diff --git a/script/DeployAndRedeemTrait.s.sol b/script/DeployAndRedeemTrait.s.sol
index 3519460..67aab07 100644
--- a/script/DeployAndRedeemTrait.s.sol
+++ b/script/DeployAndRedeemTrait.s.sol
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ contract DeployAndRedeemTrait is Script, Test {
         TraitRedemption[] memory traitRedemptions = new TraitRedemption[](1);
 
         // trait key is "hasRedeemed"
-        bytes32 traitKey = bytes32(bytes(string("hasRedeemed")));
+        bytes32 traitKey = bytes32("hasRedeemed");
 
         // previous trait value (`substandardValue`) should be 0
         bytes32 substandardValue = bytes32(uint256(0));
diff --git a/test/ERC7498-DynamicTraits.t.sol b/test/ERC7498-DynamicTraits.t.sol
index aa4ee3d..2a3c269 100644
--- a/test/ERC7498-DynamicTraits.t.sol
+++ b/test/ERC7498-DynamicTraits.t.sol
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ contract ERC7498_DynamicTraits is BaseRedeemablesTest {
         TraitRedemption[] memory traitRedemptions = new TraitRedemption[](1);
 
         // trait key is "hasRedeemed"
-        bytes32 traitKey = bytes32(bytes(string("hasRedeemed")));
+        bytes32 traitKey = bytes32("hasRedeemed");
 
         // previous trait value (`substandardValue`) should be 0
         // new trait value should be 1