diff --git a/cas/1.0/default/DescramblerImpl.cpp b/cas/1.0/default/DescramblerImpl.cpp
index 6b730eb..6d7c304 100644
--- a/cas/1.0/default/DescramblerImpl.cpp
+++ b/cas/1.0/default/DescramblerImpl.cpp
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
         return false;
     }
 
-    return holder->requiresSecureDecoderComponent(String8(mime.c_str()));
+    return holder->requiresSecureDecoderComponent(mime.c_str());
 }
 
 static inline bool validateRangeForSize(
diff --git a/cas/1.1/default/DescramblerImpl.cpp b/cas/1.1/default/DescramblerImpl.cpp
index 9d2ead7..237d56b 100644
--- a/cas/1.1/default/DescramblerImpl.cpp
+++ b/cas/1.1/default/DescramblerImpl.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
         return false;
     }
 
-    return holder->requiresSecureDecoderComponent(String8(mime.c_str()));
+    return holder->requiresSecureDecoderComponent(mime.c_str());
 }
 
 static inline bool validateRangeForSize(uint64_t offset, uint64_t length, uint64_t size) {
diff --git a/cas/1.2/default/DescramblerImpl.cpp b/cas/1.2/default/DescramblerImpl.cpp
index 9d2ead7..237d56b 100644
--- a/cas/1.2/default/DescramblerImpl.cpp
+++ b/cas/1.2/default/DescramblerImpl.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
         return false;
     }
 
-    return holder->requiresSecureDecoderComponent(String8(mime.c_str()));
+    return holder->requiresSecureDecoderComponent(mime.c_str());
 }
 
 static inline bool validateRangeForSize(uint64_t offset, uint64_t length, uint64_t size) {
diff --git a/cas/aidl/default/DescramblerImpl.cpp b/cas/aidl/default/DescramblerImpl.cpp
index d658887..0f4e99b 100644
--- a/cas/aidl/default/DescramblerImpl.cpp
+++ b/cas/aidl/default/DescramblerImpl.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
         *_aidl_return = false;
     }
 
-    *_aidl_return = holder->requiresSecureDecoderComponent(String8(in_mime.c_str()));
+    *_aidl_return = holder->requiresSecureDecoderComponent(in_mime.c_str());
     return ScopedAStatus::ok();
 }