diff --git a/database.cc b/database.cc
index 01423dd36a..7b0c14fc10 100644
--- a/database.cc
+++ b/database.cc
@@ -979,7 +979,7 @@ no_such_column_family::no_such_column_family(const utils::UUID& uuid)
 {
 }
 
-no_such_column_family::no_such_column_family(const sstring& ks_name, const sstring& cf_name)
+no_such_column_family::no_such_column_family(std::string_view ks_name, std::string_view cf_name)
     : runtime_error{format("Can't find a column family {} in keyspace {}", cf_name, ks_name)}
 {
 }
diff --git a/database.hh b/database.hh
index 30d8bbca58..0c75134952 100644
--- a/database.hh
+++ b/database.hh
@@ -1232,7 +1232,7 @@ public:
 class no_such_column_family : public std::runtime_error {
 public:
     no_such_column_family(const utils::UUID& uuid);
-    no_such_column_family(const sstring& ks_name, const sstring& cf_name);
+    no_such_column_family(std::string_view ks_name, std::string_view cf_name);
 };