diff --git a/src/newgrf_gui.cpp b/src/newgrf_gui.cpp
index 6c206a93fe..b66f226697 100644
--- a/src/newgrf_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/newgrf_gui.cpp
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ struct NewGRFParametersWindow : public Window {
 
 		auto it = std::ranges::lower_bound(par_info.value_names, value, std::less{}, &GRFParameterInfo::ValueName::first);
 		if (it != std::end(par_info.value_names) && it->first == value) {
-			if (auto label = GetGRFStringFromGRFText(it->second); label.has_value()) return {STR_JUST_RAW_STRING, std::string(*label)};
+			if (auto label = GetGRFStringFromGRFText(it->second); label.has_value()) return {STR_JUST_RAW_STRING, *label};
 		}
 
 		return {STR_JUST_INT, value};
diff --git a/src/strings.cpp b/src/strings.cpp
index d0d65f9d40..102f08d132 100644
--- a/src/strings.cpp
+++ b/src/strings.cpp
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ EncodedString EncodedString::ReplaceParam(size_t param, StringParameter &&data)
 			}
 
 			case SCC_ENCODED_STRING: {
-				params.emplace_back(std::string(record.Read(StringConsumer::npos)));
+				params.emplace_back(record.Read(StringConsumer::npos));
 				break;
 			}
 
@@ -1037,7 +1037,7 @@ static void DecodeEncodedString(StringConsumer &consumer, bool game_script, Stri
 			}
 
 			case SCC_ENCODED_STRING: {
-				sub_args.emplace_back(std::string(record.Read(StringConsumer::npos)));
+				sub_args.emplace_back(record.Read(StringConsumer::npos));
 				break;
 			}