diff --git a/src/highlighters.cc b/src/highlighters.cc
index 905c5632..eec224a5 100644
--- a/src/highlighters.cc
+++ b/src/highlighters.cc
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ public:
     DynamicRegexHighlighter(RegexGetter regex_getter, FaceGetter face_getter)
         : m_regex_getter(std::move(regex_getter)),
           m_face_getter(std::move(face_getter)),
-          m_highlighter(Regex(), FacesSpec{}) {}
+          m_highlighter(Regex{}, FacesSpec{}) {}
 
     void highlight(const Context& context, HighlightFlags flags, DisplayBuffer& display_buffer, BufferRange range)
     {
diff --git a/src/input_handler.cc b/src/input_handler.cc
index 4e74f3b9..8eee6eb5 100644
--- a/src/input_handler.cc
+++ b/src/input_handler.cc
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ public:
             if (m_edit_filter)
             {
                 m_edit_filter = false;
-                m_filter = Regex(".*");
+                m_filter = Regex{".*"};
                 m_filter_editor.reset("");
                 context().print_status(DisplayLine{});
             }
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ public:
             m_filter_editor.handle_key(key);
 
             auto search = ".*" + m_filter_editor.line() + ".*";
-            m_filter = Regex(search.begin(), search.end());
+            m_filter = Regex{search};
             auto it = std::find_if(m_selected, m_choices.end(), match_filter);
             if (it == m_choices.end())
                 it = std::find_if(m_choices.begin(), m_selected, match_filter);
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ private:
         m_callback(selected, MenuEvent::Select, context());
     }
 
-    Regex      m_filter = Regex(".*");
+    Regex      m_filter = Regex{".*"};
     bool       m_edit_filter = false;
     LineEditor m_filter_editor;
 };
diff --git a/src/normal.cc b/src/normal.cc
index 38cfab0e..dea10516 100644
--- a/src/normal.cc
+++ b/src/normal.cc
@@ -592,9 +592,8 @@ void regex_prompt(Context& context, const String prompt, T func)
 
                 if (event == PromptEvent::Validate)
                     context.push_jump();
-                Regex regex = str.empty() ? Regex{}
-                                          : Regex{str.begin(), str.end()};
-                func(std::move(regex), event, context);
+
+                func(str.empty() ? Regex{} : Regex{str}, event, context);
             }
             catch (regex_error& err)
             {
@@ -620,7 +619,7 @@ void search(Context& context, NormalParams)
     regex_prompt(context, direction == Forward ? "search:" : "reverse search:",
                  [](Regex ex, PromptEvent event, Context& context) {
                      if (ex.empty())
-                         ex = Regex{context.main_sel_register_value("/").str()};
+                         ex = Regex{context.main_sel_register_value("/")};
                      else if (event == PromptEvent::Validate)
                          RegisterManager::instance()['/'] = ex.str();
                      if (not ex.empty() and not ex.str().empty())
@@ -634,7 +633,7 @@ void search_next(Context& context, NormalParams params)
     StringView str = context.main_sel_register_value("/");
     if (not str.empty())
     {
-        Regex ex{str.begin(), str.end()};
+        Regex ex{str};
         do {
             select_next_match<direction, mode>(context.buffer(), context.selections(), ex);
         } while (--params.count > 0);
@@ -679,7 +678,7 @@ void select_regex(Context& context, NormalParams)
 {
     regex_prompt(context, "select:", [](Regex ex, PromptEvent event, Context& context) {
         if (ex.empty())
-            ex = Regex{context.main_sel_register_value("/").str()};
+            ex = Regex{context.main_sel_register_value("/")};
         else if (event == PromptEvent::Validate)
             RegisterManager::instance()['/'] = ex.str();
         if (not ex.empty() and not ex.str().empty())
@@ -691,7 +690,7 @@ void split_regex(Context& context, NormalParams)
 {
     regex_prompt(context, "split:", [](Regex ex, PromptEvent event, Context& context) {
         if (ex.empty())
-            ex = Regex{context.main_sel_register_value("/").str()};
+            ex = Regex{context.main_sel_register_value("/")};
         else if (event == PromptEvent::Validate)
             RegisterManager::instance()['/'] = ex.str();
         if (not ex.empty() and not ex.str().empty())
diff --git a/src/regex.cc b/src/regex.cc
index c650651c..39a298cc 100644
--- a/src/regex.cc
+++ b/src/regex.cc
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ String option_to_string(const Regex& re)
 
 void option_from_string(StringView str, Regex& re)
 {
-    re = Regex{str.begin(), str.end()};
+    re = Regex{str};
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/shell_manager.cc b/src/shell_manager.cc
index 37221204..8aacee35 100644
--- a/src/shell_manager.cc
+++ b/src/shell_manager.cc
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ std::pair<String, int> ShellManager::eval(
 void ShellManager::register_env_var(StringView regex,
                                     EnvVarRetriever retriever)
 {
-    m_env_vars.push_back({ Regex(regex.begin(), regex.end()), std::move(retriever) });
+    m_env_vars.push_back({ Regex{regex}, std::move(retriever) });
 }
 
 String ShellManager::get_val(StringView name, const Context& context) const