diff --git a/src/libcore/option.rs b/src/libcore/option.rs
index 79bd04b724390..5569d99f8d81d 100644
--- a/src/libcore/option.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/option.rs
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ impl<T> Option<T> {
     /// [`Pin`]: ../pin/struct.Pin.html
     #[inline]
     #[stable(feature = "pin", since = "1.33.0")]
-    pub fn as_pin_ref<'a>(self: Pin<&'a Option<T>>) -> Option<Pin<&'a T>> {
+    pub fn as_pin_ref(self: Pin<&Self>) -> Option<Pin<&T>> {
         unsafe {
             Pin::get_ref(self).as_ref().map(|x| Pin::new_unchecked(x))
         }
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ impl<T> Option<T> {
     /// [`Pin`]: ../pin/struct.Pin.html
     #[inline]
     #[stable(feature = "pin", since = "1.33.0")]
-    pub fn as_pin_mut<'a>(self: Pin<&'a mut Option<T>>) -> Option<Pin<&'a mut T>> {
+    pub fn as_pin_mut(self: Pin<&mut Self>) -> Option<Pin<&mut T>> {
         unsafe {
             Pin::get_unchecked_mut(self).as_mut().map(|x| Pin::new_unchecked(x))
         }
diff --git a/src/libcore/pin.rs b/src/libcore/pin.rs
index 1080fd32a8862..bddd477c6d85c 100644
--- a/src/libcore/pin.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/pin.rs
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@
 //! # type Field = i32;
 //! # struct Struct { field: Field }
 //! impl Struct {
-//!     fn pin_get_field<'a>(self: Pin<&'a mut Self>) -> &'a mut Field {
+//!     fn pin_get_field(self: Pin<&mut Self>) -> &mut Field {
 //!         // This is okay because `field` is never considered pinned.
 //!         unsafe { &mut self.get_unchecked_mut().field }
 //!     }
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@
 //! # type Field = i32;
 //! # struct Struct { field: Field }
 //! impl Struct {
-//!     fn pin_get_field<'a>(self: Pin<&'a mut Self>) -> Pin<&'a mut Field> {
+//!     fn pin_get_field(self: Pin<&mut Self>) -> Pin<&mut Field> {
 //!         // This is okay because `field` is pinned when `self` is.
 //!         unsafe { self.map_unchecked_mut(|s| &mut s.field) }
 //!     }