diff --git a/bitboard/src/bitboard.rs b/bitboard/src/bitboard.rs
index d025038..7dcc164 100644
--- a/bitboard/src/bitboard.rs
+++ b/bitboard/src/bitboard.rs
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ impl BitBoard {
     }
 
     #[must_use]
-    pub fn ray(sq: Square, dir: Direction) -> &'static BitBoard {
+    pub fn ray(sq: Square, dir: Direction) -> BitBoard {
         library::library().ray(sq, dir)
     }
 
diff --git a/bitboard/src/library.rs b/bitboard/src/library.rs
index 419f6e2..177b6b7 100644
--- a/bitboard/src/library.rs
+++ b/bitboard/src/library.rs
@@ -237,8 +237,8 @@ impl MoveLibrary {
         ray
     }
 
-    pub(super) const fn ray(&self, sq: Square, dir: Direction) -> &BitBoard {
-        &self.rays[sq as usize][dir as usize]
+    pub(super) const fn ray(&self, sq: Square, dir: Direction) -> BitBoard {
+        self.rays[sq as usize][dir as usize]
     }
 
     pub(super) const fn pawn_pushes(&self, sq: Square, color: Color) -> BitBoard {