diff --git a/src/morethantext/fieldtype.rs b/src/morethantext/fieldtype.rs
index 6b79eca..ec20675 100644
--- a/src/morethantext/fieldtype.rs
+++ b/src/morethantext/fieldtype.rs
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ pub struct StaticString {
 }
 
 impl StaticString {
-    pub fn new(data: &str) -> FieldType {
+    pub fn new() -> FieldType {
         FieldType::StaticString(Self {
-            data: data.to_string(),
+            data: "".to_string(),
         })
     }
 }
@@ -38,13 +38,10 @@ mod staticstrings {
 
     #[test]
     fn create_static_string() {
-        let data = "fred";
-        let field = StaticString::new(data);
+        let field = StaticString::new();
         assert!(
-            field.to_string() == data,
-            "\n\nGot:  {}\nWant: {}\n\n",
-            field.to_string(),
-            data
+            field.to_string() == "",
+            "New should return an empty string."
         );
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/morethantext/mod.rs b/src/morethantext/mod.rs
index a6879f3..7f9936c 100644
--- a/src/morethantext/mod.rs
+++ b/src/morethantext/mod.rs
@@ -237,8 +237,8 @@ mod records {
     async fn update_fields() {
         let rec = Record::new();
         let name = "elephant";
-        let data = "Something to remember.";
-        let sstr = StaticString::new(data);
+        let data = "";
+        let sstr = StaticString::new();
         rec.update_field(name.to_string(), sstr).await;
         let output = rec.get_field(name).await.unwrap();
         assert!(