diff --git a/src/bot.rs b/src/bot.rs
index 30ae7b7..61c49cd 100644
--- a/src/bot.rs
+++ b/src/bot.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ impl<'a> IrcBot<'a, BufferedWriter<TcpStream>, BufferedReader<TcpStream>> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a, T, U> Bot<'a> for IrcBot<'a, T, U> where T: IrcWriter, U: IrcReader {
+impl<'a, T, U> Bot for IrcBot<'a, T, U> where T: IrcWriter, U: IrcReader {
     fn send_nick(&self, nick: &str) -> IoResult<()> {
         self.conn.send(Message::new(None, "NICK", [nick]))
     }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 60c045f..4d68e27 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ pub mod bot;
 pub mod conn;
 pub mod data;
 
-pub trait Bot<'a> {
+pub trait Bot {
     fn send_nick(&self, nick: &str) -> IoResult<()>;
     fn send_user(&self, username: &str, real_name: &str) -> IoResult<()>;
     fn send_join(&self, chan: &str) -> IoResult<()>;