diff --git a/database_manager/src/lib.rs b/database_manager/src/lib.rs
index 837ad0aefc..d0cb27931e 100644
--- a/database_manager/src/lib.rs
+++ b/database_manager/src/lib.rs
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ pub fn display_db_version<E: EthSpec>(
     HotColdDB::<E, LevelDB<E>, LevelDB<E>>::open(
         &hot_path,
         &cold_path,
-        &blobs_path,
+        blobs_path,
         |_, from, _| {
             version = from;
             Ok(())
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ pub fn inspect_db<E: EthSpec>(
     let db = HotColdDB::<E, LevelDB<E>, LevelDB<E>>::open(
         &hot_path,
         &cold_path,
-        &blobs_path,
+        blobs_path,
         |_, _, _| Ok(()),
         client_config.store,
         spec,
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ pub fn migrate_db<E: EthSpec>(
     let db = HotColdDB::<E, LevelDB<E>, LevelDB<E>>::open(
         &hot_path,
         &cold_path,
-        &blobs_path,
+        blobs_path,
         |_, db_initial_version, _| {
             from = db_initial_version;
             Ok(())
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ pub fn prune_payloads<E: EthSpec>(
     let db = HotColdDB::<E, LevelDB<E>, LevelDB<E>>::open(
         &hot_path,
         &cold_path,
-        &blobs_path,
+        blobs_path,
         |_, _, _| Ok(()),
         client_config.store,
         spec.clone(),