diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5ec74668..858f0d52 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
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-Cargo.lock
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diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0ddd767f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
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diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index e6bc8c73..b90f2ab7 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -86,8 +86,6 @@ use core::mem::align_of;
 use core::mem::size_of;
 use core::mem::ManuallyDrop;
 use core::mem::MaybeUninit;
-use core::ptr::addr_of;
-use core::ptr::addr_of_mut;
 use core::ptr::copy;
 use core::ptr::copy_nonoverlapping;
 use core::ptr::NonNull;
@@ -207,16 +205,16 @@ impl<T, const N: usize> RawSmallVec<T, N> {
 
     #[inline]
     const fn as_ptr_inline(&self) -> *const T {
-        // SAFETY: This is safe because we don't read the value. We only get a pointer to the data.
-        // Dereferencing the pointer is unsafe so unsafe code is required to misuse the return
-        // value.
-        (unsafe { addr_of!(self.inline) }) as *const T
+        // SAFETY: it is safe because we aren't reading the value, just getting a
+        // reference to it. reading it would be UB potentially, but for that downstream
+        // unsafe is required
+        (unsafe {&raw const self.inline}) as *mut T
     }
 
     #[inline]
     const fn as_mut_ptr_inline(&mut self) -> *mut T {
-        // SAFETY: See above.
-        (unsafe { addr_of_mut!(self.inline) }) as *mut T
+        // SAFETY: same as above
+        (unsafe {&raw mut self.inline}) as *mut T
     }
 
     /// # Safety
diff --git a/src/tests.rs b/src/tests.rs
index 2082f962..466b96d4 100644
--- a/src/tests.rs
+++ b/src/tests.rs
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ fn test_invalid_grow() {
 #[should_panic]
 fn drain_overflow() {
     let mut v: SmallVec<u8, 8> = smallvec![0];
-    v.drain(..=std::usize::MAX);
+    v.drain(..=usize::MAX);
 }
 
 #[test]