diff --git a/wgpu/examples/texture-arrays/main.rs b/wgpu/examples/texture-arrays/main.rs
index bf0ffec6d4..213491c291 100644
--- a/wgpu/examples/texture-arrays/main.rs
+++ b/wgpu/examples/texture-arrays/main.rs
@@ -335,27 +335,14 @@ impl framework::Example for Example {
             depth_stencil_attachment: None,
         });
 
-        let uniform_workaround_data = if self.uniform_workaround {
-            Some([Uniform { index: 0 }, Uniform { index: 1 }])
-        } else {
-            None
-        };
         rpass.set_pipeline(&self.pipeline);
         rpass.set_bind_group(0, &self.bind_group, &[]);
         rpass.set_vertex_buffer(0, self.vertex_buffer.slice(..));
         rpass.set_index_buffer(self.index_buffer.slice(..));
-        if let Some(ref data) = uniform_workaround_data {
-            rpass.set_push_constants(
-                wgpu::ShaderStage::FRAGMENT,
-                0,
-                bytemuck::cast_slice(&data[0..1]),
-            );
+        if self.uniform_workaround {
+            rpass.set_push_constants(wgpu::ShaderStage::FRAGMENT, 0, bytemuck::cast_slice(&[0]));
             rpass.draw_indexed(0..6, 0, 0..1);
-            rpass.set_push_constants(
-                wgpu::ShaderStage::FRAGMENT,
-                0,
-                bytemuck::cast_slice(&data[1..2]),
-            );
+            rpass.set_push_constants(wgpu::ShaderStage::FRAGMENT, 0, bytemuck::cast_slice(&[1]));
             rpass.draw_indexed(6..12, 0, 0..1);
         } else {
             rpass.draw_indexed(0..12, 0, 0..1);
diff --git a/wgpu/src/lib.rs b/wgpu/src/lib.rs
index 8514e3d04d..5076b453ba 100644
--- a/wgpu/src/lib.rs
+++ b/wgpu/src/lib.rs
@@ -1985,7 +1985,7 @@ impl<'a> RenderPass<'a> {
     ///
     /// You would need to upload this in three set_push_constants calls. First for the `Vertex` only range 0..4, second
     /// for the `Vertex | Fragment` range 4..8, third for the `Fragment` range 8..12.
-    pub fn set_push_constants(&mut self, stages: wgt::ShaderStage, offset: u32, data: &'a [u32]) {
+    pub fn set_push_constants(&mut self, stages: wgt::ShaderStage, offset: u32, data: &[u32]) {
         self.id.set_push_constants(stages, offset, data);
     }
 }
@@ -2045,7 +2045,7 @@ impl<'a> ComputePass<'a> {
     /// Data size must be a multiple of 4 and must be aligned to the 4s, so we take an array of u32.
     /// For example, with an offset of 4 and an array of `[u32; 3]`, that will write to the range
     /// of 4..16.
-    pub fn set_push_constants(&mut self, offset: u32, data: &'a [u32]) {
+    pub fn set_push_constants(&mut self, offset: u32, data: &[u32]) {
         self.id.set_push_constants(offset, data);
     }
 }
@@ -2214,7 +2214,7 @@ impl<'a> RenderBundleEncoder<'a> {
     ///
     /// You would need to upload this in three set_push_constants calls. First for the `Vertex` only range 0..4, second
     /// for the `Vertex | Fragment` range 4..8, third for the `Fragment` range 8..12.
-    pub fn set_push_constants(&mut self, stages: wgt::ShaderStage, offset: u32, data: &'a [u32]) {
+    pub fn set_push_constants(&mut self, stages: wgt::ShaderStage, offset: u32, data: &[u32]) {
         self.id.set_push_constants(stages, offset, data);
     }
 }