diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 247392f25..4ab9f7566 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ impl Route for MyRoute {
 }
 
 fn main() {
-    let system = System::new("test".to_owned());
+    let system = System::new("test");
 
     // create routing map with `MyRoute` route
     let mut routes = RoutingMap::default();
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 71542ac50..f95f80b1d 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ impl Handler<ws::Message> for MyWS {
 fn main() {
     let _ = env_logger::init();
 
-    let sys = actix::System::new("http-example".to_owned());
+    let sys = actix::System::new("http-example");
 
     let mut routes = RoutingMap::default();