diff --git a/vespalib/src/tests/shared_string_repo/shared_string_repo_test.cpp b/vespalib/src/tests/shared_string_repo/shared_string_repo_test.cpp
index 28cc7d7f7fe0..e746ae470d9c 100644
--- a/vespalib/src/tests/shared_string_repo/shared_string_repo_test.cpp
+++ b/vespalib/src/tests/shared_string_repo/shared_string_repo_test.cpp
@@ -294,8 +294,8 @@ TEST("require that initial stats are as expected") {
     size_t num_parts = 256;
     size_t part_size = 128;
     size_t hash_node_size = 12;
-    size_t entry_size = 72;
-    size_t initial_entries = 28;
+    size_t entry_size = 8 + sizeof(std::string);
+    size_t initial_entries = roundUp2inN(16 * entry_size) / entry_size;
     size_t initial_hash_used = 16;
     size_t initial_hash_allocated = 32;
     size_t part_limit = (uint32_t(-1) - 10000001) / num_parts;
diff --git a/vespalib/src/vespa/vespalib/util/shared_string_repo.h b/vespalib/src/vespa/vespalib/util/shared_string_repo.h
index efdd2ce3e098..9a77101266aa 100644
--- a/vespalib/src/vespa/vespalib/util/shared_string_repo.h
+++ b/vespalib/src/vespa/vespalib/util/shared_string_repo.h
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #include "memoryusage.h"
 #include "string_id.h"
 #include "spin_lock.h"
-#include <vespa/vespalib/stllike/small_string.h>
 #include <vespa/vespalib/stllike/identity.h>
 #include <vespa/vespalib/stllike/allocator.h>
 #include <vespa/vespalib/stllike/hashtable.hpp>
@@ -14,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <array>
 #include <cctype>
 #include <limits>
+#include <string>
 
 namespace vespalib {
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class SharedStringRepo {
         private:
             uint32_t _hash;
             uint32_t _ref_cnt;
-            vespalib::vespa_string _str;
+            std::string _str;
         public:
             explicit Entry(uint32_t next) noexcept
                 : _hash(next), _ref_cnt(npos), _str() {}