diff --git a/table_helper.cc b/table_helper.cc
index b3594bd107..7859db1771 100644
--- a/table_helper.cc
+++ b/table_helper.cc
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ future<> table_helper::insert(cql3::query_processor& qp, service::query_state& q
     }).discard_result();
 }
 
-future<> table_helper::setup_keyspace(cql3::query_processor& qp, const sstring& keyspace_name, sstring replication_factor, service::query_state& qs, std::vector<table_helper*> tables) {
+future<> table_helper::setup_keyspace(cql3::query_processor& qp, std::string_view keyspace_name, sstring replication_factor, service::query_state& qs, std::vector<table_helper*> tables) {
     if (this_shard_id() == 0) {
         size_t n = tables.size();
         for (size_t i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ future<> table_helper::setup_keyspace(cql3::query_processor& qp, const sstring&
                 throw std::invalid_argument("setup_keyspace called with table_helper for different keyspace");
             }
         }
-        return seastar::async([&qp, &keyspace_name, replication_factor, &qs, tables] {
+        return seastar::async([&qp, keyspace_name, replication_factor, &qs, tables] {
             data_dictionary::database db = qp.db();
 
             // Create a keyspace
diff --git a/table_helper.hh b/table_helper.hh
index ca5023b413..b584dfcedf 100644
--- a/table_helper.hh
+++ b/table_helper.hh
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ private:
     bool _is_fallback_stmt = false;
 
 public:
-    table_helper(sstring keyspace, sstring name, sstring create_cql, sstring insert_cql, std::optional<sstring> insert_cql_fallback = std::nullopt)
-        : _keyspace(std::move(keyspace))
-        , _name(std::move(name))
+    table_helper(std::string_view keyspace, std::string_view name, sstring create_cql, sstring insert_cql, std::optional<sstring> insert_cql_fallback = std::nullopt)
+        : _keyspace(keyspace)
+        , _name(name)
         , _create_cql(std::move(create_cql))
         , _insert_cql(std::move(insert_cql))
         , _insert_cql_fallback(std::move(insert_cql_fallback)) {}
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ public:
 
     future<> insert(cql3::query_processor& qp, service::query_state& qs, noncopyable_function<cql3::query_options ()> opt_maker);
 
-    static future<> setup_keyspace(cql3::query_processor& qp, const sstring& keyspace_name, sstring replication_factor, service::query_state& qs, std::vector<table_helper*> tables);
+    static future<> setup_keyspace(cql3::query_processor& qp, std::string_view keyspace_name, sstring replication_factor, service::query_state& qs, std::vector<table_helper*> tables);
 
     /**
      * Makes a monotonically increasing value in 100ns ("nanos") based on the given time
diff --git a/tracing/trace_keyspace_helper.cc b/tracing/trace_keyspace_helper.cc
index 4794a0daa3..f496cd904e 100644
--- a/tracing/trace_keyspace_helper.cc
+++ b/tracing/trace_keyspace_helper.cc
@@ -57,14 +57,6 @@ using namespace std::chrono_literals;
 
 static logging::logger tlogger("trace_keyspace_helper");
 
-const sstring trace_keyspace_helper::KEYSPACE_NAME("system_traces");
-const sstring trace_keyspace_helper::SESSIONS("sessions");
-const sstring trace_keyspace_helper::SESSIONS_TIME_IDX("sessions_time_idx");
-const sstring trace_keyspace_helper::EVENTS("events");
-
-const sstring trace_keyspace_helper::NODE_SLOW_QUERY_LOG("node_slow_log");
-const sstring trace_keyspace_helper::NODE_SLOW_QUERY_LOG_TIME_IDX("node_slow_log_time_idx");
-
 static service::client_state& tracing_client_state() {
     static timeout_config tracing_db_timeout_config {
         5s, 5s, 5s, 5s, 5s, 5s, 5s,
diff --git a/tracing/trace_keyspace_helper.hh b/tracing/trace_keyspace_helper.hh
index 3ec2b2ea99..10012d7557 100644
--- a/tracing/trace_keyspace_helper.hh
+++ b/tracing/trace_keyspace_helper.hh
@@ -51,15 +51,14 @@ namespace tracing {
 
 class trace_keyspace_helper final : public i_tracing_backend_helper {
 public:
-    static const sstring KEYSPACE_NAME;
-    static const sstring SESSIONS;
-    static const sstring SESSIONS_TIME_IDX;
-    static const sstring EVENTS;
+    static constexpr std::string_view KEYSPACE_NAME = "system_traces";
+    static constexpr std::string_view SESSIONS = "sessions";
+    static constexpr std::string_view SESSIONS_TIME_IDX = "sessions_time_idx";
+    static constexpr std::string_view EVENTS = "events";
 
     // Performance related tables
-    static const sstring NODE_SLOW_QUERY_LOG;
-    static const sstring NODE_SLOW_QUERY_LOG_TIME_IDX;
-
+    static constexpr std::string_view NODE_SLOW_QUERY_LOG = "node_slow_log";
+    static constexpr std::string_view NODE_SLOW_QUERY_LOG_TIME_IDX = "node_slow_log_time_idx";
 private:
     static constexpr int bad_column_family_message_period = 10000;