diff --git a/include/ircd/js/trap.h b/include/ircd/js/trap.h
index 4cffb8f38..ffaa3da48 100644
--- a/include/ircd/js/trap.h
+++ b/include/ircd/js/trap.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class trap
 	JSPropertySpec ps[2];
 	JSFunctionSpec fs[2];
 	std::unique_ptr<JSClass> _class;
-	std::map<persist_string, trap *, persist_string::less> children;
+	std::map<std::string, trap *> children;
 
 	// Override these to define JS objects in C
 	virtual value on_call(object::handle, value::handle, const args &);
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ class trap
 	auto &jsclass() const                        { return *_class;                                 }
 
 	 // Get child by name (NOT PATH)
-	const trap &child(const string &name) const;
-	trap &child(const string &name);
+	const trap &child(const std::string &name) const;
+	trap &child(const std::string &name);
 
 	// Path is absolute to root
 	static trap &find(const string::handle &path);
diff --git a/ircd/js.cc b/ircd/js.cc
index 457f5943c..f2cda1058 100644
--- a/ircd/js.cc
+++ b/ircd/js.cc
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ ircd::js::trap::find(const string::handle &path)
 }
 
 ircd::js::trap &
-ircd::js::trap::child(const string &name)
+ircd::js::trap::child(const std::string &name)
 try
 {
 	if(name.empty())
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ catch(const std::out_of_range &e)
 }
 
 const ircd::js::trap &
-ircd::js::trap::child(const string &name)
+ircd::js::trap::child(const std::string &name)
 const
 try
 {