diff --git a/test-templates/Cargo.toml b/test-templates/Cargo.toml
index d8cfc9482..027f66b27 100644
--- a/test-templates/Cargo.toml
+++ b/test-templates/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "ark-algebra-test-templates"
 description = "A library for tests for finite fields, elliptic curves, and pairings"
-keywords = ["cryptography", "finite-fields", "elliptic-curves" ]
+keywords = ["cryptography", "finite-fields", "elliptic-curves"]
 documentation = "https://docs.rs/ark-algebra-test-templates/"
 version.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ rust-version.workspace = true
 metadata.docs.rs.workspace = true
 package.metadata.release.workspace = true
 
+[lints]
+workspace = true
+
 [dependencies]
 ark-std.workspace = true
 ark-serialize.workspace = true
@@ -31,4 +34,4 @@ sha2.workspace = true
 
 [features]
 default = []
-std = [ "ark-std/std", "ark-ff/std", "ark-serialize/std", "ark-ec/std" ]
+std = ["ark-std/std", "ark-ff/std", "ark-serialize/std", "ark-ec/std"]
diff --git a/test-templates/src/fields.rs b/test-templates/src/fields.rs
index de95dc276..80729944a 100644
--- a/test-templates/src/fields.rs
+++ b/test-templates/src/fields.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ impl ark_serialize::Flags for DummyFlags {
     }
 
     fn from_u8(_value: u8) -> Option<Self> {
-        Some(DummyFlags)
+        Some(Self)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/test-templates/src/h2c/mod.rs b/test-templates/src/h2c/mod.rs
index d7feb4ad3..c381bbc3a 100644
--- a/test-templates/src/h2c/mod.rs
+++ b/test-templates/src/h2c/mod.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 pub mod json;
-extern crate hex;
-extern crate serde_json;
-extern crate sha2;
+use hex;
 pub use hex::decode;
+use serde_json;
 pub use serde_json::from_reader;
+use sha2;
 pub use sha2::Sha256;
 
 #[macro_export]