diff --git a/src/item.cpp b/src/item.cpp
index 0be9fedd96acd..51648801548f6 100644
--- a/src/item.cpp
+++ b/src/item.cpp
@@ -12521,7 +12521,7 @@ bool item::is_soft() const
         return false;
     }
 
-    const std::map<material_id, int> mats = made_of();
+    const std::map<material_id, int> &mats = made_of();
     return std::all_of( mats.begin(), mats.end(), []( const std::pair<material_id, int> &mid ) {
         return mid.first->soft();
     } );
diff --git a/src/item_contents.cpp b/src/item_contents.cpp
index 28412e4581b93..13a926e800a72 100644
--- a/src/item_contents.cpp
+++ b/src/item_contents.cpp
@@ -552,9 +552,6 @@ void item_contents::force_insert_item( const item &it, item_pocket::pocket_type
 std::pair<item_location, item_pocket *> item_contents::best_pocket( const item &it,
         item_location &parent, const item *avoid, const bool allow_sealed, const bool ignore_settings )
 {
-    if( !can_contain( it ).success() ) {
-        return { item_location(), nullptr };
-    }
     std::pair<item_location, item_pocket *> ret;
     ret.second = nullptr;
     for( item_pocket &pocket : contents ) {
@@ -1191,8 +1188,7 @@ std::list<item *> item_contents::all_items_top( const std::function<bool( item_p
     for( item_pocket &pocket : contents ) {
         if( filter( pocket ) ) {
             std::list<item *> contained_items = pocket.all_items_top();
-            all_items_internal.insert( all_items_internal.end(), contained_items.begin(),
-                                       contained_items.end() );
+            all_items_internal.splice( all_items_internal.end(), std::move( contained_items ) );
         }
     }
     return all_items_internal;
@@ -1219,8 +1215,7 @@ std::list<const item *> item_contents::all_items_top( const
     for( const item_pocket &pocket : contents ) {
         if( filter( pocket ) ) {
             std::list<const item *> contained_items = pocket.all_items_top();
-            all_items_internal.insert( all_items_internal.end(), contained_items.begin(),
-                                       contained_items.end() );
+            all_items_internal.splice( all_items_internal.end(), std::move( contained_items ) );
         }
     }
     return all_items_internal;