diff --git a/security/keymint/support/include/remote_prov/remote_prov_utils.h b/security/keymint/support/include/remote_prov/remote_prov_utils.h
index caeb7ff..91c7c48 100644
--- a/security/keymint/support/include/remote_prov/remote_prov_utils.h
+++ b/security/keymint/support/include/remote_prov/remote_prov_utils.h
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
  * e.g. for "android.hardware.security.keymint.IRemotelyProvisionedComponent/avf",
  * it returns "avf".
  */
-std::string deviceSuffix(const std::string& name);
+std::string_view deviceSuffix(std::string_view name);
 
 struct EekChain {
     bytevec chain;
diff --git a/security/keymint/support/remote_prov_utils.cpp b/security/keymint/support/remote_prov_utils.cpp
index 6a5b608..88c9e1e 100644
--- a/security/keymint/support/remote_prov_utils.cpp
+++ b/security/keymint/support/remote_prov_utils.cpp
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@
 using X509_Ptr = bssl::UniquePtr<X509>;
 using CRYPTO_BUFFER_Ptr = bssl::UniquePtr<CRYPTO_BUFFER>;
 
-std::string deviceSuffix(const std::string& name) {
-    size_t pos = name.rfind('/');
+std::string_view deviceSuffix(std::string_view name) {
+    auto pos = name.rfind('/');
     if (pos == std::string::npos) {
         return name;
     }
diff --git a/security/rkp/aidl/vts/functional/VtsRemotelyProvisionedComponentTests.cpp b/security/rkp/aidl/vts/functional/VtsRemotelyProvisionedComponentTests.cpp
index 8f918af..c099907 100644
--- a/security/rkp/aidl/vts/functional/VtsRemotelyProvisionedComponentTests.cpp
+++ b/security/rkp/aidl/vts/functional/VtsRemotelyProvisionedComponentTests.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <remote_prov/remote_prov_utils.h>
 #include <optional>
 #include <set>
+#include <string_view>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include "KeyMintAidlTestBase.h"
@@ -150,22 +151,14 @@
     return corruptChain.encode();
 }
 
-string device_suffix(const string& name) {
-    size_t pos = name.find('/');
-    if (pos == string::npos) {
-        return name;
-    }
-    return name.substr(pos + 1);
-}
-
 bool matching_keymint_device(const string& rp_name, std::shared_ptr<IKeyMintDevice>* keyMint) {
-    string rp_suffix = device_suffix(rp_name);
+    auto rp_suffix = deviceSuffix(rp_name);
 
     vector<string> km_names = ::android::getAidlHalInstanceNames(IKeyMintDevice::descriptor);
     for (const string& km_name : km_names) {
         // If the suffix of the KeyMint instance equals the suffix of the
         // RemotelyProvisionedComponent instance, assume they match.
-        if (device_suffix(km_name) == rp_suffix && AServiceManager_isDeclared(km_name.c_str())) {
+        if (deviceSuffix(km_name) == rp_suffix && AServiceManager_isDeclared(km_name.c_str())) {
             ::ndk::SpAIBinder binder(AServiceManager_waitForService(km_name.c_str()));
             *keyMint = IKeyMintDevice::fromBinder(binder);
             return true;
@@ -1002,7 +995,7 @@
     ASSERT_TRUE(bootPatchLevel);
     ASSERT_TRUE(securityLevel);
 
-    auto kmDeviceName = device_suffix(GetParam());
+    auto kmDeviceName = deviceSuffix(GetParam());
 
     // Compare DeviceInfo against IDs attested by KeyMint.
     ASSERT_TRUE((securityLevel->value() == "tee" && kmDeviceName == "default") ||