diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/Config/Layer.h b/Source/Core/Common/Config/Layer.h
index 4fabb3dc81..2e84d6c3d1 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/Config/Layer.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/Config/Layer.h
@@ -120,13 +120,17 @@ public:
   template <typename T>
   void Set(const ConfigInfo<T>& config_info, const std::common_type_t<T>& value)
   {
-    Set<T>(config_info.location, value);
+    Set(config_info.location, value);
   }
 
   template <typename T>
   void Set(const ConfigLocation& location, const T& value)
   {
-    const std::string new_value = ValueToString(value);
+    Set(location, ValueToString(value));
+  }
+
+  void Set(const ConfigLocation& location, const std::string& new_value)
+  {
     std::optional<std::string>& current_value = m_map[location];
     if (current_value == new_value)
       return;
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/StringUtil.cpp b/Source/Core/Common/StringUtil.cpp
index 372ea06c19..c2a5a62b2d 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/StringUtil.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/StringUtil.cpp
@@ -332,11 +332,6 @@ std::string ValueToString(bool value)
   return value ? "True" : "False";
 }
 
-std::string ValueToString(const std::string& value)
-{
-  return value;
-}
-
 bool SplitPath(const std::string& full_path, std::string* _pPath, std::string* _pFilename,
                std::string* _pExtension)
 {
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/StringUtil.h b/Source/Core/Common/StringUtil.h
index c548b0e87c..11c873bdae 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/StringUtil.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/StringUtil.h
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ std::string ValueToString(double value);
 std::string ValueToString(int value);
 std::string ValueToString(s64 value);
 std::string ValueToString(bool value);
-std::string ValueToString(const std::string& value);
 template <typename T, std::enable_if_t<std::is_enum<T>::value>* = nullptr>
 std::string ValueToString(T value)
 {