diff --git a/AK/String.cpp b/AK/String.cpp
index 1924aef1130..6fe7f9af526 100644
--- a/AK/String.cpp
+++ b/AK/String.cpp
@@ -208,12 +208,6 @@ void String::destroy_string()
         m_data->unref();
 }
 
-String::String()
-{
-    // This is an empty string, it's always short and zero-length.
-    m_short_string.byte_count_and_short_string_flag = SHORT_STRING_FLAG;
-}
-
 ErrorOr<String> String::from_utf8(StringView view)
 {
     if (view.length() <= MAX_SHORT_STRING_BYTE_COUNT) {
diff --git a/AK/String.h b/AK/String.h
index c5a22111a04..dc73fe7d55f 100644
--- a/AK/String.h
+++ b/AK/String.h
@@ -52,7 +52,10 @@ public:
     }
 
     // Creates an empty (zero-length) String.
-    String();
+    constexpr String()
+        : String(ShortString { SHORT_STRING_FLAG, {} })
+    {
+    }
 
     // Creates a new String from a sequence of UTF-8 encoded code points.
     static ErrorOr<String> from_utf8(StringView);