diff --git a/src/command_line.cc b/src/command_line.cc
index 1a6b217b..91f96e0d 100644
--- a/src/command_line.cc
+++ b/src/command_line.cc
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ bool ShouldDisplayMethodTiming(MethodType type) {
     type != kMethodType_TextDocumentPublishDiagnostics &&
     type != kMethodType_CqueryPublishInactiveRegions &&
     type != kMethodType_Unknown;
-  return true;
 }
 
 void PrintHelp() {
diff --git a/src/method.h b/src/method.h
index 8a3673d3..77d92616 100644
--- a/src/method.h
+++ b/src/method.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 #include <string>
 
-using MethodType = std::string;
+using MethodType = const char*;
 extern MethodType kMethodType_Unknown;
 extern MethodType kMethodType_Exit;
 extern MethodType kMethodType_TextDocumentPublishDiagnostics;