diff --git a/src/executor.rs b/src/executor.rs
index be5f49f8..5fd307eb 100644
--- a/src/executor.rs
+++ b/src/executor.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ pub struct Registry {
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub enum FieldPath<'a> {
     Root(SourcePosition),
-    Field(String, SourcePosition, &'a FieldPath<'a>),
+    Field(&'a str, SourcePosition, &'a FieldPath<'a>),
 }
 
 /// Query execution engine
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ impl<'a, CtxT> Executor<'a, CtxT> {
     #[doc(hidden)]
     pub fn sub_executor(
         &self,
-        field_name: Option<String>,
+        field_name: Option<&'a str>,
         location: SourcePosition,
         selection_set: Option<&'a [Selection]>,
     )
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ impl<'a> FieldPath<'a> {
             FieldPath::Root(_) => (),
             FieldPath::Field(ref name, _, ref parent) => {
                 parent.construct_path(acc);
-                acc.push(name.clone());
+                acc.push((*name).to_owned());
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/types/base.rs b/src/types/base.rs
index 92cff735..2f3748b6 100644
--- a/src/types/base.rs
+++ b/src/types/base.rs
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ fn resolve_selection_set_into<T, CtxT>(
                 let exec_vars = executor.variables();
 
                 let mut sub_exec = executor.sub_executor(
-                    Some(response_name.clone()),
+                    Some(response_name),
                     start_pos.clone(),
                     f.selection_set.as_ref().map(|v| &v[..]));