diff --git a/include/v8-inspector.h b/include/v8-inspector.h
index e361069c25..01274625c1 100644
--- a/include/v8-inspector.h
+++ b/include/v8-inspector.h
@@ -65,15 +65,15 @@ class V8_EXPORT StringView {
 class V8_EXPORT StringBuffer {
  public:
   virtual ~StringBuffer() = default;
-  virtual const StringView& string() = 0;
+  virtual StringView string() const = 0;
   // This method copies contents.
-  static std::unique_ptr<StringBuffer> create(const StringView&);
+  static std::unique_ptr<StringBuffer> create(StringView);
 };
 
 class V8_EXPORT V8ContextInfo {
  public:
   V8ContextInfo(v8::Local<v8::Context> context, int contextGroupId,
-                const StringView& humanReadableName)
+                StringView humanReadableName)
       : context(context),
         contextGroupId(contextGroupId),
         humanReadableName(humanReadableName),
@@ -132,37 +132,36 @@ class V8_EXPORT V8InspectorSession {
   virtual void addInspectedObject(std::unique_ptr<Inspectable>) = 0;
 
   // Dispatching protocol messages.
-  static bool canDispatchMethod(const StringView& method);
-  virtual void dispatchProtocolMessage(const StringView& message) = 0;
+  static bool canDispatchMethod(StringView method);
+  virtual void dispatchProtocolMessage(StringView message) = 0;
   virtual std::vector<uint8_t> state() = 0;
   virtual std::vector<std::unique_ptr<protocol::Schema::API::Domain>>
   supportedDomains() = 0;
 
   // Debugger actions.
-  virtual void schedulePauseOnNextStatement(const StringView& breakReason,
-                                            const StringView& breakDetails) = 0;
+  virtual void schedulePauseOnNextStatement(StringView breakReason,
+                                            StringView breakDetails) = 0;
   virtual void cancelPauseOnNextStatement() = 0;
-  virtual void breakProgram(const StringView& breakReason,
-                            const StringView& breakDetails) = 0;
+  virtual void breakProgram(StringView breakReason,
+                            StringView breakDetails) = 0;
   virtual void setSkipAllPauses(bool) = 0;
   virtual void resume(bool setTerminateOnResume = false) = 0;
   virtual void stepOver() = 0;
   virtual std::vector<std::unique_ptr<protocol::Debugger::API::SearchMatch>>
-  searchInTextByLines(const StringView& text, const StringView& query,
-                      bool caseSensitive, bool isRegex) = 0;
+  searchInTextByLines(StringView text, StringView query, bool caseSensitive,
+                      bool isRegex) = 0;
 
   // Remote objects.
   virtual std::unique_ptr<protocol::Runtime::API::RemoteObject> wrapObject(
-      v8::Local<v8::Context>, v8::Local<v8::Value>, const StringView& groupName,
+      v8::Local<v8::Context>, v8::Local<v8::Value>, StringView groupName,
       bool generatePreview) = 0;
 
   virtual bool unwrapObject(std::unique_ptr<StringBuffer>* error,
-                            const StringView& objectId, v8::Local<v8::Value>*,
+                            StringView objectId, v8::Local<v8::Value>*,
                             v8::Local<v8::Context>*,
                             std::unique_ptr<StringBuffer>* objectGroup) = 0;
-  virtual void releaseObjectGroup(const StringView&) = 0;
-  virtual void triggerPreciseCoverageDeltaUpdate(
-      const StringView& occassion) = 0;
+  virtual void releaseObjectGroup(StringView) = 0;
+  virtual void triggerPreciseCoverageDeltaUpdate(StringView occassion) = 0;
 };
 
 class V8_EXPORT V8InspectorClient {
@@ -240,7 +239,7 @@ struct V8_EXPORT V8StackTraceId {
   V8StackTraceId(uintptr_t id, const std::pair<int64_t, int64_t> debugger_id);
   V8StackTraceId(uintptr_t id, const std::pair<int64_t, int64_t> debugger_id,
                  bool should_pause);
-  explicit V8StackTraceId(const StringView&);
+  explicit V8StackTraceId(StringView);
   V8StackTraceId& operator=(const V8StackTraceId&) = default;
   V8StackTraceId& operator=(V8StackTraceId&&) noexcept = default;
   ~V8StackTraceId() = default;
@@ -265,26 +264,26 @@ class V8_EXPORT V8Inspector {
   virtual void idleFinished() = 0;
 
   // Async stack traces instrumentation.
-  virtual void asyncTaskScheduled(const StringView& taskName, void* task,
+  virtual void asyncTaskScheduled(StringView taskName, void* task,
                                   bool recurring) = 0;
   virtual void asyncTaskCanceled(void* task) = 0;
   virtual void asyncTaskStarted(void* task) = 0;
   virtual void asyncTaskFinished(void* task) = 0;
   virtual void allAsyncTasksCanceled() = 0;
 
-  virtual V8StackTraceId storeCurrentStackTrace(
-      const StringView& description) = 0;
+  virtual V8StackTraceId storeCurrentStackTrace(StringView description) = 0;
   virtual void externalAsyncTaskStarted(const V8StackTraceId& parent) = 0;
   virtual void externalAsyncTaskFinished(const V8StackTraceId& parent) = 0;
 
   // Exceptions instrumentation.
-  virtual unsigned exceptionThrown(
-      v8::Local<v8::Context>, const StringView& message,
-      v8::Local<v8::Value> exception, const StringView& detailedMessage,
-      const StringView& url, unsigned lineNumber, unsigned columnNumber,
-      std::unique_ptr<V8StackTrace>, int scriptId) = 0;
+  virtual unsigned exceptionThrown(v8::Local<v8::Context>, StringView message,
+                                   v8::Local<v8::Value> exception,
+                                   StringView detailedMessage, StringView url,
+                                   unsigned lineNumber, unsigned columnNumber,
+                                   std::unique_ptr<V8StackTrace>,
+                                   int scriptId) = 0;
   virtual void exceptionRevoked(v8::Local<v8::Context>, unsigned exceptionId,
-                                const StringView& message) = 0;
+                                StringView message) = 0;
 
   // Connection.
   class V8_EXPORT Channel {
@@ -295,8 +294,9 @@ class V8_EXPORT V8Inspector {
     virtual void sendNotification(std::unique_ptr<StringBuffer> message) = 0;
     virtual void flushProtocolNotifications() = 0;
   };
-  virtual std::unique_ptr<V8InspectorSession> connect(
-      int contextGroupId, Channel*, const StringView& state) = 0;
+  virtual std::unique_ptr<V8InspectorSession> connect(int contextGroupId,
+                                                      Channel*,
+                                                      StringView state) = 0;
 
   // API methods.
   virtual std::unique_ptr<V8StackTrace> createStackTrace(
diff --git a/src/inspector/string-util.cc b/src/inspector/string-util.cc
index ee92d8eefe..3f779e86e1 100644
--- a/src/inspector/string-util.cc
+++ b/src/inspector/string-util.cc
@@ -100,41 +100,38 @@ namespace {
 // default-constructed StringView instance.
 class EmptyStringBuffer : public StringBuffer {
  public:
-  const StringView& string() override { return string_; }
-
- private:
-  StringView string_;
+  StringView string() const override { return StringView(); }
 };
 
 // Contains LATIN1 text data or CBOR encoded binary data in a vector.
 class StringBuffer8 : public StringBuffer {
  public:
-  explicit StringBuffer8(std::vector<uint8_t> data)
-      : data_(std::move(data)), string_(data_.data(), data_.size()) {}
+  explicit StringBuffer8(std::vector<uint8_t> data) : data_(std::move(data)) {}
 
-  const StringView& string() override { return string_; }
+  StringView string() const override {
+    return StringView(data_.data(), data_.size());
+  }
 
  private:
   std::vector<uint8_t> data_;
-  StringView string_;
 };
 
 // Contains a 16 bit string (String16).
 class StringBuffer16 : public StringBuffer {
  public:
-  explicit StringBuffer16(String16 data)
-      : data_(std::move(data)), string_(data_.characters16(), data_.length()) {}
+  explicit StringBuffer16(String16 data) : data_(std::move(data)) {}
 
-  const StringView& string() override { return string_; }
+  StringView string() const override {
+    return StringView(data_.characters16(), data_.length());
+  }
 
  private:
   String16 data_;
-  StringView string_;
 };
 }  // namespace
 
 // static
-std::unique_ptr<StringBuffer> StringBuffer::create(const StringView& string) {
+std::unique_ptr<StringBuffer> StringBuffer::create(StringView string) {
   if (string.length() == 0) return std::make_unique<EmptyStringBuffer>();
   if (string.is8Bit()) {
     return std::make_unique<StringBuffer8>(std::vector<uint8_t>(
diff --git a/src/inspector/v8-inspector-impl.cc b/src/inspector/v8-inspector-impl.cc
index a6a260f6b4..18c592ef11 100644
--- a/src/inspector/v8-inspector-impl.cc
+++ b/src/inspector/v8-inspector-impl.cc
@@ -155,8 +155,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<V8StackTrace> V8InspectorImpl::createStackTrace(
 }
 
 std::unique_ptr<V8InspectorSession> V8InspectorImpl::connect(
-    int contextGroupId, V8Inspector::Channel* channel,
-    const StringView& state) {
+    int contextGroupId, V8Inspector::Channel* channel, StringView state) {
   int sessionId = ++m_lastSessionId;
   std::unique_ptr<V8InspectorSessionImpl> session =
       V8InspectorSessionImpl::create(this, contextGroupId, sessionId, channel,
@@ -256,9 +255,9 @@ void V8InspectorImpl::idleStarted() { m_isolate->SetIdle(true); }
 void V8InspectorImpl::idleFinished() { m_isolate->SetIdle(false); }
 
 unsigned V8InspectorImpl::exceptionThrown(
-    v8::Local<v8::Context> context, const StringView& message,
-    v8::Local<v8::Value> exception, const StringView& detailedMessage,
-    const StringView& url, unsigned lineNumber, unsigned columnNumber,
+    v8::Local<v8::Context> context, StringView message,
+    v8::Local<v8::Value> exception, StringView detailedMessage, StringView url,
+    unsigned lineNumber, unsigned columnNumber,
     std::unique_ptr<V8StackTrace> stackTrace, int scriptId) {
   int groupId = contextGroupId(context);
   if (!groupId || m_muteExceptionsMap[groupId]) return 0;
@@ -277,7 +276,7 @@ unsigned V8InspectorImpl::exceptionThrown(
 
 void V8InspectorImpl::exceptionRevoked(v8::Local<v8::Context> context,
                                        unsigned exceptionId,
-                                       const StringView& message) {
+                                       StringView message) {
   int groupId = contextGroupId(context);
   if (!groupId) return;
 
@@ -292,8 +291,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<V8StackTrace> V8InspectorImpl::captureStackTrace(
   return m_debugger->captureStackTrace(fullStack);
 }
 
-V8StackTraceId V8InspectorImpl::storeCurrentStackTrace(
-    const StringView& description) {
+V8StackTraceId V8InspectorImpl::storeCurrentStackTrace(StringView description) {
   return m_debugger->storeCurrentStackTrace(description);
 }
 
@@ -305,7 +303,7 @@ void V8InspectorImpl::externalAsyncTaskFinished(const V8StackTraceId& parent) {
   m_debugger->externalAsyncTaskFinished(parent);
 }
 
-void V8InspectorImpl::asyncTaskScheduled(const StringView& taskName, void* task,
+void V8InspectorImpl::asyncTaskScheduled(StringView taskName, void* task,
                                          bool recurring) {
   if (!task) return;
   m_debugger->asyncTaskScheduled(taskName, task, recurring);
diff --git a/src/inspector/v8-inspector-impl.h b/src/inspector/v8-inspector-impl.h
index dce3db52bd..43e3369953 100644
--- a/src/inspector/v8-inspector-impl.h
+++ b/src/inspector/v8-inspector-impl.h
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class V8InspectorImpl : public V8Inspector {
   // V8Inspector implementation.
   std::unique_ptr<V8InspectorSession> connect(int contextGroupId,
                                               V8Inspector::Channel*,
-                                              const StringView& state) override;
+                                              StringView state) override;
   void contextCreated(const V8ContextInfo&) override;
   void contextDestroyed(v8::Local<v8::Context>) override;
   v8::MaybeLocal<v8::Context> contextById(int contextId) override;
@@ -85,25 +85,25 @@ class V8InspectorImpl : public V8Inspector {
   void resetContextGroup(int contextGroupId) override;
   void idleStarted() override;
   void idleFinished() override;
-  unsigned exceptionThrown(v8::Local<v8::Context>, const StringView& message,
+  unsigned exceptionThrown(v8::Local<v8::Context>, StringView message,
                            v8::Local<v8::Value> exception,
-                           const StringView& detailedMessage,
-                           const StringView& url, unsigned lineNumber,
-                           unsigned columnNumber, std::unique_ptr<V8StackTrace>,
+                           StringView detailedMessage, StringView url,
+                           unsigned lineNumber, unsigned columnNumber,
+                           std::unique_ptr<V8StackTrace>,
                            int scriptId) override;
   void exceptionRevoked(v8::Local<v8::Context>, unsigned exceptionId,
-                        const StringView& message) override;
+                        StringView message) override;
   std::unique_ptr<V8StackTrace> createStackTrace(
       v8::Local<v8::StackTrace>) override;
   std::unique_ptr<V8StackTrace> captureStackTrace(bool fullStack) override;
-  void asyncTaskScheduled(const StringView& taskName, void* task,
+  void asyncTaskScheduled(StringView taskName, void* task,
                           bool recurring) override;
   void asyncTaskCanceled(void* task) override;
   void asyncTaskStarted(void* task) override;
   void asyncTaskFinished(void* task) override;
   void allAsyncTasksCanceled() override;
 
-  V8StackTraceId storeCurrentStackTrace(const StringView& description) override;
+  V8StackTraceId storeCurrentStackTrace(StringView description) override;
   void externalAsyncTaskStarted(const V8StackTraceId& parent) override;
   void externalAsyncTaskFinished(const V8StackTraceId& parent) override;
 
diff --git a/src/inspector/v8-inspector-session-impl.cc b/src/inspector/v8-inspector-session-impl.cc
index b3f3f14a07..3bdc3e80c2 100644
--- a/src/inspector/v8-inspector-session-impl.cc
+++ b/src/inspector/v8-inspector-session-impl.cc
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@ using v8_crdtp::cbor::CheckCBORMessage;
 using v8_crdtp::json::ConvertCBORToJSON;
 using v8_crdtp::json::ConvertJSONToCBOR;
 
-bool IsCBORMessage(const StringView& msg) {
+bool IsCBORMessage(StringView msg) {
   return msg.is8Bit() && msg.length() >= 2 && msg.characters8()[0] == 0xd8 &&
          msg.characters8()[1] == 0x5a;
 }
 
-Status ConvertToCBOR(const StringView& state, std::vector<uint8_t>* cbor) {
+Status ConvertToCBOR(StringView state, std::vector<uint8_t>* cbor) {
   return state.is8Bit()
              ? ConvertJSONToCBOR(
                    span<uint8_t>(state.characters8(), state.length()), cbor)
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Status ConvertToCBOR(const StringView& state, std::vector<uint8_t>* cbor) {
                    span<uint16_t>(state.characters16(), state.length()), cbor);
 }
 
-std::unique_ptr<protocol::DictionaryValue> ParseState(const StringView& state) {
+std::unique_ptr<protocol::DictionaryValue> ParseState(StringView state) {
   std::vector<uint8_t> converted;
   span<uint8_t> cbor;
   if (IsCBORMessage(state))
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<protocol::DictionaryValue> ParseState(const StringView& state) {
 }  // namespace
 
 // static
-bool V8InspectorSession::canDispatchMethod(const StringView& method) {
+bool V8InspectorSession::canDispatchMethod(StringView method) {
   return stringViewStartsWith(method,
                               protocol::Runtime::Metainfo::commandPrefix) ||
          stringViewStartsWith(method,
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ int V8ContextInfo::executionContextId(v8::Local<v8::Context> context) {
 
 std::unique_ptr<V8InspectorSessionImpl> V8InspectorSessionImpl::create(
     V8InspectorImpl* inspector, int contextGroupId, int sessionId,
-    V8Inspector::Channel* channel, const StringView& state) {
+    V8Inspector::Channel* channel, StringView state) {
   return std::unique_ptr<V8InspectorSessionImpl>(new V8InspectorSessionImpl(
       inspector, contextGroupId, sessionId, channel, state));
 }
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ V8InspectorSessionImpl::V8InspectorSessionImpl(V8InspectorImpl* inspector,
                                                int contextGroupId,
                                                int sessionId,
                                                V8Inspector::Channel* channel,
-                                               const StringView& savedState)
+                                               StringView savedState)
     : m_contextGroupId(contextGroupId),
       m_sessionId(sessionId),
       m_inspector(inspector),
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ Response V8InspectorSessionImpl::findInjectedScript(
   return findInjectedScript(objectId->contextId(), injectedScript);
 }
 
-void V8InspectorSessionImpl::releaseObjectGroup(const StringView& objectGroup) {
+void V8InspectorSessionImpl::releaseObjectGroup(StringView objectGroup) {
   releaseObjectGroup(toString16(objectGroup));
 }
 
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ void V8InspectorSessionImpl::releaseObjectGroup(const String16& objectGroup) {
 }
 
 bool V8InspectorSessionImpl::unwrapObject(
-    std::unique_ptr<StringBuffer>* error, const StringView& objectId,
+    std::unique_ptr<StringBuffer>* error, StringView objectId,
     v8::Local<v8::Value>* object, v8::Local<v8::Context>* context,
     std::unique_ptr<StringBuffer>* objectGroup) {
   String16 objectGroupString;
@@ -294,8 +294,7 @@ Response V8InspectorSessionImpl::unwrapObject(const String16& objectId,
 std::unique_ptr<protocol::Runtime::API::RemoteObject>
 V8InspectorSessionImpl::wrapObject(v8::Local<v8::Context> context,
                                    v8::Local<v8::Value> value,
-                                   const StringView& groupName,
-                                   bool generatePreview) {
+                                   StringView groupName, bool generatePreview) {
   return wrapObject(context, value, toString16(groupName), generatePreview);
 }
 
@@ -342,8 +341,7 @@ void V8InspectorSessionImpl::reportAllContexts(V8RuntimeAgentImpl* agent) {
                               });
 }
 
-void V8InspectorSessionImpl::dispatchProtocolMessage(
-    const StringView& message) {
+void V8InspectorSessionImpl::dispatchProtocolMessage(StringView message) {
   using v8_crdtp::span;
   using v8_crdtp::SpanFrom;
   span<uint8_t> cbor;
@@ -434,7 +432,7 @@ V8InspectorSession::Inspectable* V8InspectorSessionImpl::inspectedObject(
 }
 
 void V8InspectorSessionImpl::schedulePauseOnNextStatement(
-    const StringView& breakReason, const StringView& breakDetails) {
+    StringView breakReason, StringView breakDetails) {
   std::vector<uint8_t> cbor;
   ConvertToCBOR(breakDetails, &cbor);
   m_debuggerAgent->schedulePauseOnNextStatement(
@@ -447,8 +445,8 @@ void V8InspectorSessionImpl::cancelPauseOnNextStatement() {
   m_debuggerAgent->cancelPauseOnNextStatement();
 }
 
-void V8InspectorSessionImpl::breakProgram(const StringView& breakReason,
-                                          const StringView& breakDetails) {
+void V8InspectorSessionImpl::breakProgram(StringView breakReason,
+                                          StringView breakDetails) {
   std::vector<uint8_t> cbor;
   ConvertToCBOR(breakDetails, &cbor);
   m_debuggerAgent->breakProgram(
@@ -468,8 +466,7 @@ void V8InspectorSessionImpl::resume(bool terminateOnResume) {
 void V8InspectorSessionImpl::stepOver() { m_debuggerAgent->stepOver(); }
 
 std::vector<std::unique_ptr<protocol::Debugger::API::SearchMatch>>
-V8InspectorSessionImpl::searchInTextByLines(const StringView& text,
-                                            const StringView& query,
+V8InspectorSessionImpl::searchInTextByLines(StringView text, StringView query,
                                             bool caseSensitive, bool isRegex) {
   // TODO(dgozman): search may operate on StringView and avoid copying |text|.
   std::vector<std::unique_ptr<protocol::Debugger::SearchMatch>> matches =
@@ -482,7 +479,7 @@ V8InspectorSessionImpl::searchInTextByLines(const StringView& text,
 }
 
 void V8InspectorSessionImpl::triggerPreciseCoverageDeltaUpdate(
-    const StringView& occassion) {
+    StringView occassion) {
   m_profilerAgent->triggerPreciseCoverageDeltaUpdate(toString16(occassion));
 }
 
diff --git a/src/inspector/v8-inspector-session-impl.h b/src/inspector/v8-inspector-session-impl.h
index 59d9c29ed0..b3fce48df7 100644
--- a/src/inspector/v8-inspector-session-impl.h
+++ b/src/inspector/v8-inspector-session-impl.h
@@ -32,9 +32,11 @@ using protocol::Response;
 class V8InspectorSessionImpl : public V8InspectorSession,
                                public protocol::FrontendChannel {
  public:
-  static std::unique_ptr<V8InspectorSessionImpl> create(
-      V8InspectorImpl*, int contextGroupId, int sessionId,
-      V8Inspector::Channel*, const StringView& state);
+  static std::unique_ptr<V8InspectorSessionImpl> create(V8InspectorImpl*,
+                                                        int contextGroupId,
+                                                        int sessionId,
+                                                        V8Inspector::Channel*,
+                                                        StringView state);
   ~V8InspectorSessionImpl() override;
 
   V8InspectorImpl* inspector() const { return m_inspector; }
@@ -64,39 +66,38 @@ class V8InspectorSessionImpl : public V8InspectorSession,
   void releaseObjectGroup(const String16& objectGroup);
 
   // V8InspectorSession implementation.
-  void dispatchProtocolMessage(const StringView& message) override;
+  void dispatchProtocolMessage(StringView message) override;
   std::vector<uint8_t> state() override;
   std::vector<std::unique_ptr<protocol::Schema::API::Domain>> supportedDomains()
       override;
   void addInspectedObject(
       std::unique_ptr<V8InspectorSession::Inspectable>) override;
-  void schedulePauseOnNextStatement(const StringView& breakReason,
-                                    const StringView& breakDetails) override;
+  void schedulePauseOnNextStatement(StringView breakReason,
+                                    StringView breakDetails) override;
   void cancelPauseOnNextStatement() override;
-  void breakProgram(const StringView& breakReason,
-                    const StringView& breakDetails) override;
+  void breakProgram(StringView breakReason, StringView breakDetails) override;
   void setSkipAllPauses(bool) override;
   void resume(bool terminateOnResume = false) override;
   void stepOver() override;
   std::vector<std::unique_ptr<protocol::Debugger::API::SearchMatch>>
-  searchInTextByLines(const StringView& text, const StringView& query,
-                      bool caseSensitive, bool isRegex) override;
-  void releaseObjectGroup(const StringView& objectGroup) override;
-  bool unwrapObject(std::unique_ptr<StringBuffer>*, const StringView& objectId,
+  searchInTextByLines(StringView text, StringView query, bool caseSensitive,
+                      bool isRegex) override;
+  void releaseObjectGroup(StringView objectGroup) override;
+  bool unwrapObject(std::unique_ptr<StringBuffer>*, StringView objectId,
                     v8::Local<v8::Value>*, v8::Local<v8::Context>*,
                     std::unique_ptr<StringBuffer>* objectGroup) override;
   std::unique_ptr<protocol::Runtime::API::RemoteObject> wrapObject(
-      v8::Local<v8::Context>, v8::Local<v8::Value>, const StringView& groupName,
+      v8::Local<v8::Context>, v8::Local<v8::Value>, StringView groupName,
       bool generatePreview) override;
 
   V8InspectorSession::Inspectable* inspectedObject(unsigned num);
   static const unsigned kInspectedObjectBufferSize = 5;
 
-  void triggerPreciseCoverageDeltaUpdate(const StringView& occassion) override;
+  void triggerPreciseCoverageDeltaUpdate(StringView occassion) override;
 
  private:
   V8InspectorSessionImpl(V8InspectorImpl*, int contextGroupId, int sessionId,
-                         V8Inspector::Channel*, const StringView& state);
+                         V8Inspector::Channel*, StringView state);
   protocol::DictionaryValue* agentState(const String16& name);
 
   // protocol::FrontendChannel implementation.
diff --git a/src/inspector/v8-stack-trace-impl.cc b/src/inspector/v8-stack-trace-impl.cc
index 9b267af7d5..dc991937c0 100644
--- a/src/inspector/v8-stack-trace-impl.cc
+++ b/src/inspector/v8-stack-trace-impl.cc
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ V8StackTraceId::V8StackTraceId(uintptr_t id,
                                bool should_pause)
     : id(id), debugger_id(debugger_id), should_pause(should_pause) {}
 
-V8StackTraceId::V8StackTraceId(const StringView& json)
+V8StackTraceId::V8StackTraceId(StringView json)
     : id(0), debugger_id(V8DebuggerId().pair()) {
   if (json.length() == 0) return;
   std::vector<uint8_t> cbor;
diff --git a/test/inspector/isolate-data.cc b/test/inspector/isolate-data.cc
index 9d2fcaac23..2d69ba4a43 100644
--- a/test/inspector/isolate-data.cc
+++ b/test/inspector/isolate-data.cc
@@ -457,13 +457,14 @@ namespace {
 class StringBufferImpl : public v8_inspector::StringBuffer {
  public:
   StringBufferImpl(v8::Isolate* isolate, v8::Local<v8::String> string)
-      : data_(ToVector(isolate, string)),
-        view_(data_.begin(), data_.length()) {}
-  const v8_inspector::StringView& string() override { return view_; }
+      : data_(ToVector(isolate, string)) {}
+
+  v8_inspector::StringView string() const override {
+    return v8_inspector::StringView(data_.begin(), data_.length());
+  }
 
  private:
   v8::internal::Vector<uint16_t> data_;
-  v8_inspector::StringView view_;
 };
 }  // anonymous namespace