diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk-base/src/store/integration_tests.rs b/crates/matrix-sdk-base/src/store/integration_tests.rs
index 23a70e635..b04c491d0 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk-base/src/store/integration_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk-base/src/store/integration_tests.rs
@@ -1312,7 +1312,7 @@ impl StateStoreIntegrationTests for DynStateStore {
         // Saving one thing should work.
         let txn0 = TransactionId::new();
         let event0 =
-            SerializableEventContent::new(RoomMessageEventContent::text_plain("msg0").into())
+            SerializableEventContent::new(&RoomMessageEventContent::text_plain("msg0").into())
                 .unwrap();
         self.save_send_queue_event(room_id, txn0.clone(), event0).await.unwrap();
 
@@ -1334,7 +1334,7 @@ impl StateStoreIntegrationTests for DynStateStore {
         for i in 1..=3 {
             let txn = TransactionId::new();
             let event = SerializableEventContent::new(
-                RoomMessageEventContent::text_plain(format!("msg{i}")).into(),
+                &RoomMessageEventContent::text_plain(format!("msg{i}")).into(),
             )
             .unwrap();
 
@@ -1394,7 +1394,7 @@ impl StateStoreIntegrationTests for DynStateStore {
         {
             let txn = TransactionId::new();
             let event =
-                SerializableEventContent::new(RoomMessageEventContent::text_plain("room2").into())
+                SerializableEventContent::new(&RoomMessageEventContent::text_plain("room2").into())
                     .unwrap();
             self.save_send_queue_event(room_id2, txn.clone(), event).await.unwrap();
         }
@@ -1404,7 +1404,7 @@ impl StateStoreIntegrationTests for DynStateStore {
             let room_id3 = room_id!("!test_send_queue_three:localhost");
             let txn = TransactionId::new();
             let event =
-                SerializableEventContent::new(RoomMessageEventContent::text_plain("room3").into())
+                SerializableEventContent::new(&RoomMessageEventContent::text_plain("room3").into())
                     .unwrap();
             self.save_send_queue_event(room_id3, txn.clone(), event).await.unwrap();
 
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk-base/src/store/traits.rs b/crates/matrix-sdk-base/src/store/traits.rs
index c640a50db..deeafc671 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk-base/src/store/traits.rs
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk-base/src/store/traits.rs
@@ -1042,8 +1042,8 @@ impl SerializableEventContent {
 
     /// Create a [`SerializableEventContent`] from an
     /// [`AnyMessageLikeEventContent`].
-    pub fn new(event: AnyMessageLikeEventContent) -> Result<Self, serde_json::Error> {
-        Ok(Self::from_raw(Raw::new(&event)?, event.event_type().to_string()))
+    pub fn new(event: &AnyMessageLikeEventContent) -> Result<Self, serde_json::Error> {
+        Ok(Self::from_raw(Raw::new(event)?, event.event_type().to_string()))
     }
 
     /// Convert a [`SerializableEventContent`] back into a