3 files changed, 7 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/absl/status/BUILD.bazel b/absl/status/BUILD.bazel
index 10f05f66..3cf0a5e1 100644
--- a/absl/status/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/absl/status/BUILD.bazel
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ cc_library(
         "//absl/base:atomic_hook",
         "//absl/base:config",
         "//absl/base:core_headers",
+        "//absl/base:no_destructor",
         "//absl/base:raw_logging_internal",
         "//absl/base:strerror",
         "//absl/container:inlined_vector",
diff --git a/absl/status/CMakeLists.txt b/absl/status/CMakeLists.txt
index fc4ae507..da789901 100644
--- a/absl/status/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/absl/status/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ absl_cc_library(
     absl::function_ref
     absl::inlined_vector
     absl::memory
+    absl::no_destructor
     absl::optional
     absl::raw_logging_internal
     absl::span
diff --git a/absl/status/status.cc b/absl/status/status.cc
index 7eb5d66a..7c778ac0 100644
--- a/absl/status/status.cc
+++ b/absl/status/status.cc
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "absl/base/internal/raw_logging.h"
 #include "absl/base/internal/strerror.h"
 #include "absl/base/macros.h"
+#include "absl/base/no_destructor.h"
 #include "absl/debugging/stacktrace.h"
 #include "absl/debugging/symbolize.h"
 #include "absl/status/internal/status_internal.h"
@@ -90,11 +91,8 @@ std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, StatusCode code) {
 }
 
 const std::string* Status::EmptyString() {
-  static union EmptyString {
-    std::string str;
-    ~EmptyString() {}
-  } empty = {{}};
-  return &empty.str;
+  static const absl::NoDestructor<std::string> kEmpty;
+  return kEmpty.get();
 }
 
 #ifdef ABSL_INTERNAL_NEED_REDUNDANT_CONSTEXPR_DECL
@@ -102,8 +100,8 @@ constexpr const char Status::kMovedFromString[];
 #endif
 
 const std::string* Status::MovedFromString() {
-  static std::string* moved_from_string = new std::string(kMovedFromString);
-  return moved_from_string;
+  static const absl::NoDestructor<std::string> kMovedFrom(kMovedFromString);
+  return kMovedFrom.get();
 }
 
 Status::Status(absl::StatusCode code, absl::string_view msg)