diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/Suggest.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/Suggest.java
index 93933f1bc..16dccf824 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/Suggest.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/Suggest.java
@@ -306,12 +306,10 @@ public class Suggest implements Dictionary.WordCallback {
         Arrays.fill(mScores, 0);
 
         // Save a lowercase version of the original word
-        CharSequence typedWord = wordComposer.getTypedWord();
+        String typedWord = wordComposer.getTypedWord();
         if (typedWord != null) {
-            final String typedWordString = typedWord.toString();
-            typedWord = typedWordString;
             // Treating USER_TYPED as UNIGRAM suggestion for logging now.
-            LatinImeLogger.onAddSuggestedWord(typedWordString, Suggest.DIC_USER_TYPED,
+            LatinImeLogger.onAddSuggestedWord(typedWord, Suggest.DIC_USER_TYPED,
                     Dictionary.DataType.UNIGRAM);
         }
         mTypedWord = typedWord;
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/WordComposer.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/WordComposer.java
index 24519ad92..a79e6dc7f 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/WordComposer.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/WordComposer.java
@@ -164,11 +164,11 @@ public class WordComposer {
      * Returns the word as it was typed, without any correction applied.
      * @return the word that was typed so far
      */
-    public CharSequence getTypedWord() {
+    public String getTypedWord() {
         if (size() == 0) {
             return null;
         }
-        return mTypedWord;
+        return mTypedWord.toString();
     }
 
     /**