diff --git a/library/core/src/str/mod.rs b/library/core/src/str/mod.rs
index eac4741cd26..934f581f3fa 100644
--- a/library/core/src/str/mod.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/str/mod.rs
@@ -414,12 +414,13 @@ pub fn from_utf8_mut(v: &mut [u8]) -> Result<&mut str, Utf8Error> {
 /// ```
 #[inline]
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
-pub unsafe fn from_utf8_unchecked(v: &[u8]) -> &str {
-    // SAFETY: the caller must guarantee that the bytes `v`
-    // are valid UTF-8, thus the cast to `*const str` is safe.
-    // Also, the pointer dereference is safe because that pointer
-    // comes from a reference which is guaranteed to be valid for reads.
-    unsafe { &*(v as *const [u8] as *const str) }
+#[rustc_const_unstable(feature = "const_str_from_utf8_unchecked", issue = "75196")]
+#[allow(unused_attributes)]
+#[allow_internal_unstable(const_fn_transmute)]
+pub const unsafe fn from_utf8_unchecked(v: &[u8]) -> &str {
+    // SAFETY: the caller must guarantee that the bytes `v` are valid UTF-8.
+    // Also relies on `&str` and `&[u8]` having the same layout.
+    unsafe { mem::transmute(v) }
 }
 
 /// Converts a slice of bytes to a string slice without checking
@@ -2357,15 +2358,10 @@ impl str {
     #[rustc_const_stable(feature = "str_as_bytes", since = "1.32.0")]
     #[inline(always)]
     #[allow(unused_attributes)]
-    #[allow_internal_unstable(const_fn_union)]
+    #[allow_internal_unstable(const_fn_transmute)]
     pub const fn as_bytes(&self) -> &[u8] {
-        #[repr(C)]
-        union Slices<'a> {
-            str: &'a str,
-            slice: &'a [u8],
-        }
         // SAFETY: const sound because we transmute two types with the same layout
-        unsafe { Slices { str: self }.slice }
+        unsafe { mem::transmute(self) }
     }
 
     /// Converts a mutable string slice to a mutable byte slice.