diff --git a/crates/ra_syntax/src/syntax_text.rs b/crates/ra_syntax/src/syntax_text.rs
index e648dc082d97..844bd3e13f26 100644
--- a/crates/ra_syntax/src/syntax_text.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_syntax/src/syntax_text.rs
@@ -38,9 +38,7 @@ impl<'a> SyntaxText<'a> {
     }
 
     pub fn to_smol_string(&self) -> SmolStr {
-        // FIXME: use `self.chunks().collect()` here too once
-        // https://github.com/matklad/smol_str/pull/12 is merged and published
-        self.to_string().into()
+        self.chunks().collect()
     }
 
     pub fn contains(&self, c: char) -> bool {