diff --git a/src/openrct2/object/ObjectManager.cpp b/src/openrct2/object/ObjectManager.cpp
index 6595db6fa1..3763f5a590 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/object/ObjectManager.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/object/ObjectManager.cpp
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ public:
         return loadedObject;
     }
 
-    Object* LoadObject(const std::string_view& identifier) override
+    Object* LoadObject(std::string_view identifier) override
     {
         const ObjectRepositoryItem* ori = _objectRepository.FindObject(identifier);
         return RepositoryItemToObject(ori);
diff --git a/src/openrct2/object/ObjectManager.h b/src/openrct2/object/ObjectManager.h
index ea5f7145e5..85e8051eb6 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/object/ObjectManager.h
+++ b/src/openrct2/object/ObjectManager.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ struct IObjectManager
     virtual ObjectEntryIndex GetLoadedObjectEntryIndex(const Object* object) abstract;
     virtual std::vector<rct_object_entry> GetInvalidObjects(const rct_object_entry* entries) abstract;
 
-    virtual Object* LoadObject(const std::string_view& identifier) abstract;
+    virtual Object* LoadObject(std::string_view identifier) abstract;
     virtual Object* LoadObject(const rct_object_entry* entry) abstract;
     virtual void LoadObjects(const rct_object_entry* entries, size_t count) abstract;
     virtual void LoadDefaultObjects() abstract;
diff --git a/src/openrct2/object/ObjectRepository.cpp b/src/openrct2/object/ObjectRepository.cpp
index 4c9503b3dd..78864f511e 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/object/ObjectRepository.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/object/ObjectRepository.cpp
@@ -49,11 +49,10 @@ using namespace OpenRCT2;
 
 struct ObjectIdentifierHash
 {
-    size_t operator()(const std::string_view& identifier) const
+    size_t operator()(std::string_view identifier) const
     {
-        std::string copy = identifier.data();
         uint32_t hash = 5381;
-        for (auto i : copy)
+        for (auto i : identifier)
         {
             hash = ((hash << 5) + hash) + i;
         }
@@ -63,7 +62,7 @@ struct ObjectIdentifierHash
 
 struct ObjectIdentifierEqual
 {
-    bool operator()(const std::string_view& lhs, const std::string_view& rhs) const
+    bool operator()(std::string_view lhs, std::string_view rhs) const
     {
         return lhs == rhs;
     }
@@ -306,9 +305,9 @@ public:
         return nullptr;
     }
 
-    const ObjectRepositoryItem* FindObject(const std::string_view& identifier) const override final
+    const ObjectRepositoryItem* FindObject(std::string_view identifier) const override final
     {
-        auto kvp = _newItemMap.find(identifier.data());
+        auto kvp = _newItemMap.find(std::string(identifier));
         if (kvp != _newItemMap.end())
         {
             return &_items[kvp->second];
diff --git a/src/openrct2/object/ObjectRepository.h b/src/openrct2/object/ObjectRepository.h
index 838c95f2df..5b3a7cf877 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/object/ObjectRepository.h
+++ b/src/openrct2/object/ObjectRepository.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ struct IObjectRepository
     virtual size_t GetNumObjects() const abstract;
     virtual const ObjectRepositoryItem* GetObjects() const abstract;
     virtual const ObjectRepositoryItem* FindObjectLegacy(const std::string_view& legacyIdentifier) const abstract;
-    virtual const ObjectRepositoryItem* FindObject(const std::string_view& identifier) const abstract;
+    virtual const ObjectRepositoryItem* FindObject(std::string_view identifier) const abstract;
     virtual const ObjectRepositoryItem* FindObject(const rct_object_entry* objectEntry) const abstract;
 
     virtual std::unique_ptr<Object> LoadObject(const ObjectRepositoryItem* ori) abstract;