diff --git a/board/src/move_generator/bishop.rs b/board/src/move_generator/bishop.rs
index d740c21..48fd833 100644
--- a/board/src/move_generator/bishop.rs
+++ b/board/src/move_generator/bishop.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use chessfriend_core::{Color, Direction, Piece, PlacedPiece};
 
 move_generator_declaration!(ClassicalMoveGenerator);
 
-impl<'pos> MoveGeneratorInternal for ClassicalMoveGenerator<'pos> {
+impl MoveGeneratorInternal for ClassicalMoveGenerator {
     fn piece(color: Color) -> Piece {
         Piece::bishop(color)
     }
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ mod tests {
     use super::*;
     use crate::{position, position::DiagramFormatter};
     use chessfriend_bitboard::BitBoard;
-    use chessfriend_core::{piece, Color};
+    use chessfriend_core::Color;
 
     #[test]
     fn classical_single_bishop_bitboard() {
diff --git a/board/src/move_generator/king.rs b/board/src/move_generator/king.rs
index f401de9..1d0dda2 100644
--- a/board/src/move_generator/king.rs
+++ b/board/src/move_generator/king.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 //! generating the possible moves for the king in the given position.
 
 use super::{move_generator_declaration, MoveGeneratorInternal, MoveSet};
-use crate::{ r#move::Castle, Move, MoveBuilder, Position};
+use crate::{r#move::Castle, Move, MoveBuilder, Position};
 use chessfriend_bitboard::BitBoard;
 use chessfriend_core::{Color, Piece, PlacedPiece};
 
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ move_generator_declaration!(KingMoveGenerator, struct);
 move_generator_declaration!(KingMoveGenerator, new);
 move_generator_declaration!(KingMoveGenerator, getters);
 
-impl<'a> KingMoveGenerator<'a> {
+impl KingMoveGenerator {
     #[allow(unused_variables)]
     fn king_side_castle(position: &Position, color: Color) -> Option<Move> {
         if !position.player_has_right_to_castle(color, Castle::KingSide) {
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ impl<'a> KingMoveGenerator<'a> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'pos> MoveGeneratorInternal for KingMoveGenerator<'pos> {
+impl MoveGeneratorInternal for KingMoveGenerator {
     fn piece(color: Color) -> Piece {
         Piece::king(color)
     }
diff --git a/board/src/move_generator/knight.rs b/board/src/move_generator/knight.rs
index f334b64..751217a 100644
--- a/board/src/move_generator/knight.rs
+++ b/board/src/move_generator/knight.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use chessfriend_core::{Color, Piece, PlacedPiece};
 
 move_generator_declaration!(KnightMoveGenerator);
 
-impl<'pos> MoveGeneratorInternal for KnightMoveGenerator<'pos> {
+impl MoveGeneratorInternal for KnightMoveGenerator {
     fn piece(color: Color) -> Piece {
         Piece::knight(color)
     }
diff --git a/board/src/move_generator/mod.rs b/board/src/move_generator/mod.rs
index 730d8b2..b15d2f9 100644
--- a/board/src/move_generator/mod.rs
+++ b/board/src/move_generator/mod.rs
@@ -29,9 +29,8 @@ macro_rules! move_generator_declaration {
         move_generator_declaration!($name, getters);
     };
     ($name:ident, struct) => {
-        #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
-        pub(super) struct $name<'pos> {
-            position: &'pos $crate::Position,
+        #[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
+        pub(super) struct $name {
             color: chessfriend_core::Color,
             move_sets: std::collections::BTreeMap<
                 chessfriend_core::Square,
@@ -40,13 +39,12 @@ macro_rules! move_generator_declaration {
         }
     };
     ($name:ident, new) => {
-        impl<'pos> $name<'pos> {
+        impl $name {
             pub(super) fn new(
                 position: &$crate::Position,
                 color: chessfriend_core::Color,
             ) -> $name {
                 $name {
-                    position,
                     color,
                     move_sets: Self::move_sets(position, color),
                 }
@@ -54,7 +52,7 @@ macro_rules! move_generator_declaration {
         }
     };
     ($name:ident, getters) => {
-        impl<'pos> $name<'pos> {
+        impl $name {
             pub(super) fn iter(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = &$crate::Move> + '_ {
                 self.move_sets.values().map(|set| set.moves()).flatten()
             }
diff --git a/board/src/move_generator/move_generator.rs b/board/src/move_generator/move_generator.rs
index 4647b72..35292a1 100644
--- a/board/src/move_generator/move_generator.rs
+++ b/board/src/move_generator/move_generator.rs
@@ -9,17 +9,17 @@ use super::{
 use crate::{Move, Position};
 use chessfriend_core::{Color, PlacedPiece, Shape};
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
-pub struct Moves<'pos> {
-    pawn_moves: PawnMoveGenerator<'pos>,
-    knight_moves: KnightMoveGenerator<'pos>,
-    bishop_moves: BishopMoveGenerator<'pos>,
-    rook_moves: RookMoveGenerator<'pos>,
-    queen_moves: QueenMoveGenerator<'pos>,
-    king_moves: KingMoveGenerator<'pos>,
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
+pub struct Moves {
+    pawn_moves: PawnMoveGenerator,
+    knight_moves: KnightMoveGenerator,
+    bishop_moves: BishopMoveGenerator,
+    rook_moves: RookMoveGenerator,
+    queen_moves: QueenMoveGenerator,
+    king_moves: KingMoveGenerator,
 }
 
-impl<'a> Moves<'a> {
+impl Moves {
     pub fn new(position: &Position, color: Color) -> Moves {
         Moves {
             pawn_moves: PawnMoveGenerator::new(position, color),
diff --git a/board/src/move_generator/pawn.rs b/board/src/move_generator/pawn.rs
index 61b2246..860c564 100644
--- a/board/src/move_generator/pawn.rs
+++ b/board/src/move_generator/pawn.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ struct MoveGenerationParameters {
 
 move_generator_declaration!(PawnMoveGenerator);
 
-impl<'pos> MoveGeneratorInternal for PawnMoveGenerator<'pos> {
+impl MoveGeneratorInternal for PawnMoveGenerator {
     fn piece(color: Color) -> Piece {
         Piece::pawn(color)
     }
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ impl<'pos> MoveGeneratorInternal for PawnMoveGenerator<'pos> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'pos> PawnMoveGenerator<'pos> {
+impl PawnMoveGenerator {
     fn move_generation_parameters(color: Color) -> MoveGenerationParameters {
         match color {
             Color::White => MoveGenerationParameters {
diff --git a/board/src/move_generator/queen.rs b/board/src/move_generator/queen.rs
index e2c90ad..f38da4a 100644
--- a/board/src/move_generator/queen.rs
+++ b/board/src/move_generator/queen.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use chessfriend_core::{Color, Direction, Piece, PlacedPiece};
 
 move_generator_declaration!(ClassicalMoveGenerator);
 
-impl<'pos> MoveGeneratorInternal for ClassicalMoveGenerator<'pos> {
+impl MoveGeneratorInternal for ClassicalMoveGenerator {
     fn piece(color: Color) -> Piece {
         Piece::queen(color)
     }
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ mod tests {
     use super::*;
     use crate::{position, position::DiagramFormatter};
     use chessfriend_bitboard::{bitboard, BitBoard};
-    use chessfriend_core::{piece, Color};
+    use chessfriend_core::Color;
 
     #[test]
     fn classical_single_queen_bitboard() {
diff --git a/board/src/move_generator/rook.rs b/board/src/move_generator/rook.rs
index 8cee244..dae6daa 100644
--- a/board/src/move_generator/rook.rs
+++ b/board/src/move_generator/rook.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 // Eryn Wells <eryn@erynwells.me>
 
 use super::{move_generator_declaration, MoveGeneratorInternal, MoveSet};
-use crate::{ MoveBuilder, Position};
+use crate::{MoveBuilder, Position};
 use chessfriend_bitboard::BitBoard;
 use chessfriend_core::{Color, Direction, Piece, PlacedPiece};
 
 move_generator_declaration!(ClassicalMoveGenerator);
 
-impl<'pos> MoveGeneratorInternal for ClassicalMoveGenerator<'pos> {
+impl MoveGeneratorInternal for ClassicalMoveGenerator {
     fn piece(color: Color) -> Piece {
         Piece::rook(color)
     }
diff --git a/board/src/position/position.rs b/board/src/position/position.rs
index 4cb6c6e..326371f 100644
--- a/board/src/position/position.rs
+++ b/board/src/position/position.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ pub struct Position {
     en_passant_square: Option<Square>,
     sight: [OnceCell<BitBoard>; 2],
     moves: OnceCell<Moves>,
-
     half_move_counter: u16,
     full_move_number: u16,
 }