diff --git a/netlify.toml b/netlify.toml
index a59c675e27..d552741a23 100644
--- a/netlify.toml
+++ b/netlify.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 [build.environment]
   RUSTDOCFLAGS="""
     -D warnings \
+    --force-warn rustdoc::redundant-explicit-links \
     --force-warn renamed-and-removed-lints \
     --cfg docsrs \
     --html-before-content /opt/build/repo/assets/warning.html \
diff --git a/tracing-core/src/field.rs b/tracing-core/src/field.rs
index d4c95aa62f..d7a01bb814 100644
--- a/tracing-core/src/field.rs
+++ b/tracing-core/src/field.rs
@@ -373,6 +373,10 @@ macro_rules! impl_one_value {
         impl $crate::sealed::Sealed for $value_ty {}
         impl $crate::field::Value for $value_ty {
             fn record(&self, key: &$crate::field::Field, visitor: &mut dyn $crate::field::Visit) {
+                // `op` is always a function; the closure is used because
+                // sometimes there isn't a real function corresponding to that
+                // operation. the clippy warning is not that useful here.
+                #[allow(clippy::redundant_closure_call)]
                 visitor.$record(key, $op(*self))
             }
         }
@@ -388,6 +392,10 @@ macro_rules! impl_one_value {
         impl $crate::sealed::Sealed for ty_to_nonzero!($value_ty) {}
         impl $crate::field::Value for ty_to_nonzero!($value_ty) {
             fn record(&self, key: &$crate::field::Field, visitor: &mut dyn $crate::field::Visit) {
+                // `op` is always a function; the closure is used because
+                // sometimes there isn't a real function corresponding to that
+                // operation. the clippy warning is not that useful here.
+                #[allow(clippy::redundant_closure_call)]
                 visitor.$record(key, $op(self.get()))
             }
         }
diff --git a/tracing-subscriber/src/field/mod.rs b/tracing-subscriber/src/field/mod.rs
index 705fa5841c..e55ec82d6e 100644
--- a/tracing-subscriber/src/field/mod.rs
+++ b/tracing-subscriber/src/field/mod.rs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ pub trait VisitOutput<Out>: Visit {
 /// Extension trait implemented by types which can be recorded by a [visitor].
 ///
 /// This allows writing code that is generic over `tracing_core`'s
-/// [`span::Attributes`][attr], [`span::Record`][rec], and [`Event`][event]
+/// [`span::Attributes`][attr], [`span::Record`][rec], and [`Event`]
 /// types. These types all provide inherent `record` methods that allow a
 /// visitor to record their fields, but there is no common trait representing this.
 ///
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ pub trait VisitOutput<Out>: Visit {
 /// [visitor]: tracing_core::field::Visit
 /// [attr]: tracing_core::span::Attributes
 /// [rec]: tracing_core::span::Record
-/// [event]: tracing_core::event::Event
 pub trait RecordFields: crate::sealed::Sealed<RecordFieldsMarker> {
     /// Record all the fields in `self` with the provided `visitor`.
     fn record(&self, visitor: &mut dyn Visit);
diff --git a/tracing-subscriber/src/filter/directive.rs b/tracing-subscriber/src/filter/directive.rs
index 3745662385..8e00a57a43 100644
--- a/tracing-subscriber/src/filter/directive.rs
+++ b/tracing-subscriber/src/filter/directive.rs
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ enum ParseErrorKind {
 // === impl DirectiveSet ===
 
 impl<T> DirectiveSet<T> {
-    #[cfg(feature = "std")]
+    // this is only used by `env-filter`.
+    #[cfg(all(feature = "std", feature = "env-filter"))]
     pub(crate) fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
         self.directives.is_empty()
     }
@@ -388,7 +389,7 @@ impl FromStr for StaticDirective {
 // === impl ParseError ===
 
 impl ParseError {
-    #[cfg(feature = "std")]
+    #[cfg(all(feature = "std", feature = "env-filter"))]
     pub(crate) fn new() -> Self {
         ParseError {
             kind: ParseErrorKind::Other(None),
diff --git a/tracing-subscriber/src/filter/env/directive.rs b/tracing-subscriber/src/filter/env/directive.rs
index f0ccbd7ed3..1f0b118661 100644
--- a/tracing-subscriber/src/filter/env/directive.rs
+++ b/tracing-subscriber/src/filter/env/directive.rs
@@ -120,8 +120,9 @@ impl Directive {
     }
 
     pub(super) fn parse(from: &str, regex: bool) -> Result<Self, ParseError> {
-        static DIRECTIVE_RE: Lazy<Regex> = Lazy::new(|| Regex::new(
-            r"(?x)
+        static DIRECTIVE_RE: Lazy<Regex> = Lazy::new(|| {
+            Regex::new(
+                r"(?x)
             ^(?P<global_level>(?i:trace|debug|info|warn|error|off|[0-5]))$ |
                 #                 ^^^.
                 #                     `note: we match log level names case-insensitively
@@ -135,15 +136,18 @@ impl Directive {
                     #              `note: we match log level names case-insensitively
             )?
             $
-            "
-        )
-        .unwrap());
+            ",
+            )
+            .unwrap()
+        });
         static SPAN_PART_RE: Lazy<Regex> =
-            Lazy::new(|| Regex::new(r#"(?P<name>[^\]\{]+)?(?:\{(?P<fields>[^\}]*)\})?"#).unwrap());
+            Lazy::new(|| Regex::new(r"(?P<name>[^\]\{]+)?(?:\{(?P<fields>[^\}]*)\})?").unwrap());
         static FIELD_FILTER_RE: Lazy<Regex> =
             // TODO(eliza): this doesn't _currently_ handle value matchers that include comma
             // characters. We should fix that.
-            Lazy::new(|| Regex::new(r#"(?x)
+            Lazy::new(|| {
+                Regex::new(
+                    r"(?x)
                 (
                     # field name
                     [[:word:]][[[:word:]]\.]*
@@ -152,7 +156,10 @@ impl Directive {
                 )
                 # trailing comma or EOS
                 (?:,\s?|$)
-            "#).unwrap());
+            ",
+                )
+                .unwrap()
+            });
 
         let caps = DIRECTIVE_RE.captures(from).ok_or_else(ParseError::new)?;
 
diff --git a/tracing-subscriber/src/fmt/format/mod.rs b/tracing-subscriber/src/fmt/format/mod.rs
index c9760138ab..2d0fbfa6d2 100644
--- a/tracing-subscriber/src/fmt/format/mod.rs
+++ b/tracing-subscriber/src/fmt/format/mod.rs
@@ -333,9 +333,8 @@ pub struct FieldFnVisitor<'a, F> {
 /// The compact format includes fields from all currently entered spans, after
 /// the event's fields. Span fields are ordered (but not grouped) grouped by
 /// span, and span names are  not shown.A more compact representation of the
-/// event's [`Level`](tracing::Level) is used, and additional information, such
-/// as the event's target, is disabled by default (but can be enabled
-/// explicitly).
+/// event's [`Level`] is used, and additional information, such as the event's
+/// target, is disabled by default (but can be enabled explicitly).
 ///
 /// # Example Output
 ///
@@ -1067,7 +1066,12 @@ where
 
         let dimmed = writer.dimmed();
         if self.display_target {
-            write!(writer, "{}{}", dimmed.paint(meta.target()), dimmed.paint(":"))?;
+            write!(
+                writer,
+                "{}{}",
+                dimmed.paint(meta.target()),
+                dimmed.paint(":")
+            )?;
         }
 
         if self.display_filename {
diff --git a/tracing-subscriber/src/fmt/mod.rs b/tracing-subscriber/src/fmt/mod.rs
index 38acf4d092..036099211b 100644
--- a/tracing-subscriber/src/fmt/mod.rs
+++ b/tracing-subscriber/src/fmt/mod.rs
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ where
 
     /// Sets the collector being built to use a less verbose formatter.
     ///
-    /// See [`format::Compact`].
+    /// See [`format::Compact`] for details.
     pub fn compact(self) -> CollectorBuilder<N, format::Format<format::Compact, T>, F, W>
     where
         N: for<'writer> FormatFields<'writer> + 'static,
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ where
 
     /// Sets the collector being built to use a JSON formatter.
     ///
-    /// See [`format::Json`](super::fmt::format::Json)
+    /// See [`format::Json`] for details.
     #[cfg(feature = "json")]
     #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "json")))]
     pub fn json(self) -> CollectorBuilder<format::JsonFields, format::Format<format::Json, T>, F, W>
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ where
 impl<T, F, W> CollectorBuilder<format::JsonFields, format::Format<format::Json, T>, F, W> {
     /// Sets the json collector being built to flatten event metadata.
     ///
-    /// See [`format::Json`](super::fmt::format::Json)
+    /// See [`format::Json`] for details.
     pub fn flatten_event(
         self,
         flatten_event: bool,
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ impl<T, F, W> CollectorBuilder<format::JsonFields, format::Format<format::Json,
     /// Sets whether or not the JSON subscriber being built will include the current span
     /// in formatted events.
     ///
-    /// See [`format::Json`](super::fmt::format::Json)
+    /// See [`format::Json`] for details.
     pub fn with_current_span(
         self,
         display_current_span: bool,
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ impl<T, F, W> CollectorBuilder<format::JsonFields, format::Format<format::Json,
     /// Sets whether or not the JSON subscriber being built will include a list (from
     /// root to leaf) of all currently entered spans in formatted events.
     ///
-    /// See [`format::Json`](super::fmt::format::Json)
+    /// See [`format::Json`] for details.
     pub fn with_span_list(
         self,
         display_span_list: bool,
@@ -1287,6 +1287,10 @@ mod test {
             Self { buf }
         }
 
+        // this is currently only used by the JSON formatter tests. if we need
+        // it elsewhere in the future, feel free to remove the `#[cfg]`
+        // attribute!
+        #[cfg(feature = "json")]
         pub(crate) fn buf(&self) -> MutexGuard<'_, Vec<u8>> {
             self.buf.lock().unwrap()
         }
diff --git a/tracing-subscriber/src/fmt/writer.rs b/tracing-subscriber/src/fmt/writer.rs
index fc3d4f4e70..fcd529a563 100644
--- a/tracing-subscriber/src/fmt/writer.rs
+++ b/tracing-subscriber/src/fmt/writer.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ use tracing_core::Metadata;
 /// This trait is already implemented for function pointers and
 /// immutably-borrowing closures that return an instance of [`io::Write`], such
 /// as [`io::stdout`] and [`io::stderr`]. Additionally, it is implemented for
-/// [`std::sync::Mutex`][mutex] when the type inside the mutex implements
+/// [`std::sync::Mutex`] when the type inside the mutex implements
 /// [`io::Write`].
 ///
 /// The [`MakeWriter::make_writer_for`] method takes [`Metadata`] describing a
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ use tracing_core::Metadata;
 /// ```
 ///
 /// A single instance of a type implementing [`io::Write`] may be used as a
-/// `MakeWriter` by wrapping it in a [`Mutex`][mutex]. For example, we could
+/// `MakeWriter` by wrapping it in a [`Mutex`]. For example, we could
 /// write to a file like so:
 ///
 /// ```
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ use tracing_core::Metadata;
 /// [`Event`]: tracing_core::event::Event
 /// [`io::stdout`]: std::io::stdout()
 /// [`io::stderr`]: std::io::stderr()
-/// [mutex]: std::sync::Mutex
 /// [`MakeWriter::make_writer_for`]: MakeWriter::make_writer_for
 /// [`Metadata`]: tracing_core::Metadata
 /// [levels]: tracing_core::Level
@@ -339,7 +338,7 @@ pub trait MakeWriterExt<'a>: MakeWriter<'a> {
 
     /// Wraps `self` with a predicate that takes a span or event's [`Metadata`]
     /// and returns a `bool`. The returned [`MakeWriter`]'s
-    /// [`MakeWriter::make_writer_for`][mwf] method will check the predicate to
+    /// [`MakeWriter::make_writer_for`] method will check the predicate to
     /// determine if  a writer should be produced for a given span or event.
     ///
     /// If the predicate returns `false`, the wrapped [`MakeWriter`]'s
@@ -486,7 +485,6 @@ pub trait MakeWriterExt<'a>: MakeWriter<'a> {
 /// requires the `Writer` type to implement [`io::Write`], it's necessary to add
 /// a newtype that forwards the trait implementation.
 ///
-/// [`io::Write`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/io/trait.Write.html
 /// [`MutexGuard`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/sync/struct.MutexGuard.html
 /// [`Mutex`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/sync/struct.Mutex.html
 /// [`MakeWriter`]: trait.MakeWriter.html
@@ -540,13 +538,12 @@ pub struct TestWriter {
 /// ```
 ///
 /// [`Collect`]: tracing::Collect
-/// [`io::Write`]: std::io::Write
 pub struct BoxMakeWriter {
     inner: Box<dyn for<'a> MakeWriter<'a, Writer = Box<dyn Write + 'a>> + Send + Sync>,
     name: &'static str,
 }
 
-/// A [writer] that is one of two types implementing [`io::Write`][writer].
+/// A [writer] that is one of two types implementing [`io::Write`].
 ///
 /// This may be used by [`MakeWriter`] implementations that may conditionally
 /// return one of two writers.
diff --git a/tracing-subscriber/src/registry/mod.rs b/tracing-subscriber/src/registry/mod.rs
index 48b378d1ed..b712aa73ab 100644
--- a/tracing-subscriber/src/registry/mod.rs
+++ b/tracing-subscriber/src/registry/mod.rs
@@ -205,11 +205,9 @@ pub trait SpanData<'a> {
 
 /// A reference to [span data] and the associated [registry].
 ///
-/// This type implements all the same methods as [`SpanData`][span data], and
-/// provides additional methods for querying the registry based on values from
-/// the span.
+/// This type implements all the same methods as [`SpanData`], and provides
+/// additional methods for querying the registry based on values from the span.
 ///
-/// [span data]: SpanData
 /// [registry]: LookupSpan
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct SpanRef<'a, R: LookupSpan<'a>> {
diff --git a/tracing-subscriber/src/subscribe/mod.rs b/tracing-subscriber/src/subscribe/mod.rs
index 8601ca3287..6f375654a9 100644
--- a/tracing-subscriber/src/subscribe/mod.rs
+++ b/tracing-subscriber/src/subscribe/mod.rs
@@ -1388,11 +1388,10 @@ pub trait Filter<S> {
     /// multiple invocations of this method. However, note that changes in the
     /// maximum level will **only** be reflected after the callsite [`Interest`]
     /// cache is rebuilt, by calling the
-    /// [`tracing_core::callsite::rebuild_interest_cache`][rebuild] function.
+    /// [`tracing_core::callsite::rebuild_interest_cache`] function.
     /// Therefore, if the `Filter will change the value returned by this
-    /// method, it is responsible for ensuring that
-    /// [`rebuild_interest_cache`][rebuild] is called after the value of the max
-    /// level changes.
+    /// method, it is responsible for ensuring that [`rebuild_interest_cache`]
+    /// is called after the value of the max level changes.
     ///
     /// ## Default Implementation
     ///
@@ -1402,7 +1401,7 @@ pub trait Filter<S> {
     /// [level]: tracing_core::metadata::Level
     /// [`LevelFilter`]: crate::filter::LevelFilter
     /// [`Interest`]: tracing_core::collect::Interest
-    /// [rebuild]: tracing_core::callsite::rebuild_interest_cache
+    /// [`rebuild_interest_cache`]: tracing_core::callsite::rebuild_interest_cache
     fn max_level_hint(&self) -> Option<LevelFilter> {
         None
     }
diff --git a/tracing/src/lib.rs b/tracing/src/lib.rs
index f698648232..de54bffbd2 100644
--- a/tracing/src/lib.rs
+++ b/tracing/src/lib.rs
@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@
 //! [event]: Event
 //! [events]: Event
 //! [`collect`]: collect::Collect
-//! [Collect::event]: collect::Collect::event
+//! [Collect::event]: fn@collect::Collect::event
 //! [`enter`]: collect::Collect::enter
 //! [`exit`]: collect::Collect::exit
 //! [`enabled`]: collect::Collect::enabled