diff --git a/src/element.rs b/src/element.rs
index abb845e..99c64ee 100644
--- a/src/element.rs
+++ b/src/element.rs
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ impl<'a> PartialEq<Node> for ScanNode<'a> {
 		match (&self.node, other) {
 			(Node::Text(text1), Node::Text(text2)) => text1 == text2,
 			(Node::Element(elem1), Node::Element(elem2)) => {
-				ScanElement::new(&elem1).with_context(self.context) == elem2
+				ScanElement::new(elem1.clone()).with_context(self.context) == elem2
 			}
 			_ => false,
 		}
@@ -202,12 +202,12 @@ impl<'a> PartialEq<Vec<Node>> for ScanNodes<'a, NonStrictComparison> {
 /// changes the way the comparison is done.
 /// Also uses the custom ScanNode implementation.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
-pub struct ScanElement<'a, 'b> {
-	elem: &'a Element,
-	context: Option<&'b Context>,
+pub struct ScanElement<'a> {
+	elem: Element,
+	context: Option<&'a Context>,
 }
 
-impl<'a, 'b> Deref for ScanElement<'a, 'b> {
+impl<'a> Deref for ScanElement<'a> {
 	type Target = Element;
 
 	fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
@@ -215,8 +215,8 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Deref for ScanElement<'a, 'b> {
 	}
 }
 
-impl<'a> ScanElement<'a, 'static> {
-	pub fn new(elem: &'a Element) -> ScanElement {
+impl<'a> ScanElement<'a> {
+	pub fn new(elem: Element) -> ScanElement<'a> {
 		Self {
 			elem,
 			context: None,
@@ -224,8 +224,8 @@ impl<'a> ScanElement<'a, 'static> {
 	}
 }
 
-impl<'a, 'b> ScanElement<'a, 'b> {
-	pub fn with_context(self, context: Option<&'b Context>) -> ScanElement<'a, 'b> {
+impl<'a> ScanElement<'a> {
+	pub fn with_context(self, context: Option<&'a Context>) -> ScanElement<'a> {
 		Self {
 			elem: self.elem,
 			context,
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b> ScanElement<'a, 'b> {
 	}
 }
 
-impl<'a, 'b> PartialEq<&Element> for ScanElement<'a, 'b> {
+impl<'a> PartialEq<&Element> for ScanElement<'a> {
 	fn eq(&self, other: &&Element) -> bool {
 		let self_ns = self.elem.ns();
 		if self.elem.name() == other.name() && self_ns == other.ns() {
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ mod tests {
 			.parse()
 			.unwrap();
 		let elem2: Element = "<presence xmlns='foo'><foo/></presence>".parse().unwrap();
-		let scan1 = ScanElement::new(&elem1);
+		let scan1 = ScanElement::new(elem1);
 
 		assert_eq!(scan1, &elem2);
 	}
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ mod tests {
 		let elem2: Element = "<presence xmlns='foo'>\n\tfoo\t</presence>"
 			.parse()
 			.unwrap();
-		let scan1 = ScanElement::new(&elem1);
+		let scan1 = ScanElement::new(elem1);
 
 		assert_ne!(scan1, &elem2);
 	}
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ mod tests {
 	#[test]
 	fn compare_element_strict_attributes_success() {
 		let elem1: Element = "<presence xmlns='foo'/>".parse().unwrap();
-		let scan1 = ScanElement::new(&elem1);
+		let scan1 = ScanElement::new(elem1.clone());
 
 		assert_eq!(scan1, &elem1);
 
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ mod tests {
         </presence>"
 			.parse()
 			.unwrap();
-		let scan2 = ScanElement::new(&elem2);
+		let scan2 = ScanElement::new(elem2);
 
 		assert_eq!(scan2, &elem3);
 	}
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ mod tests {
 	fn compare_element_strict_attributes_failure() {
 		let elem1: Element = "<presence xmlns='foo' foo='bar'/>".parse().unwrap();
 		let elem2: Element = "<presence xmlns='foo'/>".parse().unwrap();
-		let scan1 = ScanElement::new(&elem1);
+		let scan1 = ScanElement::new(elem1);
 
 		assert_ne!(scan1, &elem2);
 	}
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ mod tests {
         </presence>"
 			.parse()
 			.unwrap();
-		let scan1 = ScanElement::new(&elem1);
+		let scan1 = ScanElement::new(elem1);
 
 		assert_eq!(scan1, &elem2);
 	}
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ mod tests {
         </presence>"
 			.parse()
 			.unwrap();
-		let scan1 = ScanElement::new(&elem1);
+		let scan1 = ScanElement::new(elem1);
 
 		assert_ne!(scan1, &elem2);
 	}
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ mod tests {
 		let elem1: Element = "<presence scansion:strict='false' xmlns='foo'/>"
 			.parse()
 			.unwrap();
-		let scan1 = ScanElement::new(&elem1);
+		let scan1 = ScanElement::new(elem1.clone());
 
 		assert_eq!(scan1, &elem1);
 
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ mod tests {
         </presence>"
 			.parse()
 			.unwrap();
-		let scan2 = ScanElement::new(&elem2);
+		let scan2 = ScanElement::new(elem2);
 
 		assert_eq!(scan2, &elem3);
 	}
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ mod tests {
 			.parse()
 			.unwrap();
 		let elem2: Element = "<presence xmlns='foo' />".parse().unwrap();
-		let scan1 = ScanElement::new(&elem1);
+		let scan1 = ScanElement::new(elem1);
 
 		assert_ne!(scan1, &elem2);
 
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ mod tests {
         </presence>"
 			.parse()
 			.unwrap();
-		let scan2 = ScanElement::new(&elem2);
+		let scan2 = ScanElement::new(elem2);
 
 		assert_ne!(scan2, &elem3);
 	}
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ mod tests {
 			.parse()
 			.unwrap();
 		let elem2: Element = "<presence xmlns='foo'><foo/></presence>".parse().unwrap();
-		let scan1 = ScanElement::new(&elem1);
+		let scan1 = ScanElement::new(elem1);
 
 		assert_eq!(scan1, &elem2);
 
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ mod tests {
 		let elem4: Element = "<presence xmlns='jabber:client'><foo/></presence>"
 			.parse()
 			.unwrap();
-		let scan3 = ScanElement::new(&elem3);
+		let scan3 = ScanElement::new(elem3);
 
 		assert_eq!(scan3, &elem4);
 	}
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ mod tests {
         </message>"
 			.parse()
 			.unwrap();
-		let scan2 = ScanElement::new(&elem2);
+		let scan2 = ScanElement::new(elem2);
 
 		assert_ne!(scan2, &elem3);
 	}
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ mod tests {
         </message>"
 			.parse()
 			.unwrap();
-		let scan1 = ScanElement::new(&elem1);
+		let scan1 = ScanElement::new(elem1);
 
 		assert_ne!(scan1, &elem2);
 	}
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ mod tests {
 			.parse()
 			.unwrap();
 		let elem2: Element = "<message xmlns='foo' id='some-id' />".parse().unwrap();
-		let scan1 = ScanElement::new(&elem1);
+		let scan1 = ScanElement::new(elem1);
 
 		assert_eq!(scan1, &elem2);
 	}