diff --git a/include/internal/catch_common.h b/include/internal/catch_common.h
index 8d1a86a0..279fffcc 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_common.h
+++ b/include/internal/catch_common.h
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ namespace Catch {
 
         SourceLineInfo();
         SourceLineInfo( char const* _file, std::size_t _line );
-        SourceLineInfo( SourceLineInfo const& other );
 #  ifdef CATCH_CONFIG_CPP11_GENERATED_METHODS
+        SourceLineInfo(SourceLineInfo const& other)          = default;
         SourceLineInfo( SourceLineInfo && )                  = default;
         SourceLineInfo& operator = ( SourceLineInfo const& ) = default;
         SourceLineInfo& operator = ( SourceLineInfo && )     = default;
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ namespace Catch {
         bool operator == ( SourceLineInfo const& other ) const;
         bool operator < ( SourceLineInfo const& other ) const;
 
-        std::string file;
+        char const* file;
         std::size_t line;
     };
 
diff --git a/include/internal/catch_common.hpp b/include/internal/catch_common.hpp
index 84fe8e48..3efe85e3 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_common.hpp
+++ b/include/internal/catch_common.hpp
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 
 #include "catch_common.h"
 
+#include <cstring>
+
 namespace Catch {
 
     bool startsWith( std::string const& s, std::string const& prefix ) {
@@ -75,23 +77,19 @@ namespace Catch {
         return os;
     }
 
-    SourceLineInfo::SourceLineInfo() : line( 0 ){}
+    SourceLineInfo::SourceLineInfo() : file(""), line( 0 ){}
     SourceLineInfo::SourceLineInfo( char const* _file, std::size_t _line )
     :   file( _file ),
         line( _line )
     {}
-    SourceLineInfo::SourceLineInfo( SourceLineInfo const& other )
-    :   file( other.file ),
-        line( other.line )
-    {}
     bool SourceLineInfo::empty() const {
-        return file.empty();
+        return file[0] == '\0';
     }
     bool SourceLineInfo::operator == ( SourceLineInfo const& other ) const {
-        return line == other.line && file == other.file;
+        return line == other.line && (file == other.file || std::strcmp(file, other.file) == 0);
     }
     bool SourceLineInfo::operator < ( SourceLineInfo const& other ) const {
-        return line < other.line || ( line == other.line  && file < other.file );
+        return line < other.line || ( line == other.line && (std::strcmp(file, other.file) < 0));
     }
 
     void seedRng( IConfig const& config ) {