diff --git a/zbus/src/fdo/object_manager.rs b/zbus/src/fdo/object_manager.rs
index fa473a4ab..88b9791fa 100644
--- a/zbus/src/fdo/object_manager.rs
+++ b/zbus/src/fdo/object_manager.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 //! be useful across various D-Bus applications. This module provides their proxy.
 
 use static_assertions::assert_impl_all;
-use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::{borrow::Cow, collections::HashMap};
 use zbus_names::{InterfaceName, OwnedInterfaceName};
 use zvariant::{ObjectPath, OwnedObjectPath, OwnedValue, Value};
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ impl ObjectManager {
     pub async fn interfaces_removed(
         emitter: &SignalEmitter<'_>,
         object_path: ObjectPath<'_>,
-        interfaces: Vec<InterfaceName<'_>>,
+        interfaces: Cow<'_, [InterfaceName<'_>]>,
     ) -> zbus::Result<()>;
 }
 
diff --git a/zbus/src/fdo/properties.rs b/zbus/src/fdo/properties.rs
index 1cafdde90..eca754e0b 100644
--- a/zbus/src/fdo/properties.rs
+++ b/zbus/src/fdo/properties.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 //! be useful across various D-Bus applications. This module provides their proxy.
 
 use static_assertions::assert_impl_all;
-use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::{borrow::Cow, collections::HashMap};
 use zbus_names::InterfaceName;
 use zvariant::{OwnedValue, Value};
 
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ impl Properties {
         emitter: &SignalEmitter<'_>,
         interface_name: InterfaceName<'_>,
         changed_properties: HashMap<&str, Value<'_>>,
-        invalidated_properties: Vec<&str>,
+        invalidated_properties: Cow<'_, [&str]>,
     ) -> zbus::Result<()>;
 }
 
diff --git a/zbus/src/object_server/mod.rs b/zbus/src/object_server/mod.rs
index 4e485718d..7692419bd 100644
--- a/zbus/src/object_server/mod.rs
+++ b/zbus/src/object_server/mod.rs
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ impl ObjectServer {
         }
         if let Some(manager_path) = manager_path {
             let ctxt = SignalEmitter::new(&self.connection(), manager_path.clone())?;
-            ObjectManager::interfaces_removed(&ctxt, path.clone(), vec![I::name()]).await?;
+            ObjectManager::interfaces_removed(&ctxt, path.clone(), (&[I::name()]).into()).await?;
         }
         if node.is_empty() {
             let mut path_parts = path.rsplit('/').filter(|i| !i.is_empty());
diff --git a/zbus/src/proxy/mod.rs b/zbus/src/proxy/mod.rs
index 175722432..ec2639c70 100644
--- a/zbus/src/proxy/mod.rs
+++ b/zbus/src/proxy/mod.rs
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ impl PropertiesCache {
                 }
                 Some(Either::Right(populate)) => {
                     populate?.body().deserialize().map(|values| {
-                        self.update_cache(&uncached_properties, &values, Vec::new(), &interface);
+                        self.update_cache(&uncached_properties, &values, &[], &interface);
                     })?;
                     break;
                 }
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ impl PropertiesCache {
                     self.update_cache(
                         &uncached_properties,
                         &args.changed_properties,
-                        args.invalidated_properties,
+                        &args.invalidated_properties,
                         &interface,
                     );
                 }
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ impl PropertiesCache {
                     self.update_cache(
                         &uncached_properties,
                         &args.changed_properties,
-                        args.invalidated_properties,
+                        &args.invalidated_properties,
                         &interface,
                     );
                 }
@@ -424,13 +424,13 @@ impl PropertiesCache {
         &self,
         uncached_properties: &HashSet<Str<'_>>,
         changed: &HashMap<&str, Value<'_>>,
-        invalidated: Vec<&str>,
+        invalidated: &[&str],
         interface: &InterfaceName<'_>,
     ) {
         let mut values = self.values.write().expect("lock poisoned");
 
         for inval in invalidated {
-            if uncached_properties.contains(&Str::from(inval)) {
+            if uncached_properties.contains(&Str::from(*inval)) {
                 debug!(
                     "Ignoring invalidation of uncached property `{}.{}`",
                     interface, inval
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ impl PropertiesCache {
             }
             trace!("Property `{interface}.{inval}` invalidated");
 
-            if let Some(entry) = values.get_mut(inval) {
+            if let Some(entry) = values.get_mut(*inval) {
                 entry.value = None;
                 entry.event.notify(usize::MAX);
             }
diff --git a/zbus/tests/e2e.rs b/zbus/tests/e2e.rs
index 29e187250..70a2fc261 100644
--- a/zbus/tests/e2e.rs
+++ b/zbus/tests/e2e.rs
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ async fn my_iface_test(conn: Connection, event: Event) -> zbus::Result<u32> {
 
     let args = ifaces_removed.args()?;
     assert_eq!(args.object_path(), "/zbus/test/MyObj");
-    assert_eq!(args.interfaces(), &["org.freedesktop.MyIface"]);
+    assert_eq!(args.interfaces().as_ref(), &["org.freedesktop.MyIface"]);
 
     assert!(my_obj_proxy.inner().introspect().await.is_err());
     assert!(my_obj_proxy.ping().await.is_err());
diff --git a/zbus_macros/src/iface.rs b/zbus_macros/src/iface.rs
index 817faab97..a0ce67085 100644
--- a/zbus_macros/src/iface.rs
+++ b/zbus_macros/src/iface.rs
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ pub fn expand(args: Punctuated<Meta, Token![,]>, mut input: ItemImpl) -> syn::Re
                                 signal_emitter,
                                 #zbus::names::InterfaceName::from_static_str_unchecked(#iface_name),
                                 changed,
-                                vec![],
+                                ::std::borrow::Cow::Borrowed(&[]),
                             ).await
                         }
                     );
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ pub fn expand(args: Punctuated<Meta, Token![,]>, mut input: ItemImpl) -> syn::Re
                                 signal_emitter,
                                 #zbus::names::InterfaceName::from_static_str_unchecked(#iface_name),
                                 ::std::collections::HashMap::new(),
-                                vec![#member_name],
+                                ::std::borrow::Cow::Borrowed(&[#member_name]),
                             ).await
                         }
                     );