diff --git a/libs/binder/RecordedTransaction.cpp b/libs/binder/RecordedTransaction.cpp
index 5406205..2e70304 100644
--- a/libs/binder/RecordedTransaction.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/RecordedTransaction.cpp
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@
                        static_cast<int32_t>(timestamp.tv_nsec),
                        0};
 
-    t.mData.mInterfaceName = String8(interfaceName);
-    if (interfaceName.size() != t.mData.mInterfaceName.bytes()) {
+    t.mData.mInterfaceName = std::string(String8(interfaceName).string());
+    if (interfaceName.size() != t.mData.mInterfaceName.size()) {
         LOG(ERROR) << "Interface Name is not valid. Contains characters that aren't single byte "
                       "utf-8: "
                    << interfaceName;
@@ -231,7 +231,8 @@
                 break;
             }
             case INTERFACE_NAME_CHUNK: {
-                t.mData.mInterfaceName.setTo(reinterpret_cast<char*>(payloadMap), chunk.dataSize);
+                t.mData.mInterfaceName =
+                        std::string(reinterpret_cast<char*>(payloadMap), chunk.dataSize);
                 break;
             }
             case DATA_PARCEL_CHUNK: {
@@ -308,7 +309,7 @@
     }
     if (NO_ERROR !=
         writeChunk(fd, INTERFACE_NAME_CHUNK, mData.mInterfaceName.size() * sizeof(uint8_t),
-                   reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(mData.mInterfaceName.string()))) {
+                   reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(mData.mInterfaceName.c_str()))) {
         LOG(INFO) << "Failed to write Interface Name Chunk to fd " << fd.get();
         return UNKNOWN_ERROR;
     }
@@ -328,7 +329,7 @@
     return NO_ERROR;
 }
 
-const android::String8& RecordedTransaction::getInterfaceName() const {
+const std::string& RecordedTransaction::getInterfaceName() const {
     return mData.mInterfaceName;
 }
 
diff --git a/libs/binder/include/binder/RecordedTransaction.h b/libs/binder/include/binder/RecordedTransaction.h
index 4966330..eb765fe 100644
--- a/libs/binder/include/binder/RecordedTransaction.h
+++ b/libs/binder/include/binder/RecordedTransaction.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 
     [[nodiscard]] status_t dumpToFile(const android::base::unique_fd& fd) const;
 
-    const String8& getInterfaceName() const;
+    const std::string& getInterfaceName() const;
     uint32_t getCode() const;
     uint32_t getFlags() const;
     int32_t getReturnedStatus() const;
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 
     struct MovableData { // movable
         TransactionHeader mHeader;
-        String8 mInterfaceName;
+        std::string mInterfaceName;
     };
     MovableData mData;
     Parcel mSent;
diff --git a/libs/binder/tests/binderRecordedTransactionTest.cpp b/libs/binder/tests/binderRecordedTransactionTest.cpp
index 2f5c8c6..30172cc 100644
--- a/libs/binder/tests/binderRecordedTransactionTest.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/tests/binderRecordedTransactionTest.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 
     auto retrievedTransaction = RecordedTransaction::fromFile(fd);
 
-    EXPECT_EQ(retrievedTransaction->getInterfaceName(), android::String8(interfaceName));
+    EXPECT_EQ(retrievedTransaction->getInterfaceName(), android::String8(interfaceName).c_str());
     EXPECT_EQ(retrievedTransaction->getCode(), 1);
     EXPECT_EQ(retrievedTransaction->getFlags(), 42);
     EXPECT_EQ(retrievedTransaction->getTimestamp().tv_sec, ts.tv_sec);