diff --git a/parser/src/errors/syntax.rs b/parser/src/errors/syntax.rs
index 335dc8aa29..306719b5a4 100644
--- a/parser/src/errors/syntax.rs
+++ b/parser/src/errors/syntax.rs
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ impl SyntaxError {
     }
 
     pub fn unexpected_statement(got: String, expected: &str, span: &Span) -> Self {
-        Self::new_from_span(format!("expected '{}', got '{}'", expected, got.to_string()), span)
+        Self::new_from_span(format!("expected '{}', got '{}'", expected, got), span)
     }
 
     pub fn unexpected_str(got: &Token, expected: &str, span: &Span) -> Self {