diff --git a/quaint/src/connector/mssql/native/mod.rs b/quaint/src/connector/mssql/native/mod.rs
index 18d9d0f9c61..d4fc7d5600a 100644
--- a/quaint/src/connector/mssql/native/mod.rs
+++ b/quaint/src/connector/mssql/native/mod.rs
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ impl Queryable for Mssql {
     // MSSQL doesn't have a "RELEASE SAVEPOINT" equivalent, so in a nested
     // transaction we just continue onwards
     fn release_savepoint_statement(&self, _depth: u32) -> Cow<'static, str> {
-        Cow::Owned("".to_string())
+        Cow::Borrowed("")
     }
 
     /// Statement to rollback to a savepoint