diff --git a/src/collections/slice.c b/src/collections/slice.c
index 7cfe786f1..049721a8a 100644
--- a/src/collections/slice.c
+++ b/src/collections/slice.c
@@ -111,10 +111,7 @@ z_result_t _z_slice_n_copy(_z_slice_t *dst, const _z_slice_t *src, size_t offset
 }
 
 void _z_slice_move(_z_slice_t *dst, _z_slice_t *src) {
-    dst->start = src->start;
-    dst->len = src->len;
-    dst->_delete_context = src->_delete_context;
-
+    *dst = *src;
     _z_slice_reset(src);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/collections/string.c b/src/collections/string.c
index a2545e767..d15d1438e 100644
--- a/src/collections/string.c
+++ b/src/collections/string.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ z_result_t _z_string_copy_substring(_z_string_t *dst, const _z_string_t *src, si
     return _z_slice_n_copy(&dst->_slice, &src->_slice, offset, len);
 }
 
-void _z_string_move(_z_string_t *dst, _z_string_t *src) { *dst = _z_string_steal(src); }
+void _z_string_move(_z_string_t *dst, _z_string_t *src) { _z_slice_move(&dst->_slice, &src->_slice); }
 
 _z_string_t _z_string_steal(_z_string_t *str) {
     _z_string_t ret;