diff --git a/tools/aapt/Resource.cpp b/tools/aapt/Resource.cpp
index 4a360ed..c5cbd51 100644
--- a/tools/aapt/Resource.cpp
+++ b/tools/aapt/Resource.cpp
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@
         if (kIsDebug) {
             printf("Qualifying class '%s' to '%s'", name.c_str(), className.c_str());
         }
-        attr->string.setTo(String16(className));
+        attr->string = String16(className);
     }
 }
 
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@
             return UNKNOWN_ERROR;
         }
         String8 origPackage(attr->string);
-        attr->string.setTo(String16(manifestPackageNameOverride));
+        attr->string = String16(manifestPackageNameOverride);
         if (kIsDebug) {
             printf("Overriding package '%s' to be '%s'\n", origPackage.c_str(),
                     manifestPackageNameOverride);
@@ -1007,7 +1007,7 @@
                 XMLNode::attribute_entry* attr = child->editAttribute(
                         String16(RESOURCES_ANDROID_NAMESPACE), String16("targetPackage"));
                 if (attr != NULL) {
-                    attr->string.setTo(String16(instrumentationPackageNameOverride));
+                    attr->string = String16(instrumentationPackageNameOverride);
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/tools/aapt/ResourceTable.cpp b/tools/aapt/ResourceTable.cpp
index bccf73e..b54b1e1 100644
--- a/tools/aapt/ResourceTable.cpp
+++ b/tools/aapt/ResourceTable.cpp
@@ -1363,11 +1363,11 @@
                     size_t length;
                     const char16_t* attr = block.getAttributeName(i, &length);
                     if (strcmp16(attr, name16.c_str()) == 0) {
-                        name.setTo(block.getAttributeStringValue(i, &length));
+                        name = String16(block.getAttributeStringValue(i, &length));
                     } else if (strcmp16(attr, translatable16.c_str()) == 0) {
-                        translatable.setTo(block.getAttributeStringValue(i, &length));
+                        translatable = String16(block.getAttributeStringValue(i, &length));
                     } else if (strcmp16(attr, formatted16.c_str()) == 0) {
-                        formatted.setTo(block.getAttributeStringValue(i, &length));
+                        formatted = String16(block.getAttributeStringValue(i, &length));
                     }
                 }
                 
@@ -1541,7 +1541,7 @@
                 } else {
                     ssize_t sep = ident.findLast('.');
                     if (sep >= 0) {
-                        parentIdent.setTo(ident, sep);
+                        parentIdent = String16(ident, sep);
                     }
                 }
 
@@ -2831,10 +2831,10 @@
                 String8 config;
                 comma = strchr(start, ',');
                 if (comma != NULL) {
-                    config.setTo(start, comma - start);
+                    config = String8(start, comma - start);
                     start = comma + 1;
                 } else {
-                    config.setTo(start);
+                    config = start;
                 }
 
                 if (!locale.initFromFilterString(config)) {
diff --git a/tools/aapt/XMLNode.cpp b/tools/aapt/XMLNode.cpp
index e270a73..a887ac9 100644
--- a/tools/aapt/XMLNode.cpp
+++ b/tools/aapt/XMLNode.cpp
@@ -334,9 +334,9 @@
             String16 spanTag;
             ssize_t semi = span.name.findFirst(';');
             if (semi >= 0) {
-                spanTag.setTo(span.name.c_str(), semi);
+                spanTag = String16(span.name.c_str(), semi);
             } else {
-                spanTag.setTo(span.name);
+                spanTag = span.name;
             }
             if (strcmp16(inXml->getElementName(&len), spanTag.c_str()) != 0) {
                 SourcePos(String8(fileName), inXml->getLineNumber()).error(
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@
         // later as part of the overall type conversion.  Return to the
         // client the raw unprocessed text.
         rawString.append(curString);
-        outString->setTo(rawString);
+        *outString = rawString;
     }
 
     return NO_ERROR;
diff --git a/tools/split-select/Main.cpp b/tools/split-select/Main.cpp
index 1e75117..73bfa19 100644
--- a/tools/split-select/Main.cpp
+++ b/tools/split-select/Main.cpp
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@
                 usage();
                 return 1;
             }
-            targetConfigStr.setTo(*argv);
+            targetConfigStr = *argv;
         } else if (arg == "--split") {
             argc--;
             argv++;
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@
                 usage();
                 return 1;
             }
-            baseApkPath.setTo(*argv);
+            baseApkPath = *argv;
         } else if (arg == "--generate") {
             generateFlag = true;
         } else if (arg == "--help") {
diff --git a/tools/split-select/SplitDescription.cpp b/tools/split-select/SplitDescription.cpp
index 7150008..c02e2d7 100644
--- a/tools/split-select/SplitDescription.cpp
+++ b/tools/split-select/SplitDescription.cpp
@@ -134,10 +134,10 @@
     String8 configStr;
     String8 extensionStr;
     if (index >= 0) {
-        configStr.setTo(str.c_str(), index);
-        extensionStr.setTo(str.c_str() + index + 1);
+        configStr = String8(str.c_str(), index);
+        extensionStr = (str.c_str() + index + 1);
     } else {
-        configStr.setTo(str);
+        configStr = str;
     }
 
     SplitDescription split;