diff --git a/crates/core/database/src/models/channel_unreads/ops/reference.rs b/crates/core/database/src/models/channel_unreads/ops/reference.rs
index 000025ab..b7ba5b95 100644
--- a/crates/core/database/src/models/channel_unreads/ops/reference.rs
+++ b/crates/core/database/src/models/channel_unreads/ops/reference.rs
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ impl AbstractChannelUnreads for ReferenceDb {
     async fn acknowledge_channels(&self, user_id: &str, channel_ids: &[String]) -> Result<()> {
         let current_time = Ulid::new().to_string();
         for channel_id in channel_ids {
+            #[allow(clippy::disallowed_methods)]
             self.acknowledge_message(channel_id, user_id, &current_time)
                 .await?;
         }
diff --git a/crates/core/database/src/models/channels/model.rs b/crates/core/database/src/models/channels/model.rs
index 2323020f..ed936142 100644
--- a/crates/core/database/src/models/channels/model.rs
+++ b/crates/core/database/src/models/channels/model.rs
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ auto_derived!(
     }
 );
 
+#[allow(clippy::disallowed_methods)]
 impl Channel {
     /// Create a channel
     pub async fn create(&self, db: &Database) -> Result<()> {
diff --git a/crates/core/database/src/models/servers/model.rs b/crates/core/database/src/models/servers/model.rs
index d3c48f4d..13074ba5 100644
--- a/crates/core/database/src/models/servers/model.rs
+++ b/crates/core/database/src/models/servers/model.rs
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ auto_derived!(
     }
 );
 
+#[allow(clippy::disallowed_methods)]
 impl Server {
     /// Create a server
     pub async fn create(&self, db: &Database) -> Result<()> {
diff --git a/crates/core/database/src/util/bridge/v0.rs b/crates/core/database/src/util/bridge/v0.rs
index f03c9f08..c60fee27 100644
--- a/crates/core/database/src/util/bridge/v0.rs
+++ b/crates/core/database/src/util/bridge/v0.rs
@@ -394,9 +394,7 @@ impl From<crate::Interactions> for Interactions {
 impl From<crate::AppendMessage> for AppendMessage {
     fn from(value: crate::AppendMessage) -> Self {
         AppendMessage {
-            embeds: value
-                .embeds
-                .map(|embeds| embeds.into_iter().map(|embed| embed.into()).collect()),
+            embeds: value.embeds,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/quark/src/impl/generic/users/user.rs b/crates/quark/src/impl/generic/users/user.rs
index 8fc5a4eb..2eaa894a 100644
--- a/crates/quark/src/impl/generic/users/user.rs
+++ b/crates/quark/src/impl/generic/users/user.rs
@@ -243,6 +243,8 @@ impl User {
                     return Err(Error::DiscriminatorChangeRatelimited);
                 }
 
+                // FIXME: don't access directly?
+                #[allow(clippy::disallowed_methods)]
                 rvdb.insert_ratelimit_event(&revolt_database::RatelimitEvent {
                     id: ulid::Ulid::new().to_string(),
                     target_id,
@@ -471,8 +473,15 @@ impl User {
         match hint {
             UserHint::Bot => {
                 let rvdb: revolt_database::Database = db.clone().into();
-                db.fetch_user(&rvdb.fetch_bot_by_token(token).await.map_err(|_| Error::InternalError)?.id).await
-            },
+                db.fetch_user(
+                    &rvdb
+                        .fetch_bot_by_token(token)
+                        .await
+                        .map_err(|_| Error::InternalError)?
+                        .id,
+                )
+                .await
+            }
             UserHint::User => db.fetch_user_by_token(token).await,
             UserHint::Any => {
                 if let Ok(user) = User::from_token(db, token, UserHint::User).await {