diff --git a/gstreamer/src/query.rs b/gstreamer/src/query.rs
index 52a3cc009..90a6519ef 100644
--- a/gstreamer/src/query.rs
+++ b/gstreamer/src/query.rs
@@ -894,15 +894,13 @@ impl<T: AsPtr> Uri<T> {
 
 impl<T: AsMutPtr> Uri<T> {
     #[doc(alias = "gst_query_set_uri")]
-    pub fn set_uri<'b, U: Into<&'b str>>(&mut self, uri: U) {
-        let uri = uri.into();
+    pub fn set_uri(&mut self, uri: &str) {
         unsafe {
             ffi::gst_query_set_uri(self.0.as_mut_ptr(), uri.to_glib_none().0);
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn set_redirection<'b, U: Into<&'b str>>(&mut self, uri: U, permanent: bool) {
-        let uri = uri.into();
+    pub fn set_redirection(&mut self, uri: &str, permanent: bool) {
         unsafe {
             ffi::gst_query_set_uri_redirection(self.0.as_mut_ptr(), uri.to_glib_none().0);
             ffi::gst_query_set_uri_redirection_permanent(
diff --git a/gstreamer/src/value.rs b/gstreamer/src/value.rs
index 52ccbd326..5cb8ebd69 100644
--- a/gstreamer/src/value.rs
+++ b/gstreamer/src/value.rs
@@ -852,15 +852,12 @@ pub trait GstValueExt: Sized {
     #[doc(alias = "gst_value_serialize")]
     fn serialize(&self) -> Result<glib::GString, glib::BoolError>;
     #[doc(alias = "gst_value_deserialize")]
-    fn deserialize<'a, T: Into<&'a str>>(
-        s: T,
-        type_: glib::Type,
-    ) -> Result<glib::Value, glib::BoolError>;
+    fn deserialize(s: &str, type_: glib::Type) -> Result<glib::Value, glib::BoolError>;
     #[cfg(any(feature = "v1_20", feature = "dox"))]
     #[cfg_attr(feature = "dox", doc(cfg(feature = "v1_20")))]
     #[doc(alias = "gst_value_deserialize_with_pspec")]
-    fn deserialize_with_pspec<'a, T: Into<&'a str>>(
-        s: T,
+    fn deserialize_with_pspec(
+        s: &str,
         pspec: &glib::ParamSpec,
     ) -> Result<glib::Value, glib::BoolError>;
 }
@@ -1002,14 +999,9 @@ impl GstValueExt for glib::Value {
         }
     }
 
-    fn deserialize<'a, T: Into<&'a str>>(
-        s: T,
-        type_: glib::Type,
-    ) -> Result<glib::Value, glib::BoolError> {
+    fn deserialize(s: &str, type_: glib::Type) -> Result<glib::Value, glib::BoolError> {
         assert_initialized_main_thread!();
 
-        let s = s.into();
-
         unsafe {
             let mut value = glib::Value::from_type(type_);
             let ret: bool = from_glib(ffi::gst_value_deserialize(
@@ -1026,14 +1018,12 @@ impl GstValueExt for glib::Value {
 
     #[cfg(any(feature = "v1_20", feature = "dox"))]
     #[cfg_attr(feature = "dox", doc(cfg(feature = "v1_20")))]
-    fn deserialize_with_pspec<'a, T: Into<&'a str>>(
-        s: T,
+    fn deserialize_with_pspec(
+        s: &str,
         pspec: &glib::ParamSpec,
     ) -> Result<glib::Value, glib::BoolError> {
         assert_initialized_main_thread!();
 
-        let s = s.into();
-
         unsafe {
             let mut value = glib::Value::from_type(pspec.value_type());
             let ret: bool = from_glib(ffi::gst_value_deserialize_with_pspec(