diff --git a/src/parser/element_parser.rs b/src/parser/element_parser.rs
index 640ebcc..03a26d3 100644
--- a/src/parser/element_parser.rs
+++ b/src/parser/element_parser.rs
@@ -21,13 +21,10 @@ use super::util::get_consumed;
 use super::util::maybe_consume_trailing_whitespace_if_not_exiting;
 
 use super::Context;
-use crate::error::CustomError;
-use crate::error::MyError;
 use crate::error::Res;
 use crate::parser::parser_with_context::parser_with_context;
 use crate::parser::table::org_mode_table;
 use nom::branch::alt;
-use nom::combinator::cond;
 use nom::combinator::map;
 use nom::combinator::verify;
 use nom::multi::many0;
diff --git a/src/parser/plain_list.rs b/src/parser/plain_list.rs
index 484020c..5c15235 100644
--- a/src/parser/plain_list.rs
+++ b/src/parser/plain_list.rs
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ pub fn plain_list_item<'r, 's>(
         }));
 
     let element_matcher = element(true);
+    let element_matcher = &element_matcher;
     let with_consume_matcher = parser_with_context!(element_matcher)(&with_consume_context);
     let without_consume_matcher = parser_with_context!(element_matcher)(&without_consume_context);
     let exit_matcher = parser_with_context!(exit_matcher_parser)(&with_consume_context);
@@ -185,12 +186,12 @@ pub fn plain_list_item<'r, 's>(
         Err(_) => {
             let (remaining, _ws) = space1(remaining)?;
             let (remaining, (mut contents, final_element)) = many_till(
-                with_consume_matcher,
+                &with_consume_matcher,
                 alt((
-                    terminated(without_consume_matcher, exit_matcher),
+                    terminated(&without_consume_matcher, exit_matcher),
                     preceded(
-                        peek(tuple((with_consume_matcher, exit_matcher))),
-                        without_consume_matcher,
+                        peek(tuple((&with_consume_matcher, exit_matcher))),
+                        &without_consume_matcher,
                     ),
                 )),
             )(remaining)?;