1 files changed, 1 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/string.c b/string.c
index 109edd36ba..81b9b9d134 100644
--- a/string.c
+++ b/string.c
@@ -1349,13 +1349,7 @@ rb_string_value(volatile VALUE *ptr)
 {
     VALUE s = *ptr;
     if (TYPE(s) != T_STRING) {
-	if (SYMBOL_P(s)) {
-	    s = rb_sym_to_s(s);
-	}
-	else {
-	    s = rb_str_to_str(s);
-	}
-	*ptr = s;
+	*ptr = rb_str_to_str(s);
     }
     return s;
 }