diff --git a/src/bound_ord.rs b/src/bound_ord.rs
index 91a035a..9f750de 100644
--- a/src/bound_ord.rs
+++ b/src/bound_ord.rs
@@ -67,6 +67,18 @@ impl<T> BoundOrd<T> {
 			Bound::Unbounded => BoundOrd::EndUnbounded,
 		}
 	}
+
+	#[trivial]
+	pub fn as_ref(&self) -> BoundOrd<&T> {
+		//I can't believe this is neccessary but apparently so
+		match self {
+			BoundOrd::Included(x) => BoundOrd::Included(x),
+			BoundOrd::StartExcluded(x) => BoundOrd::StartExcluded(x),
+			BoundOrd::StartUnbounded => BoundOrd::StartUnbounded,
+			BoundOrd::EndExcluded(x) => BoundOrd::EndExcluded(x),
+			BoundOrd::EndUnbounded => BoundOrd::EndUnbounded,
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 impl<T> Ord for BoundOrd<T>
diff --git a/src/custom_ord_wrapper.rs b/src/custom_range_bounds_ord_wrapper.rs
similarity index 78%
rename from src/custom_ord_wrapper.rs
rename to src/custom_range_bounds_ord_wrapper.rs
index d58afa6..2f28413 100644
--- a/src/custom_ord_wrapper.rs
+++ b/src/custom_range_bounds_ord_wrapper.rs
@@ -23,16 +23,13 @@ use std::ops::RangeBounds;
 use crate::bound_ord::BoundOrd;
 
 pub enum CustomRangeBoundsOrdWrapper<I, K> {
-	//non real
 	BoundOrd(BoundOrd<I>),
-
-	//real
 	RangeBounds(K),
 }
 
 impl<I, K> Ord for CustomRangeBoundsOrdWrapper<I, K>
 where
-	I: Ord + Clone,
+	I: Ord,
 	K: RangeBounds<I>,
 {
 	fn cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Ordering {
@@ -40,15 +37,21 @@ where
 			(
 				CustomRangeBoundsOrdWrapper::RangeBounds(range_bounds),
 				CustomRangeBoundsOrdWrapper::BoundOrd(bound_ord),
-			) => cmp_range_bounds_with_bound_ord(range_bounds, bound_ord),
+			) => cmp_range_bounds_with_bound_ord(
+				range_bounds,
+				bound_ord.as_ref(),
+			),
 			(
 				CustomRangeBoundsOrdWrapper::BoundOrd(bound_ord),
 				CustomRangeBoundsOrdWrapper::RangeBounds(range_bounds),
-			) => cmp_range_bounds_with_bound_ord(range_bounds, bound_ord)
-				.reverse(),
+			) => cmp_range_bounds_with_bound_ord(
+				range_bounds,
+				bound_ord.as_ref(),
+			)
+			.reverse(),
 			_ => {
 				panic!(
-					"You cannot compare a Non-Real CustomOrdWrapper with another Non-Real CustomOrdWrapper!"
+					"Must have ONE of each real RangeBounds and non-real BoundOrd!"
 				);
 			}
 		}
@@ -57,18 +60,20 @@ where
 
 fn cmp_range_bounds_with_bound_ord<I, K>(
 	range_bounds: &K,
-	bound_ord: &BoundOrd<I>,
+	bound_ord: BoundOrd<&I>,
 ) -> Ordering
 where
-	I: Ord + Clone,
+	I: Ord,
 	K: RangeBounds<I>,
 {
-	let start_bound_ord = BoundOrd::start(range_bounds.start_bound().cloned());
-	let end_bound_ord = BoundOrd::end(range_bounds.end_bound().cloned());
+	//optimisation remove cloning here and all trait bounds that are
+	//reliant on this
+	let start_bound_ord = BoundOrd::start(range_bounds.start_bound());
+	let end_bound_ord = BoundOrd::end(range_bounds.end_bound());
 
-	if bound_ord < &start_bound_ord {
+	if bound_ord < start_bound_ord {
 		Ordering::Greater
-	} else if bound_ord > &end_bound_ord {
+	} else if bound_ord > end_bound_ord {
 		Ordering::Less
 	} else {
 		Ordering::Equal
@@ -77,7 +82,7 @@ where
 
 impl<I, K> PartialOrd for CustomRangeBoundsOrdWrapper<I, K>
 where
-	I: Ord + Clone,
+	I: Ord,
 	K: RangeBounds<I>,
 {
 	fn partial_cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Option<Ordering> {
@@ -87,14 +92,14 @@ where
 
 impl<I, K> Eq for CustomRangeBoundsOrdWrapper<I, K>
 where
-	I: Ord + Clone,
+	I: Ord,
 	K: RangeBounds<I>,
 {
 }
 
 impl<I, K> PartialEq for CustomRangeBoundsOrdWrapper<I, K>
 where
-	I: Ord + Clone,
+	I: Ord,
 	K: RangeBounds<I>,
 {
 	fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 69d3512..9a013cd 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ along with range_bounds_map. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #![allow(clippy::tabs_in_doc_comments)]
 #![allow(clippy::needless_return)]
 pub(crate) mod bound_ord;
-pub(crate) mod custom_ord_wrapper;
+pub(crate) mod custom_range_bounds_ord_wrapper;
 pub mod range_bounds_map;
 pub mod range_bounds_set;
 pub mod try_from_bounds;
diff --git a/src/range_bounds_map.rs b/src/range_bounds_map.rs
index 4ab0b08..13fba0b 100644
--- a/src/range_bounds_map.rs
+++ b/src/range_bounds_map.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ use serde::ser::SerializeMap;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize, Serializer};
 
 use crate::bound_ord::BoundOrd;
-use crate::custom_ord_wrapper::CustomOrdWrapper;
 use crate::TryFromBounds;
 
 /// An ordered map of non-overlapping [`RangeBounds`] based on [`BTreeMap`].