diff --git a/crossbeam-channel/src/flavors/array.rs b/crossbeam-channel/src/flavors/array.rs
index c49eef1f0..871768ccd 100644
--- a/crossbeam-channel/src/flavors/array.rs
+++ b/crossbeam-channel/src/flavors/array.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 use std::cell::UnsafeCell;
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
-use std::mem::{self, MaybeUninit};
+use std::mem::MaybeUninit;
 use std::ptr;
 use std::sync::atomic::{self, AtomicUsize, Ordering};
 use std::time::Instant;
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ impl<T> Channel<T> {
         // Allocate a buffer of `cap` slots initialized
         // with stamps.
         let buffer = {
-            let mut boxed: Box<[Slot<T>]> = (0..cap)
+            let boxed: Box<[Slot<T>]> = (0..cap)
                 .map(|i| {
                     // Set the stamp to `{ lap: 0, mark: 0, index: i }`.
                     Slot {
@@ -119,9 +119,7 @@ impl<T> Channel<T> {
                     }
                 })
                 .collect();
-            let ptr = boxed.as_mut_ptr();
-            mem::forget(boxed);
-            ptr
+            Box::into_raw(boxed) as *mut Slot<T>
         };
 
         Channel {
diff --git a/crossbeam-queue/src/array_queue.rs b/crossbeam-queue/src/array_queue.rs
index ff1efaaa0..ef2c9ab4d 100644
--- a/crossbeam-queue/src/array_queue.rs
+++ b/crossbeam-queue/src/array_queue.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use alloc::boxed::Box;
 use core::cell::UnsafeCell;
 use core::fmt;
 use core::marker::PhantomData;
-use core::mem::{self, MaybeUninit};
+use core::mem::MaybeUninit;
 use core::sync::atomic::{self, AtomicUsize, Ordering};
 
 use crossbeam_utils::{Backoff, CachePadded};
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ impl<T> ArrayQueue<T> {
         // Allocate a buffer of `cap` slots initialized
         // with stamps.
         let buffer = {
-            let mut boxed: Box<[Slot<T>]> = (0..cap)
+            let boxed: Box<[Slot<T>]> = (0..cap)
                 .map(|i| {
                     // Set the stamp to `{ lap: 0, index: i }`.
                     Slot {
@@ -112,9 +112,7 @@ impl<T> ArrayQueue<T> {
                     }
                 })
                 .collect();
-            let ptr = boxed.as_mut_ptr();
-            mem::forget(boxed);
-            ptr
+            Box::into_raw(boxed) as *mut Slot<T>
         };
 
         // One lap is the smallest power of two greater than `cap`.