diff --git a/core/string/ustring.cpp b/core/string/ustring.cpp
index 48d900d1969..4c76b1e605f 100644
--- a/core/string/ustring.cpp
+++ b/core/string/ustring.cpp
@@ -1954,13 +1954,6 @@ CharString String::ascii(bool p_allow_extended) const {
 	return cs;
 }
 
-String String::utf8(const char *p_utf8, int p_len) {
-	String ret;
-	ret.parse_utf8(p_utf8, p_len);
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
 Error String::parse_utf8(const char *p_utf8, int p_len, bool p_skip_cr) {
 	if (!p_utf8) {
 		return ERR_INVALID_DATA;
@@ -2225,13 +2218,6 @@ CharString String::utf8() const {
 	return utf8s;
 }
 
-String String::utf16(const char16_t *p_utf16, int p_len) {
-	String ret;
-	ret.parse_utf16(p_utf16, p_len, true);
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
 Error String::parse_utf16(const char16_t *p_utf16, int p_len, bool p_default_little_endian) {
 	if (!p_utf16) {
 		return ERR_INVALID_DATA;
diff --git a/core/string/ustring.h b/core/string/ustring.h
index b8ebeb99d7c..4e329261f8a 100644
--- a/core/string/ustring.h
+++ b/core/string/ustring.h
@@ -523,11 +523,19 @@ public:
 	CharString ascii(bool p_allow_extended = false) const;
 	CharString utf8() const;
 	Error parse_utf8(const char *p_utf8, int p_len = -1, bool p_skip_cr = false);
-	static String utf8(const char *p_utf8, int p_len = -1);
+	static String utf8(const char *p_utf8, int p_len = -1) {
+		String ret;
+		ret.parse_utf8(p_utf8, p_len);
+		return ret;
+	}
 
 	Char16String utf16() const;
 	Error parse_utf16(const char16_t *p_utf16, int p_len = -1, bool p_default_little_endian = true);
-	static String utf16(const char16_t *p_utf16, int p_len = -1);
+	static String utf16(const char16_t *p_utf16, int p_len = -1) {
+		String ret;
+		ret.parse_utf16(p_utf16, p_len, true);
+		return ret;
+	}
 
 	static uint32_t hash(const char32_t *p_cstr, int p_len); /* hash the string */
 	static uint32_t hash(const char32_t *p_cstr); /* hash the string */