diff --git a/src/vm/mod.rs b/src/vm/mod.rs
index 31964eb..02604e9 100644
--- a/src/vm/mod.rs
+++ b/src/vm/mod.rs
@@ -367,23 +367,11 @@ pub fn run_byte_code(state: &mut DvmState, context: &DvmContext, byte_code: &[u8
                 };
                 let constant = lib.constants.get(const_id).unwrap();
                 let DmConstant::String(s) = constant;
-
-                // Alloc memory for constant
-                let size = s.len();
-                let layout = Layout::from_size_align(size, 1).unwrap();
-                let raw_pointer = unsafe { alloc(layout) };
-
-                // Move constant to memory
-                let bytes = s.as_bytes();
-                for i in 0..size {
-                    unsafe {
-                        raw_pointer.add(i).write(bytes[i]);
-                    }
-                }
+                let pointer = s.as_ptr();
 
                 // Store the pointer metadata in target registers.
-                state.registers[address_register] = DvmValue::USize(raw_pointer as usize);
-                state.registers[size_register] = DvmValue::USize(size);
+                state.registers[address_register] = DvmValue::USize(pointer as usize);
+                state.registers[size_register] = DvmValue::USize(s.len());
             }
             ALLOC_RAW => {
                 // Allocates a raw number of bytes, with the number of bytes determined by the value