diff --git a/crates/hir_expand/src/input.rs b/crates/hir_expand/src/input.rs
index 40f8da696fe..d1f22aba4fc 100644
--- a/crates/hir_expand/src/input.rs
+++ b/crates/hir_expand/src/input.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@ use syntax::{
     AstNode, SyntaxNode,
 };
 
-use crate::{db::AstDatabase, name::AsName, AttrId, LazyMacroId, MacroCallKind, MacroCallLoc};
+use crate::{
+    db::AstDatabase,
+    name::{name, AsName},
+    AttrId, LazyMacroId, MacroCallKind, MacroCallLoc,
+};
 
 pub(crate) fn process_macro_input(
     db: &dyn AstDatabase,
@@ -35,7 +39,7 @@ fn remove_derives_up_to(item: ast::Item, attr: AttrId) -> ast::Item {
         if let Some(name) =
             attr.path().and_then(|path| path.as_single_segment()).and_then(|seg| seg.name_ref())
         {
-            if name.as_name().to_string() == "derive" {
+            if name.as_name() == name![derive] {
                 attr.syntax().detach();
             }
         }