diff --git a/implementations/rust/preserves-schema/src/compiler/context.rs b/implementations/rust/preserves-schema/src/compiler/context.rs
index ffcafba..bdf84f7 100644
--- a/implementations/rust/preserves-schema/src/compiler/context.rs
+++ b/implementations/rust/preserves-schema/src/compiler/context.rs
@@ -189,13 +189,10 @@ impl<'m, 'b> ModuleContext<'m, 'b> {
     }
 
     pub fn language_type(&self) -> Item {
-        item(seq![self.language_base_type(), anglebrackets![self.any_type()]])
-    }
-
-    pub fn language_base_type(&self) -> Item {
-        item(format!("{}::{}",
-                     self.bundle.config.fully_qualified_module_prefix,
-                     self.bundle.language_struct_name()))
+        item(seq![self.bundle.config.fully_qualified_module_prefix.clone(),
+                  "::",
+                  self.bundle.language_struct_name(),
+                  anglebrackets![self.any_type()]])
     }
 
     pub fn extract(&mut self) -> Vec<Item> {