diff --git a/src/findings.rs b/src/findings.rs
index 64ad176..01c3223 100644
--- a/src/findings.rs
+++ b/src/findings.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use mime::Mime;
 
 use crate::inspectors::mime_extension_lookup;
-use crate::string_type::String;
+use crate::String;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "json")]
 use serde::{ser::SerializeStruct, Serializer};
diff --git a/src/inspectors.rs b/src/inspectors.rs
index a598181..b39db5b 100644
--- a/src/inspectors.rs
+++ b/src/inspectors.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use std::str::FromStr;
 use cached::cached;
 use mime::Mime;
 
-use crate::string_type::String;
+use crate::String;
 use crate::MimeDb;
 
 /// The number of bytes to read initially.
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 5f0f56d..32436e2 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -7,14 +7,24 @@ pub mod formats;
 pub mod inspectors;
 pub mod mime_db;
 pub mod parameters;
-pub mod string_type;
 pub mod utils;
 
 use crate::findings::Findings;
 use crate::mime_db::MimeDb;
+
 use cfg_if::cfg_if;
 use once_cell::sync::OnceCell;
 
+cfg_if! {
+	if #[cfg(not(all(target_endian = "big", target_pointer_width = "32")))] {
+		// most architectures
+		pub use smartstring::alias::String;
+	} else {
+		// powerpc and other big endian 32-bit archs
+		pub use std::string::String;
+	}
+}
+
 cfg_if! {
 	if #[cfg(any(all(unix, feature = "infer-backend"), all(not(unix), not(feature = "xdg-mime-backend"))))] {
 		/// A [OnceCell] holding an instance of [mime_db::MimeDb].
diff --git a/src/parameters.rs b/src/parameters.rs
index 6672cab..f567a93 100644
--- a/src/parameters.rs
+++ b/src/parameters.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //! [Clap] struct used to parse command line arguments.
 
-use crate::string_type::String as StringType;
+use crate::String as StringType;
 use crate::utils::{clap_long_version, clap_version};
 use cfg_if::cfg_if;
 use clap::{AppSettings, Clap};
diff --git a/src/string_type.rs b/src/string_type.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 9794220..0000000
--- a/src/string_type.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-use cfg_if::cfg_if;
-
-cfg_if! {
-	if #[cfg(not(all(target_endian = "big", target_pointer_width = "32")))] {
-		// most architectures
-		pub use smartstring::alias::String;
-	} else {
-		// powerpc and other big endian 32-bit archs
-		pub use std::string::String;
-	}
-}
diff --git a/src/tests/mod.rs b/src/tests/mod.rs
index c3da0df..8b32f6c 100644
--- a/src/tests/mod.rs
+++ b/src/tests/mod.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use fif::findings::Findings;
 use fif::formats::{Format, PowerShell, Shell};
 use fif::inspectors::{mime_extension_lookup, BUF_SIZE};
 use fif::mime_db::MimeDb;
-use fif::string_type::String;
+use fif::String;
 
 use crate::parameters::Parameters;
 use clap::Clap;