let armor_bytes: Vec<u8> = data.as_bytes().to_vec();
+	pub fn decode(armor_bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<Vec<u8>, Error> {
 		// Collect the bytes up to the first period, this is the header
-		let header_bytes = &armor_bytes
+		let header_bytes = armor_bytes
 			.iter()
 			.take_while(|byte| **byte != b'.')
 			.cloned()
@@ -59,40 +57,38 @@ impl SlatepackArmor {
 		// Verify the header...
 		check_header(&header_bytes)?;
 		// Get the length of the header
-		let header_len = *&header_bytes.len() + 1;
+		let header_len = header_bytes.len() + 1;
 		// Skip the length of the header to read for the payload until the next period
-		let payload_bytes = &armor_bytes[header_len as usize..]
+		let payload_bytes = armor_bytes[header_len as usize..]
 			.iter()
 			.take_while(|byte| **byte != b'.')
 			.cloned()
 			.collect::<Vec<u8>>();
 		// Get length of the payload to check the footer framing
-		let payload_len = *&payload_bytes.len();
+		let payload_len = payload_bytes.len();
 		// Get footer bytes and verify them
 		let consumed_bytes = header_len + payload_len + 1;
-		let footer_bytes = &armor_bytes[consumed_bytes as usize..]
+		let footer_bytes = armor_bytes[consumed_bytes as usize..]
 			.iter()
 			.take_while(|byte| **byte != b'.')
 			.cloned()
 			.collect::<Vec<u8>>();
 		check_footer(&footer_bytes)?;
 		// Clean up the payload bytes to be deserialized
-		let clean_payload = &payload_bytes
+		let clean_payload = payload_bytes
 			.iter()
 			.filter(|byte| !WHITESPACE_LIST.contains(byte))
 			.cloned()
 			.collect::<Vec<u8>>();
 		// Decode payload from base58
-		let base_decode = bs58::decode(&clean_payload).into_vec().unwrap();
+		let base_decode = bs58::decode(&clean_payload)
+			.into_vec()
+			.map_err(|_| ErrorKind::SlatepackDeser("Bad bytes".into()))?;
 		let error_code = &base_decode[0..4];
 		let slatepack_bytes = &base_decode[4..];
 		// Make sure the error check code is valid for the slate data
-		error_check(&error_code.to_vec(), &slatepack_bytes.to_vec())?;
+		error_check(error_code, slatepack_bytes)?;
 		// Return slate as binary or string
-		/*let slatepack_bin = byte_ser::from_bytes::<SlatepackBin>(&slate_bytes).map_err(|e| {
-			error!("Error reading JSON Slatepack: {}", e);
-			ErrorKind::SlatepackDeser
-		})?;*/
 		Ok(slatepack_bytes.to_vec())
 	}
 
@@ -107,8 +103,8 @@ impl SlatepackArmor {
 }
 
 // Takes an error check code and a slate binary and verifies that the code was generated from slate
-fn error_check(error_code: &Vec<u8>, slate_bytes: &Vec<u8>) -> Result<(), Error> {
-	let new_check = generate_check(&slate_bytes)?;
+fn error_check(error_code: &[u8], slate_bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<(), Error> {
+	let new_check = generate_check(slate_bytes)?;
 	if error_code.iter().eq(new_check.iter()) {
 		Ok(())
 	} else {
@@ -120,8 +116,9 @@ fn error_check(error_code: &Vec<u8>, slate_bytes: &Vec<u8>) -> Result<(), Error>
 }
 
 // Checks header framing bytes and returns an error if they are invalid
-fn check_header(header: &Vec<u8>) -> Result<(), Error> {
-	let framing = str::from_utf8(&header).unwrap();
+fn check_header(header: &[u8]) -> Result<(), Error> {
+	let framing =
+		str::from_utf8(header).map_err(|_| ErrorKind::SlatepackDeser("Bad bytes".into()))?;
 	if HEADER_REGEX.is_match(framing) {
 		Ok(())
 	} else {
@@ -130,8 +127,9 @@ fn check_header(header: &Vec<u8>) -> Result<(), Error> {
 }
 
 // Checks footer framing bytes and returns an error if they are invalid
-fn check_footer(footer: &Vec<u8>) -> Result<(), Error> {
-	let framing = str::from_utf8(&footer).unwrap();
+fn check_footer(footer: &[u8]) -> Result<(), Error> {
+	let framing =
+		str::from_utf8(footer).map_err(|_| ErrorKind::SlatepackDeser("Bad bytes".into()))?;
 	if FOOTER_REGEX.is_match(framing) {
 		Ok(())
 	} else {
@@ -177,7 +175,7 @@ fn format_slatepack(slatepack: &str) -> Result<String, Error> {
 }
 
 // Returns the first four bytes of a double sha256 hash of some bytes
-fn generate_check(payload: &Vec<u8>) -> Result<Vec<u8>, Error> {
+fn generate_check(payload: &[u8]) -> Result<Vec<u8>, Error> {
 	let mut first_hash = Sha256::new();
 	first_hash.input(payload);
 	let mut second_hash = Sha256::new();
diff --git a/libwallet/src/slatepack/packer.rs b/libwallet/src/slatepack/packer.rs
index 388056c2..ac7578b1 100644
--- a/libwallet/src/slatepack/packer.rs
+++ b/libwallet/src/slatepack/packer.rs
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@
 // limitations under the License.
 
 use std::convert::TryFrom;
-use std::iter::FromIterator;
+use std::str;
 
+use super::armor::HEADER;
 use crate::{Error, ErrorKind};
 use crate::{
 	Slate, SlateVersion, Slatepack, SlatepackAddress, SlatepackArmor, SlatepackBin,
@@ -47,30 +48,24 @@ impl<'a> Slatepacker<'a> {
 	}
 
 	/// return slatepack
-	pub fn deser_slatepack(&self, data: Vec<u8>, decrypt: bool) -> Result<Slatepack, Error> {
+	pub fn deser_slatepack(&self, data: &[u8], decrypt: bool) -> Result<Slatepack, Error> {
 		// check if data is armored, if so, remove and continue
 		if data.len() < super::armor::HEADER.len() {
 			let msg = format!("Data too short");
 			return Err(ErrorKind::SlatepackDeser(msg).into());
 		}
-		let test_header = Vec::from_iter(data[0..super::armor::HEADER.len()].iter().cloned());
-		let data = match String::from_utf8(test_header) {
+
+		let test_header = &data[..HEADER.len()];
+
+		let data = match str::from_utf8(test_header) {
 			Ok(s) => {
-				if s.as_str() == super::armor::HEADER {
-					SlatepackArmor::decode(
-						String::from_utf8(data)
-							.map_err(|e| {
-								let msg = format!("{}", e);
-								error!("Error decoding slatepack armor: {}", msg);
-								ErrorKind::SlatepackDeser(msg)
-							})?
-							.as_str(),
-					)?
+				if s == HEADER {
+					SlatepackArmor::decode(data)?
 				} else {
-					data
+					data.to_vec()
 				}
 			}
-			Err(_) => data,
+			Err(_) => data.to_vec(),
 		};
 
 		// try as bin first, then as json
diff --git a/libwallet/src/slatepack/types.rs b/libwallet/src/slatepack/types.rs
index 1f50e581..6490fcd2 100644
--- a/libwallet/src/slatepack/types.rs
+++ b/libwallet/src/slatepack/types.rs
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ impl Slatepack {
 	}
 
 	/// retrieve recipients
-	pub fn recipients(&self) -> &Vec<SlatepackAddress> {
+	pub fn recipients(&self) -> &[SlatepackAddress] {
 		&self.encrypted_meta.recipients
 	}
 
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ pub struct SlatepackEncMetadata {
 	recipients: Vec<SlatepackAddress>,
 }
 
-fn recipients_empty(value: &Vec<SlatepackAddress>) -> bool {
+fn recipients_empty(value: &[SlatepackAddress]) -> bool {
 	value.is_empty()
 }
 
diff --git a/src/cmd/wallet_args.rs b/src/cmd/wallet_args.rs
index 293a95cb..f2f58dd5 100644
--- a/src/cmd/wallet_args.rs
+++ b/src/cmd/wallet_args.rs
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ fn prompt_slatepack() -> Result<String, ParseError> {
 				}
 			}
 			ReadResult::Input(line) => {
-				if SlatepackArmor::decode(&line).is_ok() {
+				if SlatepackArmor::decode(line.as_bytes()).is_ok() {
 					message = line;
 					break;
 				} else {