diff --git a/src/nouveau/compiler/nak/hw_runner.rs b/src/nouveau/compiler/nak/hw_runner.rs
index 71650119954..e191e5fa260 100644
--- a/src/nouveau/compiler/nak/hw_runner.rs
+++ b/src/nouveau/compiler/nak/hw_runner.rs
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ pub struct Runner {
     qmd_heap: QMDHeap,
 }
 
-impl<'a> Runner {
+impl Runner {
     pub fn new(dev_id: Option<usize>) -> Runner {
         let dev = Device::new(dev_id).expect("Failed to create nouveau device");
         let ctx = Context::new(dev.clone()).expect("Failed to create context");