diff --git a/stdlib/src/utils/stringref.mojo b/stdlib/src/utils/stringref.mojo
index ddc9559ff1..0d1ede078e 100644
--- a/stdlib/src/utils/stringref.mojo
+++ b/stdlib/src/utils/stringref.mojo
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 from bit import count_trailing_zeros
 from builtin.dtype import _uint_type_of_width
-from collections.string import _atol, _isspace, _StringRepr
+from collections.string import _atol, _isspace
 from hashlib._hasher import _HashableWithHasher, _Hasher
 from memory import UnsafePointer, memcmp, pack_bits
 from memory.memory import _memcmp_impl_unconstrained
@@ -404,14 +404,7 @@ struct StringRef(
         Returns:
             The String representation of the StringRef.
         """
-        var output = String()
-        var to_str = str(self)
-
-        output.write("StringRef(")
-        _StringRepr(to_str).write_to(output)
-        output.write(")")
-        _ = to_str
-        return output
+        return String.write("StringRef(", repr(str(self)), ")")
 
     @no_inline
     fn write_to[W: Writer](self, inout writer: W):