diff --git a/core/util.rs b/core/util.rs
index d3684750a..7c5df802d 100644
--- a/core/util.rs
+++ b/core/util.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 pub fn normalize_ident(ident: &str) -> String {
     if ident.starts_with('"') && ident.ends_with('"') {
-        ident[1..ident.len() - 1].to_string().to_lowercase()
+        ident[1..ident.len() - 1].to_lowercase()
     } else {
         ident.to_lowercase()
     }