diff --git a/AK/String.h b/AK/String.h
index f122160fb69..b37ec0b9bfa 100644
--- a/AK/String.h
+++ b/AK/String.h
@@ -181,14 +181,7 @@ public:
     template<Arithmetic T>
     Optional<T> to_number(TrimWhitespace trim_whitespace = TrimWhitespace::Yes) const
     {
-#ifndef KERNEL
-        if constexpr (IsFloatingPoint<T>)
-            return StringUtils::convert_to_floating_point<T>(bytes_as_string_view(), trim_whitespace);
-#endif
-        if constexpr (IsSigned<T>)
-            return StringUtils::convert_to_int<T>(bytes_as_string_view(), trim_whitespace);
-        else
-            return StringUtils::convert_to_uint<T>(bytes_as_string_view(), trim_whitespace);
+        return bytes_as_string_view().to_number<T>(trim_whitespace);
     }
 
     static ErrorOr<String> vformatted(StringView fmtstr, TypeErasedFormatParams&);
diff --git a/AK/StringView.h b/AK/StringView.h
index ff9cc8068d8..da8db21e7ee 100644
--- a/AK/StringView.h
+++ b/AK/StringView.h
@@ -353,6 +353,19 @@ public:
         }());
     }
 
+    template<Arithmetic T>
+    Optional<T> to_number(TrimWhitespace trim_whitespace = TrimWhitespace::Yes) const
+    {
+#ifndef KERNEL
+        if constexpr (IsFloatingPoint<T>)
+            return StringUtils::convert_to_floating_point<T>(*this, trim_whitespace);
+#endif
+        if constexpr (IsSigned<T>)
+            return StringUtils::convert_to_int<T>(*this, trim_whitespace);
+        else
+            return StringUtils::convert_to_uint<T>(*this, trim_whitespace);
+    }
+
 private:
     friend class ByteString;
     char const* m_characters { nullptr };