diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/fork_choice.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/fork_choice.rs
index 21986e72b4..6985a913b8 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/fork_choice.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/fork_choice.rs
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> ForkChoice<T> {
         Self {
             backend,
             genesis_block_root,
-            checkpoint_manager: RwLock::new(CheckpointManager::new(genesis_checkpoint.clone())),
+            checkpoint_manager: RwLock::new(CheckpointManager::new(genesis_checkpoint)),
             _phantom: PhantomData,
         }
     }
diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/fork_choice/checkpoint_manager.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/fork_choice/checkpoint_manager.rs
index 32ed2ef7d3..5441f4aa78 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/fork_choice/checkpoint_manager.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/fork_choice/checkpoint_manager.rs
@@ -248,10 +248,9 @@ impl CheckpointManager {
                 finalized: state.finalized_checkpoint.clone(),
             };
 
-            // From the given state, read the block root at first slot of
-            // `self.justified_checkpoint.epoch`. If that root matches, then
-            // `new_justified_checkpoint` is a descendant of `self.justified_checkpoint` and we may
-            // proceed (see next `if` statement).
+            // Using the given `state`, determine its ancestor at the slot of our current justified
+            // epoch. Later, this will be compared to the root of the current justified checkpoint
+            // to determine if this state is descendant of our current justified state.
             let new_checkpoint_ancestor = Self::get_block_root_at_slot(
                 state,
                 chain,
diff --git a/eth2/proto_array_fork_choice/src/proto_array.rs b/eth2/proto_array_fork_choice/src/proto_array.rs
index f3245bd523..85d47ede99 100644
--- a/eth2/proto_array_fork_choice/src/proto_array.rs
+++ b/eth2/proto_array_fork_choice/src/proto_array.rs
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ impl ProtoArray {
     /// the best-child of each parent.
     ///
     /// The structure of the `self.nodes` array ensures that the child of each node is always
-    /// touched before it's parent.
+    /// touched before its parent.
     ///
     /// For each node, the following is done:
     ///
-    /// - Update the nodes weight with the corresponding delta.
-    /// - Back-propgrate each nodes delta to its parents delta.
+    /// - Update the node's weight with the corresponding delta.
+    /// - Back-propagate each node's delta to its parents delta.
     /// - Compare the current node with the parents best-child, updating it if the current node
     /// should become the best child.
     /// - If required, update the parents best-descendant with the current node or its best-descendant.
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ impl ProtoArray {
 
         // Iterate backwards through all indices in `self.nodes`.
         for node_index in (0..self.nodes.len()).rev() {
-            let node = &mut self
+            let node = self
                 .nodes
                 .get_mut(node_index)
                 .ok_or_else(|| Error::InvalidNodeIndex(node_index))?;
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ impl ProtoArray {
                     .get_mut(parent_index)
                     .ok_or_else(|| Error::InvalidParentDelta(parent_index))?;
 
-                // Back-propogate the nodes delta to its parent.
+                // Back-propagate the nodes delta to its parent.
                 *parent_delta += node_delta;
 
                 self.maybe_update_best_child_and_descendant(parent_index, node_index)?;
diff --git a/eth2/proto_array_fork_choice/src/proto_array_fork_choice.rs b/eth2/proto_array_fork_choice/src/proto_array_fork_choice.rs
index a22fd4fb63..0112b690c6 100644
--- a/eth2/proto_array_fork_choice/src/proto_array_fork_choice.rs
+++ b/eth2/proto_array_fork_choice/src/proto_array_fork_choice.rs
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ fn compute_deltas(
             // of our tree (i.e., pre-finalization) and therefore not interesting.
             if let Some(current_delta_index) = indices.get(&vote.current_root).copied() {
                 let delta = deltas
-                    .get_mut(current_delta_index)
+                    .get(current_delta_index)
                     .ok_or_else(|| Error::InvalidNodeDelta(current_delta_index))?
                     .checked_sub(old_balance as i64)
                     .ok_or_else(|| Error::DeltaOverflow(current_delta_index))?;