diff --git a/src/Cache.h b/src/Cache.h
index 1fcb4ac..9894824 100644
--- a/src/Cache.h
+++ b/src/Cache.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ namespace Cache
 		using Lock = std::mutex;
 		using Locker = std::scoped_lock<Lock>;
 
-		mutable Lock                                          _lock;
-		ankerl::unordered_dense::map<RE::FormID, std::string> _formIDToEditorIDMap;
+		mutable Lock                 _lock;
+		Map<RE::FormID, std::string> _formIDToEditorIDMap;
 	};
 }
diff --git a/src/PCH.h b/src/PCH.h
index cf3f98a..c0f56b4 100644
--- a/src/PCH.h
+++ b/src/PCH.h
@@ -21,6 +21,23 @@ namespace ini = clib_util::ini;
 using namespace std::literals;
 using namespace clib_util::singleton;
 
+template <class K, class D>
+using Map = ankerl::unordered_dense::map<K, D>;
+
+struct string_hash
+{
+	using is_transparent = void;  // enable heterogeneous overloads
+	using is_avalanching = void;  // mark class as high quality avalanching hash
+
+	[[nodiscard]] std::uint64_t operator()(std::string_view str) const noexcept
+	{
+		return ankerl::unordered_dense::hash<std::string_view>{}(str);
+	}
+};
+
+template <class D>
+using StringMap = ankerl::unordered_dense::map<std::string, D, string_hash, std::equal_to<>>;
+
 namespace stl
 {
 	using namespace SKSE::stl;
@@ -54,11 +71,6 @@ namespace stl
 	{
 		write_vfunc<F, 0, T>();
 	}
-
-	inline std::string as_string(std::string_view a_view)
-	{
-		return { a_view.data(), a_view.size() };
-	}
 }
 
 #ifdef SKYRIM_AE
diff --git a/src/Settings.cpp b/src/Settings.cpp
index d6ca973..1139d8f 100644
--- a/src/Settings.cpp
+++ b/src/Settings.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ void Settings::Load()
 
 bool Settings::IsTweakInstalled(std::string_view a_tweak)
 {
-	const auto it = settingsMap.find(stl::as_string(a_tweak));
+	const auto it = settingsMap.find(a_tweak);
 	return it != settingsMap.end() ? it->second : false;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Settings.h b/src/Settings.h
index 125c99d..3cc4aff 100644
--- a/src/Settings.h
+++ b/src/Settings.h
@@ -112,5 +112,5 @@ class Settings : public ISingleton<Settings>
 	Tweaks       tweaks{};
 	Experimental experimental{};
 
-	ankerl::unordered_dense::map<std::string, bool> settingsMap{};
+	StringMap<bool> settingsMap{};
 };