diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 0bb4612..3a435a3 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -840,7 +840,6 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "borsh",
- "bytes",
  "cuprate-helper",
  "cuprate-p2p-core",
  "cuprate-types",
diff --git a/test-utils/Cargo.toml b/test-utils/Cargo.toml
index a96a9cf..b2fafd9 100644
--- a/test-utils/Cargo.toml
+++ b/test-utils/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,11 +22,13 @@ tokio                     = { workspace = true, features = ["full"] }
 tokio-util                = { workspace = true }
 serde                     = { workspace = true }
 serde_json                = { workspace = true }
-bytes                     = { workspace = true, features = ["std"] }
 tempfile                  = { workspace = true }
 paste                     = { workspace = true }
 borsh                     = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"]}
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 hex               = { workspace = true }
-pretty_assertions = { workspace = true }
\ No newline at end of file
+pretty_assertions = { workspace = true }
+
+[lints]
+workspace = true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test-utils/src/data/statics.rs b/test-utils/src/data/statics.rs
index 8b98171..474e35c 100644
--- a/test-utils/src/data/statics.rs
+++ b/test-utils/src/data/statics.rs
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ pub fn tx_fee(tx: &Transaction) -> u64 {
 ///
 /// This requires some static block/tx input (from data) and some fields.
 /// This data can be accessed more easily via:
-/// - A block explorer (https://xmrchain.net)
-/// - Monero RPC (see cuprate_test_utils::rpc for this)
+/// - A block explorer (<https://xmrchain.net>)
+/// - Monero RPC (see `cuprate_test_utils::rpc` for this)
 ///
 /// See below for actual usage.
 macro_rules! verified_block_information {
diff --git a/test-utils/src/monerod.rs b/test-utils/src/monerod.rs
index 9ffa08d..abad4c9 100644
--- a/test-utils/src/monerod.rs
+++ b/test-utils/src/monerod.rs
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ impl Drop for SpawnedMoneroD {
             println!("------END-MONEROD-LOGS------");
         }
 
+        #[expect(clippy::manual_assert, reason = "`if` is more clear")]
         if error && !panicking() {
             // `println` only outputs in a test when panicking so if there is an error while
             // dropping monerod but not an error in the test then we need to panic to make sure
diff --git a/test-utils/src/rpc/client.rs b/test-utils/src/rpc/client.rs
index fbe6fb9..25240ae 100644
--- a/test-utils/src/rpc/client.rs
+++ b/test-utils/src/rpc/client.rs
@@ -47,13 +47,13 @@ impl HttpRpcClient {
     }
 
     /// The address used for this [`HttpRpcClient`].
-    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    #[allow(clippy::allow_attributes, dead_code, reason = "expect doesn't work")]
     const fn address(&self) -> &String {
         &self.address
     }
 
     /// Access to the inner RPC client for other usage.
-    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    #[expect(dead_code)]
     const fn rpc(&self) -> &SimpleRequestRpc {
         &self.rpc
     }
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[ignore] // FIXME: doesn't work in CI, we need a real unrestricted node
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn get() {
-        #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
+        #[expect(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
         async fn assert_eq(
             rpc: &HttpRpcClient,
             height: usize,
diff --git a/test-utils/src/rpc/data/macros.rs b/test-utils/src/rpc/data/macros.rs
index 632917a..63a214c 100644
--- a/test-utils/src/rpc/data/macros.rs
+++ b/test-utils/src/rpc/data/macros.rs
@@ -156,13 +156,5 @@ macro_rules! define_request_and_response_doc_test {
             "```\n",
         )
     };
-
-    // No doc test.
-    (
-        $name:ident,
-        $test:ident,
-    ) => {
-        ""
-    };
 }
 pub(super) use define_request_and_response_doc_test;
diff --git a/test-utils/src/rpc/data/other.rs b/test-utils/src/rpc/data/other.rs
index 80a48ab..9af6d8b 100644
--- a/test-utils/src/rpc/data/other.rs
+++ b/test-utils/src/rpc/data/other.rs
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ define_request_and_response! {
     // `(other)` adds a JSON sanity-check test.
     get_height (other),
     GET_HEIGHT: &str,
-    Request =
-r#"{}"#;
+    Request = "{}";
     Response =
 r#"{
   "hash": "68bb1a1cff8e2a44c3221e8e1aff80bc6ca45d06fa8eff4d2a3a7ac31d4efe3f",
@@ -53,8 +52,7 @@ r#"{
 define_request_and_response! {
     get_alt_blocks_hashes (other),
     GET_ALT_BLOCKS_HASHES: &str,
-    Request =
-r#"{}"#;
+    Request = "{}";
     Response =
 r#"{
   "blks_hashes": ["8ee10db35b1baf943f201b303890a29e7d45437bd76c2bd4df0d2f2ee34be109"],
@@ -134,8 +132,7 @@ r#"{
 define_request_and_response! {
     stop_mining (other),
     STOP_MINING: &str,
-    Request =
-r#"{}"#;
+    Request = "{}";
     Response =
 r#"{
   "status": "OK",
@@ -146,8 +143,7 @@ r#"{
 define_request_and_response! {
     mining_status (other),
     MINING_STATUS: &str,
-    Request =
-r#"{}"#;
+    Request = "{}";
     Response =
 r#"{
   "active": false,
@@ -173,8 +169,7 @@ r#"{
 define_request_and_response! {
     save_bc (other),
     SAVE_BC: &str,
-    Request =
-r#"{}"#;
+    Request = "{}";
     Response =
 r#"{
   "status": "OK",
@@ -185,8 +180,7 @@ r#"{
 define_request_and_response! {
     get_peer_list (other),
     GET_PEER_LIST: &str,
-    Request =
-r#"{}"#;
+    Request = "{}";
     Response =
 r#"{
   "gray_list": [{
@@ -291,8 +285,7 @@ r#"{
 define_request_and_response! {
     get_transaction_pool (other),
     GET_TRANSACTION_POOL: &str,
-    Request =
-r#"{}"#;
+    Request = "{}";
     Response =
 r#"{
   "credits": 0,
@@ -598,8 +591,7 @@ r#"{
 define_request_and_response! {
     get_transaction_pool_stats (other),
     GET_TRANSACTION_POOL_STATS: &str,
-    Request =
-r#"{}"#;
+    Request = "{}";
     Response =
 r#"{
   "credits": 0,
@@ -657,8 +649,7 @@ r#"{
 define_request_and_response! {
     stop_daemon (other),
     STOP_DAEMON: &str,
-    Request =
-r#"{}"#;
+    Request = "{}";
     Response =
 r#"{
   "status": "OK"
@@ -668,8 +659,7 @@ r#"{
 define_request_and_response! {
     get_limit (other),
     GET_LIMIT: &str,
-    Request =
-r#"{}"#;
+    Request = "{}";
     Response =
 r#"{
   "limit_down": 1280000,
@@ -713,8 +703,7 @@ r#"{
 define_request_and_response! {
     get_net_stats (other),
     GET_NET_STATS: &str,
-    Request =
-r#"{}"#;
+    Request = "{}";
     Response =
 r#"{
   "start_time": 1721251858,
@@ -801,8 +790,7 @@ r#"{
 define_request_and_response! {
     UNDOCUMENTED_ENDPOINT (other),
     GET_TRANSACTION_POOL_HASHES: &str,
-    Request =
-r#"{}"#;
+    Request = "{}";
     Response =
 r#"{
   "credits": 0,
@@ -835,8 +823,7 @@ r#"{
 define_request_and_response! {
     UNDOCUMENTED_ENDPOINT (other),
     GET_PUBLIC_NODES: &str,
-    Request =
-r#"{}"#;
+    Request = "{}";
     Response =
 r#"{
   "status": "OK",
diff --git a/test-utils/src/test_netzone.rs b/test-utils/src/test_netzone.rs
index f1f7582..791533c 100644
--- a/test-utils/src/test_netzone.rs
+++ b/test-utils/src/test_netzone.rs
@@ -86,9 +86,8 @@ impl<const ALLOW_SYNC: bool, const DANDELION_PP: bool, const CHECK_NODE_ID: bool
     type Sink = FramedWrite<WriteHalf<DuplexStream>, MoneroWireCodec>;
     type Listener = Pin<
         Box<
-            dyn Stream<
-                    Item = Result<(Option<Self::Addr>, Self::Stream, Self::Sink), std::io::Error>,
-                > + Send
+            dyn Stream<Item = Result<(Option<Self::Addr>, Self::Stream, Self::Sink), Error>>
+                + Send
                 + 'static,
         >,
     >;