diff --git a/code/AssetLib/DXF/DXFLoader.cpp b/code/AssetLib/DXF/DXFLoader.cpp
index 09c229265..5d32ed121 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/DXF/DXFLoader.cpp
+++ b/code/AssetLib/DXF/DXFLoader.cpp
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@ OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 using namespace Assimp;
 
 // AutoCAD Binary DXF<CR><LF><SUB><NULL>
-const std::string AI_DXF_BINARY_IDENT = std::string("AutoCAD Binary DXF\r\n\x1a\0");
-const size_t AI_DXF_BINARY_IDENT_LEN = 24u;
+static constexpr char AI_DXF_BINARY_IDENT[] = "AutoCAD Binary DXF\r\n\x1a";
+static constexpr size_t AI_DXF_BINARY_IDENT_LEN = sizeof AI_DXF_BINARY_IDENT;
 
 // default vertex color that all uncolored vertices will receive
-const aiColor4D AI_DXF_DEFAULT_COLOR(aiColor4D(0.6f, 0.6f, 0.6f, 0.6f));
+static const aiColor4D AI_DXF_DEFAULT_COLOR(aiColor4D(0.6f, 0.6f, 0.6f, 0.6f));
 
 // color indices for DXF - 16 are supported, the table is
 // taken directly from the DXF spec.
@@ -156,10 +156,10 @@ void DXFImporter::InternReadFile( const std::string& filename, aiScene* pScene,
     }
 
     // Check whether this is a binary DXF file - we can't read binary DXF files :-(
-    char buff[AI_DXF_BINARY_IDENT_LEN+1] = {0};
+    char buff[AI_DXF_BINARY_IDENT_LEN] = {0};
     file->Read(buff,AI_DXF_BINARY_IDENT_LEN,1);
 
-    if (0 == strncmp(AI_DXF_BINARY_IDENT.c_str(),buff,AI_DXF_BINARY_IDENT_LEN)) {
+    if (0 == memcmp(AI_DXF_BINARY_IDENT,buff,AI_DXF_BINARY_IDENT_LEN)) {
         throw DeadlyImportError("DXF: Binary files are not supported at the moment");
     }
 
diff --git a/code/AssetLib/FBX/FBXMeshGeometry.cpp b/code/AssetLib/FBX/FBXMeshGeometry.cpp
index 9bafcbd2a..5aecb61b5 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/FBX/FBXMeshGeometry.cpp
+++ b/code/AssetLib/FBX/FBXMeshGeometry.cpp
@@ -604,15 +604,15 @@ void MeshGeometry::ReadVertexDataTangents(std::vector<aiVector3D>& tangents_out,
 }
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-static const std::string BinormalIndexToken = "BinormalIndex";
-static const std::string BinormalsIndexToken = "BinormalsIndex";
+static const char * BinormalIndexToken = "BinormalIndex";
+static const char * BinormalsIndexToken = "BinormalsIndex";
 
 void MeshGeometry::ReadVertexDataBinormals(std::vector<aiVector3D>& binormals_out, const Scope& source,
     const std::string& MappingInformationType,
     const std::string& ReferenceInformationType)
 {
     const char * str = source.Elements().count( "Binormals" ) > 0 ? "Binormals" : "Binormal";
-    const char * strIdx = source.Elements().count( "Binormals" ) > 0 ? BinormalsIndexToken.c_str() : BinormalIndexToken.c_str();
+    const char * strIdx = source.Elements().count( "Binormals" ) > 0 ? BinormalsIndexToken : BinormalIndexToken;
     ResolveVertexDataArray(binormals_out,source,MappingInformationType,ReferenceInformationType,
         str,
         strIdx,
diff --git a/code/AssetLib/Ogre/OgreBinarySerializer.cpp b/code/AssetLib/Ogre/OgreBinarySerializer.cpp
index 1d20799a1..fc975a5cc 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/Ogre/OgreBinarySerializer.cpp
+++ b/code/AssetLib/Ogre/OgreBinarySerializer.cpp
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 namespace Assimp {
 namespace Ogre {
 
-const std::string MESH_VERSION_1_8 = "[MeshSerializer_v1.8]";
-const std::string SKELETON_VERSION_1_8 = "[Serializer_v1.80]";
-const std::string SKELETON_VERSION_1_1 = "[Serializer_v1.10]";
+static constexpr auto MESH_VERSION_1_8 = "[MeshSerializer_v1.8]";
+static constexpr auto SKELETON_VERSION_1_8 = "[Serializer_v1.80]";
+static constexpr auto SKELETON_VERSION_1_1 = "[Serializer_v1.10]";
 
 const unsigned short HEADER_CHUNK_ID = 0x1000;
 
diff --git a/code/AssetLib/OpenGEX/OpenGEXImporter.cpp b/code/AssetLib/OpenGEX/OpenGEXImporter.cpp
index 9baaa4a12..05507944e 100644
--- a/code/AssetLib/OpenGEX/OpenGEXImporter.cpp
+++ b/code/AssetLib/OpenGEX/OpenGEXImporter.cpp
@@ -749,22 +749,22 @@ enum MeshAttribute {
     TexCoord
 };
 
-static const std::string PosToken = "position";
-static const std::string ColToken = "color";
-static const std::string NormalToken = "normal";
-static const std::string TexCoordToken = "texcoord";
+constexpr auto PosToken = "position";
+constexpr auto ColToken = "color";
+constexpr auto NormalToken = "normal";
+constexpr auto TexCoordToken = "texcoord";
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 static MeshAttribute getAttributeByName(const char *attribName) {
     ai_assert(nullptr != attribName);
 
-    if (0 == strncmp(PosToken.c_str(), attribName, PosToken.size())) {
+    if (0 == strcmp(PosToken, attribName)) {
         return Position;
-    } else if (0 == strncmp(ColToken.c_str(), attribName, ColToken.size())) {
+    } else if (0 == strcmp(ColToken, attribName)) {
         return Color;
-    } else if (0 == strncmp(NormalToken.c_str(), attribName, NormalToken.size())) {
+    } else if (0 == strcmp(NormalToken, attribName)) {
         return Normal;
-    } else if (0 == strncmp(TexCoordToken.c_str(), attribName, TexCoordToken.size())) {
+    } else if (0 == strcmp(TexCoordToken, attribName)) {
         return TexCoord;
     }