diff --git a/include/linkdefs.hpp b/include/linkdefs.hpp
index 28e365b9..f88cdf36 100644
--- a/include/linkdefs.hpp
+++ b/include/linkdefs.hpp
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #define RGBDS_LINKDEFS_HPP
 
 #include <stdint.h>
-#include <string>
 
 #include "helpers.hpp" // assume
 
@@ -99,7 +98,7 @@ static constexpr uint8_t FSTACKNODE_QUIET_BIT = 7;
 
 // Non-`const` members may be patched in RGBLINK depending on CLI flags
 struct SectionTypeInfo {
-	std::string const name;
+	char const *name;
 	uint16_t const startAddr;
 	uint16_t size;
 	uint32_t const firstBank;
diff --git a/src/asm/section.cpp b/src/asm/section.cpp
index 8585a29a..43429b6a 100644
--- a/src/asm/section.cpp
+++ b/src/asm/section.cpp
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ static void mergeSections(
 				sectError(
 				    "Section \"%s\" already exists but with type `%s`",
 				    sect.name.c_str(),
-				    sect.typeInfo().name.c_str()
+				    sect.typeInfo().name
 				);
 			}
 
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ static Section *getSection(
 		} else if (bank < typeInfo.firstBank || bank > typeInfo.lastBank) {
 			error(
 			    "%s bank value $%04" PRIx32 " out of range ($%04" PRIx32 " to $%04" PRIx32 ")",
-			    typeInfo.name.c_str(),
+			    typeInfo.name,
 			    bank,
 			    typeInfo.firstBank,
 			    typeInfo.lastBank
@@ -478,9 +478,7 @@ static Section *getSection(
 			alignment = 0; // Ignore it if it's satisfied
 		} else if (typeInfo.startAddr & alignMask) {
 			error(
-			    "Section \"%s\"'s alignment cannot be attained in %s",
-			    name.c_str(),
-			    typeInfo.name.c_str()
+			    "Section \"%s\"'s alignment cannot be attained in %s", name.c_str(), typeInfo.name
 			);
 			alignment = 0; // Ignore it if it's unattainable
 			org = 0;
diff --git a/src/link/assign.cpp b/src/link/assign.cpp
index d9bdf967..201116db 100644
--- a/src/link/assign.cpp
+++ b/src/link/assign.cpp
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ static std::optional<size_t> getPlacement(Section const &section, MemoryLocation
 		    || location.bank >= memory[section.type].size() + typeInfo.firstBank) {
 			fatal(
 			    "Invalid bank for %s section \"%s\": %" PRIu32,
-			    typeInfo.name.c_str(),
+			    typeInfo.name,
 			    section.name.c_str(),
 			    location.bank
 			);
diff --git a/src/link/layout.cpp b/src/link/layout.cpp
index 1a09b93a..342e50b0 100644
--- a/src/link/layout.cpp
+++ b/src/link/layout.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ void layout_SetFloatingSectionType(SectionType type) {
 
 void layout_SetSectionType(SectionType type) {
 	if (SectionTypeInfo const &typeInfo = sectionTypeInfo[type]; typeInfo.isBanked()) {
-		scriptError("A bank number must be specified for %s", typeInfo.name.c_str());
+		scriptError("A bank number must be specified for %s", typeInfo.name);
 		// Keep going with a default value for the bank index.
 	}
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ void layout_SetSectionType(SectionType type, uint32_t bank) {
 	if (bank < typeInfo.firstBank) {
 		scriptError(
 		    "%s bank %" PRIu32 " does not exist (the minimum is %" PRIu32 ")",
-		    typeInfo.name.c_str(),
+		    typeInfo.name,
 		    bank,
 		    typeInfo.firstBank
 		);
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ void layout_SetSectionType(SectionType type, uint32_t bank) {
 	} else if (bank > typeInfo.lastBank) {
 		scriptError(
 		    "%s bank %" PRIu32 " does not exist (the maximum is %" PRIu32 ")",
-		    typeInfo.name.c_str(),
+		    typeInfo.name,
 		    bank,
 		    typeInfo.lastBank
 		);
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ void layout_SetAddr(uint32_t addr) {
 		scriptError(
 		    "Cannot set the current address to $%04" PRIx32 ": %s ends at $%04" PRIx16,
 		    addr,
-		    typeInfo.name.c_str(),
+		    typeInfo.name,
 		    typeInfo.endAddr()
 		);
 		pc = typeInfo.endAddr();
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ void layout_PlaceSection(std::string const &name, bool isOptional) {
 			scriptError(
 			    "\"%s\" is specified to be a %s section, but it contains data",
 			    name.c_str(),
-			    typeInfo.name.c_str()
+			    typeInfo.name
 			);
 		} else if (sectTypeHasData(activeType) && section->data.empty() && section->size != 0) {
 			// A section that lacks data can only be assigned to a type that requires data
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ void layout_PlaceSection(std::string const &name, bool isOptional) {
 			scriptError(
 			    "\"%s\" is specified to be a %s section, but it does not contain data",
 			    name.c_str(),
-			    typeInfo.name.c_str()
+			    typeInfo.name
 			);
 		} else {
 			// SDCC areas don't have a type assigned yet, so the linker script gives them one.
@@ -262,8 +262,8 @@ void layout_PlaceSection(std::string const &name, bool isOptional) {
 		scriptError(
 		    "\"%s\" is specified to be a %s section, but it is already a %s section",
 		    name.c_str(),
-		    typeInfo.name.c_str(),
-		    section->typeInfo().name.c_str()
+		    typeInfo.name,
+		    section->typeInfo().name
 		);
 	}
 
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ void layout_PlaceSection(std::string const &name, bool isOptional) {
 			    "The linker script places section \"%s\" in %s bank %" PRIu32
 			    ", but it was already defined in bank %" PRIu32,
 			    name.c_str(),
-			    section->typeInfo().name.c_str(),
+			    section->typeInfo().name,
 			    bank,
 			    section->bank
 			);
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ void layout_PlaceSection(std::string const &name, bool isOptional) {
 			    ", but then it would overflow %s by %" PRIu16 " byte%s",
 			    name.c_str(),
 			    org,
-			    typeInfo.name.c_str(),
+			    typeInfo.name,
 			    overflowSize,
 			    overflowSize == 1 ? "" : "s"
 			);
diff --git a/src/link/output.cpp b/src/link/output.cpp
index c64b5a04..ececfcc2 100644
--- a/src/link/output.cpp
+++ b/src/link/output.cpp
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ static void writeMapBank(SortedSections const &sectList, SectionType type, uint3
 	fprintf(
 	    mapFile,
 	    "\n%s bank #%" PRIu32 ":\n",
-	    sectionTypeInfo[type].name.c_str(),
+	    sectionTypeInfo[type].name,
 	    bank + sectionTypeInfo[type].firstBank
 	);
 
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ static void writeMapSummary() {
 		fprintf(
 		    mapFile,
 		    "\t%s: %" PRIu32 " byte%s used / %zu free",
-		    sectionTypeInfo[type].name.c_str(),
+		    sectionTypeInfo[type].name,
 		    usedTotal,
 		    usedTotal == 1 ? "" : "s",
 		    static_cast<size_t>(nbBanks) * sectionTypeInfo[type].size - usedTotal
diff --git a/src/link/sdas_obj.cpp b/src/link/sdas_obj.cpp
index 0d0595aa..26562bec 100644
--- a/src/link/sdas_obj.cpp
+++ b/src/link/sdas_obj.cpp
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ void sdobj_ReadFile(FileStackNode const &src, FILE *file, std::vector<Symbol> &f
 					    "\"%s\" is implicitly defined as a %s section (being at address $%04" PRIx16
 					    "), but it has data! (Was a bad `__at()` value used?)",
 					    section->name.c_str(),
-					    section->typeInfo().name.c_str(),
+					    section->typeInfo().name,
 					    section->org
 					);
 				}
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ void sdobj_ReadFile(FileStackNode const &src, FILE *file, std::vector<Symbol> &f
 				    "\"%s\" is implicitly defined as a %s section (being at address $%04" PRIx16
 				    "), but it doesn't have any data! (Was a bad `__at()` value used?)",
 				    section->name.c_str(),
-				    section->typeInfo().name.c_str(),
+				    section->typeInfo().name,
 				    section->org
 				);
 			}
diff --git a/src/link/section.cpp b/src/link/section.cpp
index 369df7f9..b5de18d8 100644
--- a/src/link/section.cpp
+++ b/src/link/section.cpp
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ static void mergeSections(Section &target, std::unique_ptr<Section> &&other) {
 		    *other,
 		    "Section \"%s\" is defined with type `%s`, but also with type `%s`",
 		    target.name.c_str(),
-		    target.typeInfo().name.c_str(),
-		    other->typeInfo().name.c_str()
+		    target.typeInfo().name,
+		    other->typeInfo().name
 		);
 	}
 
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ void sect_AddSection(std::unique_ptr<Section> &&section) {
 		fatal(
 		    "Section \"%s\" is of type `%s`, which cannot be `UNION`ized",
 		    section->name.c_str(),
-		    section->typeInfo().name.c_str()
+		    section->typeInfo().name
 		);
 	} else {
 		sections.add(section->name, std::move(section));
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ static void doSanityChecks(Section &section) {
 		error(
 		    "Section \"%s\" has type `%s`, which cannot be aligned to $%04x bytes",
 		    section.name.c_str(),
-		    typeInfo.name.c_str(),
+		    typeInfo.name,
 		    section.alignMask + 1
 		);
 	}
diff --git a/src/linkdefs.cpp b/src/linkdefs.cpp
index e3374f84..26837f0c 100644
--- a/src/linkdefs.cpp
+++ b/src/linkdefs.cpp
@@ -2,65 +2,61 @@
 
 #include "linkdefs.hpp"
 
-#include <string>
-
-using namespace std::literals;
-
 // The default values are the most lax, as they are used as-is by RGBASM; only RGBLINK has the full
 // info, so RGBASM's job is only to catch unconditional errors earlier.
 // clang-format off: nested initializers
 SectionTypeInfo sectionTypeInfo[SECTTYPE_INVALID] = {
     {
-        .name = "WRAM0"s,
+        .name = "WRAM0",
         .startAddr = 0xC000,
         .size = 0x2000, // Patched to 0x1000 if !isWRAM0Mode
         .firstBank = 0,
         .lastBank = 0,
     },
     {
-        .name = "VRAM"s,
+        .name = "VRAM",
         .startAddr = 0x8000,
         .size = 0x2000,
         .firstBank = 0,
         .lastBank = 1, // Patched to 0 if isDmgMode
     },
     {
-        .name = "ROMX"s,
+        .name = "ROMX",
         .startAddr = 0x4000,
         .size = 0x4000,
         .firstBank = 1,
         .lastBank = 65535,
     },
     {
-        .name = "ROM0"s,
+        .name = "ROM0",
         .startAddr = 0x0000,
         .size = 0x8000, // Patched to 0x4000 if !is32kMode
         .firstBank = 0,
         .lastBank = 0,
     },
     {
-        .name = "HRAM"s,
+        .name = "HRAM",
         .startAddr = 0xFF80,
         .size = 0x007F,
         .firstBank = 0,
         .lastBank = 0,
     },
     {
-        .name = "WRAMX"s,
+        .name = "WRAMX",
         .startAddr = 0xD000,
         .size = 0x1000,
         .firstBank = 1,
         .lastBank = 7,
     },
     {
-        .name = "SRAM"s,
+        .name = "SRAM",
         .startAddr = 0xA000,
         .size = 0x2000,
         .firstBank = 0,
         .lastBank = 255,
     },
     {
-        .name = "OAM"s,
+        .name = "OAM",
         .startAddr = 0xFE00,
         .size = 0x00A0,
         .firstBank = 0,