diff --git a/src/queue.rs b/src/queue.rs
index 17bd0bd..b4ed9e6 100644
--- a/src/queue.rs
+++ b/src/queue.rs
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ where
     loop {
         tracing::trace!("heartbeat: looping");
         count += 1;
-        count = count % yield_limit;
+        count %= yield_limit;
 
         // yield every 8 iterations to be kind to other tasks
         if count == 0 {
diff --git a/src/stream.rs b/src/stream.rs
index f03ec31..65b6547 100644
--- a/src/stream.rs
+++ b/src/stream.rs
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ where
             tracing::trace!("from_iterator: looping");
 
             count += 1;
-            count = count % yield_count;
+            count %= yield_count;
 
             yielder.yield_(res).await;