diff --git a/include/spdlog/common.h b/include/spdlog/common.h
index e0ed90ed..1c6c4190 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/common.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/common.h
@@ -336,6 +336,44 @@ struct file_event_handlers
 
 namespace details {
 
+// to_string_view
+
+SPDLOG_CONSTEXPR_FUNC spdlog::string_view_t to_string_view(const memory_buf_t &buf) SPDLOG_NOEXCEPT
+{
+    return spdlog::string_view_t{buf.data(), buf.size()};
+}
+
+SPDLOG_CONSTEXPR_FUNC spdlog::string_view_t to_string_view(spdlog::string_view_t str) SPDLOG_NOEXCEPT
+{
+    return str;
+}
+
+#if defined(SPDLOG_WCHAR_FILENAMES) || defined(SPDLOG_WCHAR_TO_UTF8_SUPPORT)
+SPDLOG_CONSTEXPR_FUNC spdlog::wstring_view_t to_string_view(const wmemory_buf_t &buf) SPDLOG_NOEXCEPT
+{
+    return spdlog::wstring_view_t{buf.data(), buf.size()};
+}
+
+SPDLOG_CONSTEXPR_FUNC spdlog::wstring_view_t to_string_view(spdlog::wstring_view_t str) SPDLOG_NOEXCEPT
+{
+    return str;
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifndef SPDLOG_USE_STD_FORMAT
+template<typename T, typename... Args>
+inline fmt::basic_string_view<T> to_string_view(fmt::basic_format_string<T, Args...> fmt)
+{
+    return fmt;
+}
+#elif __cpp_lib_format >= 202207L
+template<typename T, typename... Args>
+SPDLOG_CONSTEXPR_FUNC std::basic_string_view<T> to_string_view(std::basic_format_string<T, Args...> fmt) SPDLOG_NOEXCEPT
+{
+    return fmt.get();
+}
+#endif
+
 // make_unique support for pre c++14
 
 #if __cplusplus >= 201402L // C++14 and beyond
diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/fmt_helper.h b/include/spdlog/details/fmt_helper.h
index 8f6396bf..d9867180 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/details/fmt_helper.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/details/fmt_helper.h
@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@
 #ifdef SPDLOG_USE_STD_FORMAT
 #    include <charconv>
 #    include <limits>
-#    include <version>
-#    if __cpp_lib_format >= 202207L
-#        include <format>
-#    endif
 #endif
 
 // Some fmt helpers to efficiently format and pad ints and strings
@@ -22,37 +18,6 @@ namespace spdlog {
 namespace details {
 namespace fmt_helper {
 
-inline spdlog::string_view_t to_string_view(const memory_buf_t &buf) SPDLOG_NOEXCEPT
-{
-    return spdlog::string_view_t{buf.data(), buf.size()};
-}
-
-inline spdlog::string_view_t to_string_view(spdlog::string_view_t str) SPDLOG_NOEXCEPT
-{
-    return str;
-}
-
-#if defined(SPDLOG_WCHAR_FILENAMES) || defined(SPDLOG_WCHAR_TO_UTF8_SUPPORT)
-inline spdlog::wstring_view_t to_string_view(spdlog::wstring_view_t str) SPDLOG_NOEXCEPT
-{
-    return str;
-}
-#endif
-
-#ifndef SPDLOG_USE_STD_FORMAT
-template<typename T, typename... Args>
-inline fmt::basic_string_view<T> to_string_view(fmt::basic_format_string<T, Args...> fmt)
-{
-    return fmt;
-}
-#elif __cpp_lib_format >= 202207L
-template<typename T, typename... Args>
-SPDLOG_CONSTEXPR_FUNC std::basic_string_view<T> to_string_view(std::basic_format_string<T, Args...> fmt) SPDLOG_NOEXCEPT
-{
-    return fmt.get();
-}
-#endif
-
 inline void append_string_view(spdlog::string_view_t view, memory_buf_t &dest)
 {
     auto *buf_ptr = view.data();
diff --git a/include/spdlog/logger.h b/include/spdlog/logger.h
index eb4be7a8..15572d76 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/logger.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/logger.h
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #include <spdlog/common.h>
 #include <spdlog/details/log_msg.h>
 #include <spdlog/details/backtracer.h>
-#include <spdlog/details/fmt_helper.h>
 
 #ifdef SPDLOG_WCHAR_TO_UTF8_SUPPORT
 #    ifndef _WIN32
@@ -88,7 +87,7 @@ public:
     template<typename... Args>
     void log(source_loc loc, level::level_enum lvl, format_string_t<Args...> fmt, Args &&... args)
     {
-        log_(loc, lvl, details::fmt_helper::to_string_view(fmt), std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+        log_(loc, lvl, details::to_string_view(fmt), std::forward<Args>(args)...);
     }
 
     template<typename... Args>
@@ -181,7 +180,7 @@ public:
     template<typename... Args>
     void log(source_loc loc, level::level_enum lvl, wformat_string_t<Args...> fmt, Args &&... args)
     {
-        log_(loc, lvl, details::fmt_helper::to_string_view(fmt), std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+        log_(loc, lvl, details::to_string_view(fmt), std::forward<Args>(args)...);
     }
 
     template<typename... Args>
@@ -374,6 +373,7 @@ protected:
 #else
             fmt::vformat_to(fmt::appender(buf), fmt, fmt::make_format_args(std::forward<Args>(args)...));
 #endif
+
             details::log_msg log_msg(loc, name_, lvl, string_view_t(buf.data(), buf.size()));
             log_it_(log_msg, log_enabled, traceback_enabled);
         }
diff --git a/tests/test_fmt_helper.cpp b/tests/test_fmt_helper.cpp
index a9db5d02..52141902 100644
--- a/tests/test_fmt_helper.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_fmt_helper.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #include "includes.h"
 
 using spdlog::memory_buf_t;
-using spdlog::details::fmt_helper::to_string_view;
+using spdlog::details::to_string_view;
 
 void test_pad2(int n, const char *expected)
 {
diff --git a/tests/test_pattern_formatter.cpp b/tests/test_pattern_formatter.cpp
index 76cac855..b89f51d4 100644
--- a/tests/test_pattern_formatter.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_pattern_formatter.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #include "test_sink.h"
 
 using spdlog::memory_buf_t;
-using spdlog::details::fmt_helper::to_string_view;
+using spdlog::details::to_string_view;
 
 // log to str and return it
 template<typename... Args>