diff --git a/include/nlohmann/json.hpp b/include/nlohmann/json.hpp
index 15ef70a45..e79f7d63d 100644
--- a/include/nlohmann/json.hpp
+++ b/include/nlohmann/json.hpp
@@ -3200,21 +3200,8 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
                     JSON_THROW(invalid_iterator::create(205, "iterator out of range", this));
                 }
 
-                if (is_string())
-                {
-                    AllocatorType<string_t> alloc;
-                    std::allocator_traits<decltype(alloc)>::destroy(alloc, m_data.m_value.string);
-                    std::allocator_traits<decltype(alloc)>::deallocate(alloc, m_data.m_value.string, 1);
-                    m_data.m_value.string = nullptr;
-                }
-                else if (is_binary())
-                {
-                    AllocatorType<binary_t> alloc;
-                    std::allocator_traits<decltype(alloc)>::destroy(alloc, m_data.m_value.binary);
-                    std::allocator_traits<decltype(alloc)>::deallocate(alloc, m_data.m_value.binary, 1);
-                    m_data.m_value.binary = nullptr;
-                }
-
+                m_data.m_value.destroy(m_data.m_type);
+                m_data.m_value = {};
                 m_data.m_type = value_t::null;
                 assert_invariant();
                 break;
@@ -3266,27 +3253,14 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
             case value_t::string:
             case value_t::binary:
             {
-                if (JSON_HEDLEY_LIKELY(!first.m_it.primitive_iterator.is_begin()
-                                       || !last.m_it.primitive_iterator.is_end()))
+                if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(!first.m_it.primitive_iterator.is_begin()
+                                         || !last.m_it.primitive_iterator.is_end()))
                 {
                     JSON_THROW(invalid_iterator::create(204, "iterators out of range", this));
                 }
 
-                if (is_string())
-                {
-                    AllocatorType<string_t> alloc;
-                    std::allocator_traits<decltype(alloc)>::destroy(alloc, m_data.m_value.string);
-                    std::allocator_traits<decltype(alloc)>::deallocate(alloc, m_data.m_value.string, 1);
-                    m_data.m_value.string = nullptr;
-                }
-                else if (is_binary())
-                {
-                    AllocatorType<binary_t> alloc;
-                    std::allocator_traits<decltype(alloc)>::destroy(alloc, m_data.m_value.binary);
-                    std::allocator_traits<decltype(alloc)>::deallocate(alloc, m_data.m_value.binary, 1);
-                    m_data.m_value.binary = nullptr;
-                }
-
+                m_data.m_value.destroy(m_data.m_type);
+                m_data.m_value = {};
                 m_data.m_type = value_t::null;
                 assert_invariant();
                 break;
diff --git a/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp b/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
index 60eb49889..da7adc255 100644
--- a/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
+++ b/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
@@ -29280,21 +29280,8 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
                     JSON_THROW(invalid_iterator::create(205, "iterator out of range", this));
                 }
 
-                if (is_string())
-                {
-                    AllocatorType<string_t> alloc;
-                    std::allocator_traits<decltype(alloc)>::destroy(alloc, m_data.m_value.string);
-                    std::allocator_traits<decltype(alloc)>::deallocate(alloc, m_data.m_value.string, 1);
-                    m_data.m_value.string = nullptr;
-                }
-                else if (is_binary())
-                {
-                    AllocatorType<binary_t> alloc;
-                    std::allocator_traits<decltype(alloc)>::destroy(alloc, m_data.m_value.binary);
-                    std::allocator_traits<decltype(alloc)>::deallocate(alloc, m_data.m_value.binary, 1);
-                    m_data.m_value.binary = nullptr;
-                }
-
+                m_data.m_value.destroy(m_data.m_type);
+                m_data.m_value = {};
                 m_data.m_type = value_t::null;
                 assert_invariant();
                 break;
@@ -29346,27 +29333,14 @@ class basic_json // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions,hicpp-spec
             case value_t::string:
             case value_t::binary:
             {
-                if (JSON_HEDLEY_LIKELY(!first.m_it.primitive_iterator.is_begin()
-                                       || !last.m_it.primitive_iterator.is_end()))
+                if (JSON_HEDLEY_UNLIKELY(!first.m_it.primitive_iterator.is_begin()
+                                         || !last.m_it.primitive_iterator.is_end()))
                 {
                     JSON_THROW(invalid_iterator::create(204, "iterators out of range", this));
                 }
 
-                if (is_string())
-                {
-                    AllocatorType<string_t> alloc;
-                    std::allocator_traits<decltype(alloc)>::destroy(alloc, m_data.m_value.string);
-                    std::allocator_traits<decltype(alloc)>::deallocate(alloc, m_data.m_value.string, 1);
-                    m_data.m_value.string = nullptr;
-                }
-                else if (is_binary())
-                {
-                    AllocatorType<binary_t> alloc;
-                    std::allocator_traits<decltype(alloc)>::destroy(alloc, m_data.m_value.binary);
-                    std::allocator_traits<decltype(alloc)>::deallocate(alloc, m_data.m_value.binary, 1);
-                    m_data.m_value.binary = nullptr;
-                }
-
+                m_data.m_value.destroy(m_data.m_type);
+                m_data.m_value = {};
                 m_data.m_type = value_t::null;
                 assert_invariant();
                 break;