diff --git a/lez/wallet-ffi/src/label.rs b/lez/wallet-ffi/src/label.rs
index 3f109409..1f6f1236 100644
--- a/lez/wallet-ffi/src/label.rs
+++ b/lez/wallet-ffi/src/label.rs
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn wallet_ffi_get_all_labels_for_account(
         .storage()
         .labels_for_account(account_id_with_privacy.into())
     {
-        let Ok(label_c) = CString::from_str(label.inner()) else {
+        let Ok(label_c) = CString::from_str(label.as_ref()) else {
             print_error(format!("Failed to cast label into C string: {label}"));
             return LabelList::error(WalletFfiError::InternalError);
         };
diff --git a/lez/wallet/src/account.rs b/lez/wallet/src/account.rs
index 28070a6e..8caa7366 100644
--- a/lez/wallet/src/account.rs
+++ b/lez/wallet/src/account.rs
@@ -19,9 +19,10 @@ impl Label {
     pub fn new(label: impl ToString) -> Self {
         Self(label.to_string())
     }
+}
 
-    #[must_use]
-    pub fn inner(&self) -> &str {
+impl AsRef<str> for Label {
+    fn as_ref(&self) -> &str {
         &self.0
     }
 }