diff --git a/crates/ibc/src/clients/ics07_tendermint/mod.rs b/crates/ibc/src/clients/ics07_tendermint/mod.rs
index 76cb008f2..2dc390e56 100644
--- a/crates/ibc/src/clients/ics07_tendermint/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/ibc/src/clients/ics07_tendermint/mod.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 //! ICS 07: Tendermint Client implements a client verification algorithm for blockchains which use
 //! the Tendermint consensus algorithm.
 
-use alloc::string::ToString;
-
 use crate::core::ics02_client::client_type::ClientType;
+use core::str::FromStr;
 
 pub mod client_state;
 pub mod consensus_state;
@@ -16,5 +15,5 @@ pub(crate) const TENDERMINT_CLIENT_TYPE: &str = "07-tendermint";
 
 /// Returns the tendermint `ClientType`
 pub fn client_type() -> ClientType {
-    ClientType::from(TENDERMINT_CLIENT_TYPE.to_string())
+    ClientType::from_str(TENDERMINT_CLIENT_TYPE).expect("Never fails because it's valid")
 }
diff --git a/crates/ibc/src/core/ics02_client/client_type.rs b/crates/ibc/src/core/ics02_client/client_type.rs
index 853caf644..d842e84b3 100644
--- a/crates/ibc/src/core/ics02_client/client_type.rs
+++ b/crates/ibc/src/core/ics02_client/client_type.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 //! Defines the `ClientType` format, typically used in chain IDs.
 
 use crate::prelude::*;
-use core::fmt::{Display, Error as FmtError, Formatter};
+use core::{
+    fmt::{Display, Error as FmtError, Formatter},
+    str::FromStr,
+};
 
 use crate::core::ics24_host::{
     identifier::validate::validate_client_type, identifier::IdentifierError,
@@ -26,7 +29,7 @@ pub struct ClientType(String);
 
 impl ClientType {
     /// Constructs a new `ClientType` from the given `String` if it ends with a valid client identifier.
-    pub fn new(s: String) -> Result<Self, IdentifierError> {
+    pub fn new(s: &str) -> Result<Self, IdentifierError> {
         let s_trim = s.trim();
         validate_client_type(s_trim)?;
         Ok(Self(s_trim.to_string()))
@@ -38,10 +41,11 @@ impl ClientType {
     }
 }
 
-impl From<String> for ClientType {
-    /// Constructs a new `ClientType` from the given `String` without performing any validation.
-    fn from(value: String) -> Self {
-        Self(value)
+impl FromStr for ClientType {
+    type Err = IdentifierError;
+
+    fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+        Self::new(s)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/ibc/src/core/ics02_client/events.rs b/crates/ibc/src/core/ics02_client/events.rs
index 096f4b4f7..cbaf6dd7f 100644
--- a/crates/ibc/src/core/ics02_client/events.rs
+++ b/crates/ibc/src/core/ics02_client/events.rs
@@ -419,6 +419,7 @@ mod tests {
     use crate::core::timestamp::Timestamp;
     use crate::mock::header::MockHeader;
     use ibc_proto::google::protobuf::Any;
+    use std::str::FromStr;
     use tendermint::abci::Event as AbciEvent;
 
     #[test]
@@ -430,7 +431,8 @@ mod tests {
             expected_values: Vec<&'static str>,
         }
 
-        let client_type = ClientType::from("07-tendermint".to_string());
+        let client_type = ClientType::from_str("07-tendermint")
+            .expect("never fails because it's a valid client type");
         let client_id = ClientId::new(client_type.clone(), 0).unwrap();
         let consensus_height = Height::new(0, 5).unwrap();
         let consensus_heights = vec![Height::new(0, 5).unwrap(), Height::new(0, 7).unwrap()];
diff --git a/crates/ibc/src/core/ics03_connection/events.rs b/crates/ibc/src/core/ics03_connection/events.rs
index 01e8be2d5..face5278d 100644
--- a/crates/ibc/src/core/ics03_connection/events.rs
+++ b/crates/ibc/src/core/ics03_connection/events.rs
@@ -308,6 +308,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     use super::*;
     use crate::core::ics02_client::client_type::ClientType;
+    use std::str::FromStr;
     use tendermint::abci::Event as AbciEvent;
 
     #[test]
@@ -319,7 +320,8 @@ mod tests {
             expected_values: Vec<&'static str>,
         }
 
-        let client_type = ClientType::from("07-tendermint".to_string());
+        let client_type = ClientType::from_str("07-tendermint")
+            .expect("never fails because it's a valid client type");
         let conn_id_on_a = ConnectionId::default();
         let client_id_on_a = ClientId::new(client_type.clone(), 0).unwrap();
         let conn_id_on_b = ConnectionId::new(1);
diff --git a/crates/ibc/src/core/ics24_host/identifier.rs b/crates/ibc/src/core/ics24_host/identifier.rs
index d73b30359..b55b5237b 100644
--- a/crates/ibc/src/core/ics24_host/identifier.rs
+++ b/crates/ibc/src/core/ics24_host/identifier.rs
@@ -213,7 +213,8 @@ impl ClientId {
     /// ```
     /// # use ibc::core::ics24_host::identifier::ClientId;
     /// # use ibc::core::ics02_client::client_type::ClientType;
-    /// let tm_client_id = ClientId::new(ClientType::from("07-tendermint".to_string()), 0);
+    /// # use std::str::FromStr;
+    /// let tm_client_id = ClientId::new(ClientType::from_str("07-tendermint").unwrap(), 0);
     /// assert!(tm_client_id.is_ok());
     /// tm_client_id.map(|id| { assert_eq!(&id, "07-tendermint-0") });
     /// ```
diff --git a/crates/ibc/src/mock/client_state.rs b/crates/ibc/src/mock/client_state.rs
index 4ca0c651c..cf84f6d83 100644
--- a/crates/ibc/src/mock/client_state.rs
+++ b/crates/ibc/src/mock/client_state.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use crate::prelude::*;
 
 use alloc::collections::btree_map::BTreeMap as HashMap;
+use core::str::FromStr;
 use core::time::Duration;
 
 use ibc_proto::google::protobuf::Any;
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ pub const MOCK_CLIENT_STATE_TYPE_URL: &str = "/ibc.mock.ClientState";
 pub const MOCK_CLIENT_TYPE: &str = "9999-mock";
 
 pub fn client_type() -> ClientType {
-    ClientType::from(MOCK_CLIENT_TYPE.to_string())
+    ClientType::from_str(MOCK_CLIENT_TYPE).expect("never fails because it's valid client type")
 }
 
 /// A mock of an IBC client record as it is stored in a mock context.