1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/lib/pure/json.nim b/lib/pure/json.nim
index 8e4db93b0..928bc0fbf 100644
--- a/lib/pure/json.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/json.nim
@@ -218,10 +218,6 @@ proc newJRawNumber(s: string): JsonNode =
   ## to the string representation without the quotes.
   result = JsonNode(kind: JString, str: s, isUnquoted: true)
 
-proc newJStringMove(s: string): JsonNode =
-  result = JsonNode(kind: JString)
-  shallowCopy(result.str, s)
-
 proc newJInt*(n: BiggestInt): JsonNode =
   ## Creates a new `JInt JsonNode`.
   result = JsonNode(kind: JInt, num: n)
@@ -859,8 +855,12 @@ proc parseJson(p: var JsonParser; rawIntegers, rawFloats: bool, depth = 0): Json
   case p.tok
   of tkString:
     # we capture 'p.a' here, so we need to give it a fresh buffer afterwards:
-    result = newJStringMove(p.a)
-    p.a = ""
+    when defined(gcArc) or defined(gcOrc):
+      result = JsonNode(kind: JString, str: move p.a)
+    else:
+      result = JsonNode(kind: JString)
+      shallowCopy(result.str, p.a)
+      p.a = ""
     discard getTok(p)
   of tkInt:
     if rawIntegers: