diff --git a/src/command_line.cc b/src/command_line.cc
index 14bd2c35..1a6b217b 100644
--- a/src/command_line.cc
+++ b/src/command_line.cc
@@ -306,7 +306,6 @@ void LaunchStdinLoop(Config* config,
       MethodType method_type = message->GetMethodType();
       (*request_times)[method_type] = Timer();
 
-      LOG_S(ERROR) << "!! Got message of type " << method_type;
       queue->for_querydb.PushBack(std::move(message));
 
       // If the message was to exit then querydb will take care of the actual
diff --git a/src/method.cc b/src/method.cc
index 43e136fb..cd24524d 100644
--- a/src/method.cc
+++ b/src/method.cc
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #include "method.h"
 
-const char* kMethodType_Unknown = "$unknown";
-const char* kMethodType_Exit = "exit";
-const char* kMethodType_TextDocumentPublishDiagnostics = "textDocument/publishDiagnostics";
-const char* kMethodType_CqueryPublishInactiveRegions = "$cquery/publishInactiveRegions";
-const char* kMethodType_CqueryPublishSemanticHighlighting = "$cquery/publishSemanticHighlighting";
+MethodType kMethodType_Unknown = "$unknown";
+MethodType kMethodType_Exit = "exit";
+MethodType kMethodType_TextDocumentPublishDiagnostics = "textDocument/publishDiagnostics";
+MethodType kMethodType_CqueryPublishInactiveRegions = "$cquery/publishInactiveRegions";
+MethodType kMethodType_CqueryPublishSemanticHighlighting = "$cquery/publishSemanticHighlighting";
 
 InMessage::~InMessage() = default;
 
diff --git a/src/method.h b/src/method.h
index 2a329866..8a3673d3 100644
--- a/src/method.h
+++ b/src/method.h
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
 #include <string>
 
 using MethodType = std::string;
-extern const char* kMethodType_Unknown;
-extern const char* kMethodType_Exit;
-extern const char* kMethodType_TextDocumentPublishDiagnostics;
-extern const char* kMethodType_CqueryPublishInactiveRegions;
-extern const char* kMethodType_CqueryPublishSemanticHighlighting;
+extern MethodType kMethodType_Unknown;
+extern MethodType kMethodType_Exit;
+extern MethodType kMethodType_TextDocumentPublishDiagnostics;
+extern MethodType kMethodType_CqueryPublishInactiveRegions;
+extern MethodType kMethodType_CqueryPublishSemanticHighlighting;
 
 using lsRequestId = std::variant<std::monostate, int64_t, std::string>;