diff --git a/src/db/PlaylistInfo.hxx b/src/db/PlaylistInfo.hxx
index 368f34758..92a4d8b18 100644
--- a/src/db/PlaylistInfo.hxx
+++ b/src/db/PlaylistInfo.hxx
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "util/Compiler.h"
 
 #include <string>
+#include <string_view>
 #include <chrono>
 
 /**
@@ -42,14 +43,15 @@ struct PlaylistInfo {
 		std::chrono::system_clock::time_point::min();
 
 	class CompareName {
-		const char *const name;
+		const std::string_view name;
 
 	public:
-		constexpr CompareName(const char *_name):name(_name) {}
+		constexpr CompareName(std::string_view _name) noexcept
+			:name(_name) {}
 
 		gcc_pure
 		bool operator()(const PlaylistInfo &pi) const noexcept {
-			return pi.name.compare(name) == 0;
+			return pi.name == name;
 		}
 	};
 
diff --git a/src/db/PlaylistVector.cxx b/src/db/PlaylistVector.cxx
index 9197a004d..9c2697741 100644
--- a/src/db/PlaylistVector.cxx
+++ b/src/db/PlaylistVector.cxx
@@ -24,10 +24,9 @@
 #include <cassert>
 
 PlaylistVector::iterator
-PlaylistVector::find(const char *name) noexcept
+PlaylistVector::find(std::string_view name) noexcept
 {
 	assert(holding_db_lock());
-	assert(name != nullptr);
 
 	return std::find_if(begin(), end(),
 			    PlaylistInfo::CompareName(name));
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ PlaylistVector::UpdateOrInsert(PlaylistInfo &&pi) noexcept
 }
 
 bool
-PlaylistVector::erase(const char *name) noexcept
+PlaylistVector::erase(std::string_view name) noexcept
 {
 	assert(holding_db_lock());
 
diff --git a/src/db/PlaylistVector.hxx b/src/db/PlaylistVector.hxx
index 5e255d028..58982c546 100644
--- a/src/db/PlaylistVector.hxx
+++ b/src/db/PlaylistVector.hxx
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "util/Compiler.h"
 
 #include <list>
+#include <string_view>
 
 class PlaylistVector : protected std::list<PlaylistInfo> {
 protected:
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ protected:
 	 * Caller must lock the #db_mutex.
 	 */
 	gcc_pure
-	iterator find(const char *name) noexcept;
+	iterator find(std::string_view name) noexcept;
 
 public:
 	using std::list<PlaylistInfo>::empty;
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ public:
 	/**
 	 * Caller must lock the #db_mutex.
 	 */
-	bool erase(const char *name) noexcept;
+	bool erase(std::string_view name) noexcept;
 };
 
 #endif /* SONGVEC_H */