diff --git a/src/macros/assert.rs b/src/macros/assert.rs
index b813a165..de93983b 100644
--- a/src/macros/assert.rs
+++ b/src/macros/assert.rs
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ macro_rules! assert_approx_eq_eps(
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! assert_approx_eq_ulps(
     ($given: expr, $expected: expr, $ulps: expr) => ({
-        let ulps = &($ulps);
+        let ulps = $ulps;
         let (given_val, expected_val) = (&($given), &($expected));
         if !ApproxEq::approx_eq_ulps(given_val, expected_val, ulps) {
             panic!("assertion failed: `left ≈ right` (left: `{}`, right: `{}`, tolerance: `{}`)",
-                *given_val, *expected_val, *ulps
+                *given_val, *expected_val, ulps
             )
         }
     })