diff --git a/src/builder/command.rs b/src/builder/command.rs
index 72a68dc4a757..05ab3c740a0e 100644
--- a/src/builder/command.rs
+++ b/src/builder/command.rs
@@ -4576,9 +4576,7 @@ impl Command {
 
     pub(crate) fn write_version_err(&self, use_long: bool) -> StyledStr {
         let msg = self._render_version(use_long);
-        let mut styled = StyledStr::new();
-        styled.none(msg);
-        styled
+        StyledStr::from(msg)
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn long_help_exists(&self) -> bool {
diff --git a/src/builder/styled_str.rs b/src/builder/styled_str.rs
index da6614901097..c453a4d86b88 100644
--- a/src/builder/styled_str.rs
+++ b/src/builder/styled_str.rs
@@ -171,9 +171,7 @@ impl Default for &'_ StyledStr {
 
 impl From<std::string::String> for StyledStr {
     fn from(name: std::string::String) -> Self {
-        let mut styled = StyledStr::new();
-        styled.none(name);
-        styled
+        StyledStr(name)
     }
 }