diff --git a/Dalamud/Utility/CStringExtensions.cs b/Dalamud/Utility/CStringExtensions.cs
index 83ebb186f..59c40f949 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Utility/CStringExtensions.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Utility/CStringExtensions.cs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public static class CStringExtensions
     /// <returns>A new Lumina ReadOnlySeString.</returns>
     public static ReadOnlySeString AsReadOnlySeString(this CStringPointer ptr)
     {
-        return new ReadOnlySeString(ptr.AsSpan().ToArray());
+        return new ReadOnlySeString(ptr.AsSpan());
     }
 
     /// <summary>
diff --git a/Dalamud/Utility/Utf8StringExtensions.cs b/Dalamud/Utility/Utf8StringExtensions.cs
index 644e0b39f..a566d2b45 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Utility/Utf8StringExtensions.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Utility/Utf8StringExtensions.cs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public static class Utf8StringExtensions
     /// <returns>A new Lumina ReadOnlySeString.</returns>
     public static ReadOnlySeString AsReadOnlySeString(this Utf8String str)
     {
-        return new ReadOnlySeString(str.AsSpan().ToArray());
+        return new ReadOnlySeString(str.AsSpan());
     }
 
     /// <summary>