diff --git a/src/jsonpath.rs b/src/jsonpath.rs
index 19a2dac..e65c958 100644
--- a/src/jsonpath.rs
+++ b/src/jsonpath.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for SyntaxError {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn parse<'a>(selector: &'a str) -> Result<Box<dyn Path + 'a>, SyntaxError> {
+pub fn parse(selector: &str) -> Result<Box<dyn Path + '_>, SyntaxError> {
     parser::parse(selector).map_err(|m| SyntaxError { message: m })
 }
diff --git a/src/matchers.rs b/src/matchers.rs
index 1bbc488..288df1e 100644
--- a/src/matchers.rs
+++ b/src/matchers.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ pub trait Matcher {
 pub struct RootSelector {}
 
 impl Matcher for RootSelector {
-    fn select<'a>(&'a self, node: &'a Value) -> Iter<'a> {
+    fn select<'a>(&self, node: &'a Value) -> Iter<'a> {
         Box::new(iter::once(node))
     }
 }
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ impl Child {
 }
 
 impl Matcher for Child {
-    fn select<'a>(&'a self, node: &'a Value) -> Iter<'a> {
+    fn select<'a>(&self, node: &'a Value) -> Iter<'a> {
         Box::new(node.get(&self.name).into_iter())
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/parser.rs b/src/parser.rs
index 626a23c..7096728 100644
--- a/src/parser.rs
+++ b/src/parser.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use crate::pest::Parser;
 #[grammar = "grammar.pest"]
 struct PathParser;
 
-pub fn parse<'a>(selector: &'a str) -> Result<Box<dyn path::Path + 'a>, String> {
+pub fn parse(selector: &str) -> Result<Box<dyn path::Path + '_>, String> {
     let selector_rule = PathParser::parse(Rule::selector, selector)
         .map_err(|e| format!("{}", e))?
         .next()
diff --git a/src/path.rs b/src/path.rs
index a02dd64..3c4d234 100644
--- a/src/path.rs
+++ b/src/path.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ struct SelectorPath {
     matchers: Vec<Box<dyn matchers::Matcher>>,
 }
 
-pub fn new<'a>(matchers: Vec<Box<dyn matchers::Matcher>>) -> impl Path + 'a {
+pub fn new(matchers: Vec<Box<dyn matchers::Matcher>>) -> impl Path {
     SelectorPath { matchers }
 }