diff --git a/contrib/lib/src/compression/fairing.rs b/contrib/lib/src/compression/fairing.rs
index 8de4cee7..00f98975 100644
--- a/contrib/lib/src/compression/fairing.rs
+++ b/contrib/lib/src/compression/fairing.rs
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ impl Fairing for Compression {
         Ok(rocket.manage(ctxt))
     }
 
-    fn on_response(&self, request: &Request<'_>, response: &mut Response<'_>) {
+    fn on_response<'r>(&self, request: &'r Request<'_>, response: &mut Response<'r>) {
         let context = request
             .guard::<rocket::State<'_, Context>>()
             .expect("Compression Context registered in on_attach");
diff --git a/contrib/lib/src/helmet/helmet.rs b/contrib/lib/src/helmet/helmet.rs
index 8ca38316..6eb2837d 100644
--- a/contrib/lib/src/helmet/helmet.rs
+++ b/contrib/lib/src/helmet/helmet.rs
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ impl Fairing for SpaceHelmet {
         }
     }
 
-    async fn on_response<'a>(&'a self, _: &'a Request<'_>, res: &'a mut Response<'_>) {
+    async fn on_response<'r>(&self, _: &'r Request<'_>, res: &mut Response<'r>) {
         self.apply(res);
     }
 
diff --git a/contrib/lib/src/templates/fairing.rs b/contrib/lib/src/templates/fairing.rs
index 07f55372..17a98cc1 100644
--- a/contrib/lib/src/templates/fairing.rs
+++ b/contrib/lib/src/templates/fairing.rs
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ impl Fairing for TemplateFairing {
     }
 
     #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
-    async fn on_request<'a>(&'a self, req: &'a mut rocket::Request<'_>, _data: &'a rocket::Data) {
+    async fn on_request(&self, req: &mut rocket::Request<'_>, _data: &rocket::Data) {
         let cm = req.guard::<rocket::State<'_, ContextManager>>().await
             .expect("Template ContextManager registered in on_attach");
 
diff --git a/core/lib/src/fairing/ad_hoc.rs b/core/lib/src/fairing/ad_hoc.rs
index 9902c3c6..7ffbaf2d 100644
--- a/core/lib/src/fairing/ad_hoc.rs
+++ b/core/lib/src/fairing/ad_hoc.rs
@@ -212,13 +212,13 @@ impl Fairing for AdHoc {
         }
     }
 
-    async fn on_request<'a>(&'a self, req: &'a mut Request<'_>, data: &'a Data) {
+    async fn on_request(&self, req: &mut Request<'_>, data: &Data) {
         if let AdHocKind::Request(ref callback) = self.kind {
             callback(req, data).await;
         }
     }
 
-    async fn on_response<'a>(&'a self, req: &'a Request<'_>, res: &'a mut Response<'_>) {
+    async fn on_response<'r>(&self, req: &'r Request<'_>, res: &mut Response<'r>) {
         if let AdHocKind::Response(ref callback) = self.kind {
             callback(req, res).await;
         }
diff --git a/core/lib/src/fairing/fairings.rs b/core/lib/src/fairing/fairings.rs
index b09ac965..0e492bb8 100644
--- a/core/lib/src/fairing/fairings.rs
+++ b/core/lib/src/fairing/fairings.rs
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ impl Fairings {
     }
 
     #[inline(always)]
-    pub async fn handle_response<'r>(&self, request: &Request<'r>, response: &mut Response<'r>) {
+    pub async fn handle_response<'r>(&self, request: &'r Request<'_>, response: &mut Response<'r>) {
         for &i in &self.response {
             self.all_fairings[i].on_response(request, response).await;
         }
diff --git a/core/lib/src/fairing/mod.rs b/core/lib/src/fairing/mod.rs
index 5abd814b..7a3a335e 100644
--- a/core/lib/src/fairing/mod.rs
+++ b/core/lib/src/fairing/mod.rs
@@ -217,12 +217,12 @@ pub use self::info_kind::{Info, Kind};
 ///         # unimplemented!()
 ///     }
 ///
-///     async fn on_request<'a>(&'a self, req: &'a mut Request<'_>, data: &'a Data) {
+///     async fn on_request(&self, req: &mut Request<'_>, data: &Data) {
 ///         /* ... */
 ///         # unimplemented!()
 ///     }
 ///
-///     async fn on_response<'a>(&'a self, req: &'a Request<'_>, res: &'a mut Response<'_>) {
+///     async fn on_response<'r>(&self, req: &'r Request<'_>, res: &mut Response<'r>) {
 ///         /* ... */
 ///         # unimplemented!()
 ///     }
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ pub use self::info_kind::{Info, Kind};
 ///         }
 ///     }
 ///
-///     async fn on_request<'a>(&'a self, req: &'a mut Request<'_>, _: &'a Data) {
+///     async fn on_request(&self, req: &mut Request<'_>, _: &Data) {
 ///         if req.method() == Method::Get {
 ///             self.get.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
 ///         } else if req.method() == Method::Post {
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ pub use self::info_kind::{Info, Kind};
 ///         }
 ///     }
 ///
-///     async fn on_response<'a>(&'a self, req: &'a Request<'_>, res: &'a mut Response<'_>) {
+///     async fn on_response<'r>(&self, req: &'r Request<'_>, res: &mut Response<'r>) {
 ///         // Don't change a successful user's response, ever.
 ///         if res.status() != Status::NotFound {
 ///             return
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ pub use self::info_kind::{Info, Kind};
 ///     }
 ///
 ///     /// Stores the start time of the request in request-local state.
-///     async fn on_request<'a>(&'a self, request: &'a mut Request<'_>, _: &'a Data) {
+///     async fn on_request(&self, request: &mut Request<'_>, _: &Data) {
 ///         // Store a `TimerStart` instead of directly storing a `SystemTime`
 ///         // to ensure that this usage doesn't conflict with anything else
 ///         // that might store a `SystemTime` in request-local cache.
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ pub use self::info_kind::{Info, Kind};
 ///
 ///     /// Adds a header to the response indicating how long the server took to
 ///     /// process the request.
-///     async fn on_response<'a>(&'a self, req: &'a Request<'_>, res: &'a mut Response<'_>) {
+///     async fn on_response<'r>(&self, req: &'r Request<'_>, res: &mut Response<'r>) {
 ///         let start_time = req.local_cache(|| TimerStart(None));
 ///         if let Some(Ok(duration)) = start_time.0.map(|st| st.elapsed()) {
 ///             let ms = duration.as_secs() * 1000 + duration.subsec_millis() as u64;
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ pub trait Fairing: Send + Sync + 'static {
     ///
     /// The default implementation of this method does nothing.
     #[allow(unused_variables)]
-    async fn on_request<'a>(&'a self, req: &'a mut Request<'_>, data: &'a Data) {}
+    async fn on_request(&self, req: &mut Request<'_>, data: &Data) {}
 
     /// The response callback.
     ///
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ pub trait Fairing: Send + Sync + 'static {
     ///
     /// The default implementation of this method does nothing.
     #[allow(unused_variables)]
-    async fn on_response<'a>(&'a self, req: &'a Request<'_>, res: &'a mut Response<'_>) {}
+    async fn on_response<'r>(&self, req: &'r Request<'_>, res: &mut Response<'r>) {}
 }
 
 #[crate::async_trait]
@@ -474,12 +474,12 @@ impl<T: Fairing> Fairing for std::sync::Arc<T> {
     }
 
     #[inline]
-    async fn on_request<'a>(&'a self, req: &'a mut Request<'_>, data: &'a Data) {
+    async fn on_request(&self, req: &mut Request<'_>, data: &Data) {
         (self as &T).on_request(req, data).await;
     }
 
     #[inline]
-    async fn on_response<'a>(&'a self, req: &'a Request<'_>, res: &'a mut Response<'_>) {
+    async fn on_response<'r>(&self, req: &'r Request<'_>, res: &mut Response<'r>) {
         (self as &T).on_response(req, res).await;
     }
 }
diff --git a/examples/fairings/src/main.rs b/examples/fairings/src/main.rs
index 8b96a9a3..fe491347 100644
--- a/examples/fairings/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/fairings/src/main.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ impl Fairing for Counter {
         }
     }
 
-    async fn on_request<'a>(&'a self, request: &'a mut Request<'_>, _: &'a Data) {
+    async fn on_request(&self, request: &mut Request<'_>, _: &Data) {
         if request.method() == Method::Get {
             self.get.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
         } else if request.method() == Method::Post {
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ impl Fairing for Counter {
         }
     }
 
-    async fn on_response<'a>(&'a self, req: &'a Request<'_>, res: &'a mut Response<'_>) {
+    async fn on_response<'r>(&self, req: &'r Request<'_>, res: &mut Response<'r>) {
         if res.status() != Status::NotFound {
             return
         }
diff --git a/site/guide/7-fairings.md b/site/guide/7-fairings.md
index a23c4eef..57f9d707 100644
--- a/site/guide/7-fairings.md
+++ b/site/guide/7-fairings.md
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ impl Fairing for Counter {
     }
 
     // Increment the counter for `GET` and `POST` requests.
-    async fn on_request<'a>(&'a self, request: &'a mut Request<'_>, _: &'a Data) {
+    async fn on_request(&self, request: &mut Request<'_>, _: &Data) {
         match request.method() {
             Method::Get => self.get.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed),
             Method::Post => self.post.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed),
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ impl Fairing for Counter {
         };
     }
 
-    async fn on_response<'a>(&'a self, request: &'a Request<'_>, response: &'a mut Response<'_>) {
+    async fn on_response<'r>(&self, request: &'r Request<'_>, response: &mut Response<'r>) {
         // Don't change a successful user's response, ever.
         if response.status() != Status::NotFound {
             return