diff --git a/serde2/src/json/builder.rs b/serde2/src/json/builder.rs
index bed044da..a495eeaa 100644
--- a/serde2/src/json/builder.rs
+++ b/serde2/src/json/builder.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
-use std::str::StrAllocating;
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 
 use ser::{mod, Serialize};
@@ -58,20 +57,20 @@ impl ObjectBuilder {
         Value::Object(self.object)
     }
 
-    pub fn insert<K: StrAllocating, V: ser::Serialize>(mut self, k: K, v: V) -> ObjectBuilder {
-        self.object.insert(k.into_string(), value::to_value(&v));
+    pub fn insert<V: ser::Serialize>(mut self, k: String, v: V) -> ObjectBuilder {
+        self.object.insert(k, value::to_value(&v));
         self
     }
 
-    pub fn insert_array<S: StrAllocating>(mut self, key: S, f: |ArrayBuilder| -> ArrayBuilder) -> ObjectBuilder {
+    pub fn insert_array(mut self, key: String, f: |ArrayBuilder| -> ArrayBuilder) -> ObjectBuilder {
         let builder = ArrayBuilder::new();
-        self.object.insert(key.into_string(), f(builder).unwrap());
+        self.object.insert(key, f(builder).unwrap());
         self
     }
 
-    pub fn insert_object<S: StrAllocating>(mut self, key: S, f: |ObjectBuilder| -> ObjectBuilder) -> ObjectBuilder {
+    pub fn insert_object(mut self, key: String, f: |ObjectBuilder| -> ObjectBuilder) -> ObjectBuilder {
         let builder = ObjectBuilder::new();
-        self.object.insert(key.into_string(), f(builder).unwrap());
+        self.object.insert(key, f(builder).unwrap());
         self
     }
 }