diff --git a/lib/src/storage/mod.rs b/lib/src/storage/mod.rs
index d5fdbe7f..6b27dec2 100644
--- a/lib/src/storage/mod.rs
+++ b/lib/src/storage/mod.rs
@@ -215,9 +215,9 @@ impl Storage {
     fn ensure_version(&self) -> Result<u64, StorageError> {
         Ok(
             if let Some(version) = self.db.get(&self.default_cf, b"oxversion")? {
-                let mut buffer = [0; 8];
-                buffer.copy_from_slice(&version);
-                u64::from_be_bytes(buffer)
+                u64::from_be_bytes(version.as_ref().try_into().map_err(|e| {
+                    CorruptionError::new(format!("Error while parsing the version key: {}", e))
+                })?)
             } else {
                 self.update_version(LATEST_STORAGE_VERSION)?;
                 LATEST_STORAGE_VERSION
diff --git a/lib/src/xsd/date_time.rs b/lib/src/xsd/date_time.rs
index 8d8ccff0..1ca17002 100644
--- a/lib/src/xsd/date_time.rs
+++ b/lib/src/xsd/date_time.rs
@@ -1181,17 +1181,14 @@ impl Timestamp {
     }
 
     fn from_be_bytes(bytes: [u8; 18]) -> Self {
-        let mut value = [0; 16];
-        value.copy_from_slice(&bytes[0..16]);
-        let mut timezone_offset = [0; 2];
-        timezone_offset.copy_from_slice(&bytes[16..18]);
-
         Self {
-            value: Decimal::from_be_bytes(value),
-            timezone_offset: if timezone_offset == [u8::MAX; 2] {
+            value: Decimal::from_be_bytes(bytes[0..16].try_into().unwrap()),
+            timezone_offset: if bytes[16..18] == [u8::MAX; 2] {
                 None
             } else {
-                Some(TimezoneOffset::from_be_bytes(timezone_offset))
+                Some(TimezoneOffset::from_be_bytes(
+                    bytes[16..18].try_into().unwrap(),
+                ))
             },
         }
     }
diff --git a/lib/src/xsd/duration.rs b/lib/src/xsd/duration.rs
index 935f5041..67f7fbfa 100644
--- a/lib/src/xsd/duration.rs
+++ b/lib/src/xsd/duration.rs
@@ -25,13 +25,9 @@ impl Duration {
     }
 
     pub fn from_be_bytes(bytes: [u8; 24]) -> Self {
-        let mut months = [0; 8];
-        months.copy_from_slice(&bytes[0..8]);
-        let mut seconds = [8; 16];
-        seconds.copy_from_slice(&bytes[8..24]);
         Self {
-            year_month: YearMonthDuration::from_be_bytes(months),
-            day_time: DayTimeDuration::from_be_bytes(seconds),
+            year_month: YearMonthDuration::from_be_bytes(bytes[0..8].try_into().unwrap()),
+            day_time: DayTimeDuration::from_be_bytes(bytes[8..24].try_into().unwrap()),
         }
     }