diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0bda1eef..cc387fb8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ Version 256:
 
 * Remove uses of the deprecated `buffers` function
 * Remove uses of deprecated methods in websocket tests
+* Remove redundant use of `static_string`
 
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diff --git a/include/boost/beast/websocket/impl/accept.hpp b/include/boost/beast/websocket/impl/accept.hpp
index 4b989b56..46c2e0c2 100644
--- a/include/boost/beast/websocket/impl/accept.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/beast/websocket/impl/accept.hpp
@@ -80,13 +80,8 @@ build_response(
             decorator_opt(res);
             decorator(res);
             if(! res.count(http::field::server))
-            {
-                // VFALCO this is weird..
-                BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT(sizeof(
-                    BOOST_BEAST_VERSION_STRING) < 20);
-                static_string<20> s(BOOST_BEAST_VERSION_STRING);
-                res.set(http::field::server, s);
-            }
+                res.set(http::field::server,
+                    string_view(BOOST_BEAST_VERSION_STRING));
         };
     auto err =
         [&](error e)