diff --git a/library/alloc/src/string.rs b/library/alloc/src/string.rs
index d3598ccfce81f..dc67d903a1dcc 100644
--- a/library/alloc/src/string.rs
+++ b/library/alloc/src/string.rs
@@ -2200,7 +2200,6 @@ impl<T: fmt::Display + ?Sized> ToString for T {
         let mut buf = String::new();
         buf.write_fmt(format_args!("{}", self))
             .expect("a Display implementation returned an error unexpectedly");
-        buf.shrink_to_fit();
         buf
     }
 }