diff --git a/src/catch2/matchers/catch_matchers_string.cpp b/src/catch2/matchers/catch_matchers_string.cpp
index d4521809..812888f3 100644
--- a/src/catch2/matchers/catch_matchers_string.cpp
+++ b/src/catch2/matchers/catch_matchers_string.cpp
@@ -12,103 +12,99 @@
 namespace Catch {
 namespace Matchers {
 
-    namespace StdString {
-
-        CasedString::CasedString( std::string const& str, CaseSensitive::Choice caseSensitivity )
-        :   m_caseSensitivity( caseSensitivity ),
-            m_str( adjustString( str ) )
-        {}
-        std::string CasedString::adjustString( std::string const& str ) const {
-            return m_caseSensitivity == CaseSensitive::No
-                   ? toLower( str )
-                   : str;
-        }
-        std::string CasedString::caseSensitivitySuffix() const {
-            return m_caseSensitivity == CaseSensitive::No
-                   ? " (case insensitive)"
-                   : std::string();
-        }
-
-
-        StringMatcherBase::StringMatcherBase( std::string const& operation, CasedString const& comparator )
-        : m_comparator( comparator ),
-          m_operation( operation ) {
-        }
-
-        std::string StringMatcherBase::describe() const {
-            std::string description;
-            description.reserve(5 + m_operation.size() + m_comparator.m_str.size() +
-                                        m_comparator.caseSensitivitySuffix().size());
-            description += m_operation;
-            description += ": \"";
-            description += m_comparator.m_str;
-            description += "\"";
-            description += m_comparator.caseSensitivitySuffix();
-            return description;
-        }
-
-        EqualsMatcher::EqualsMatcher( CasedString const& comparator ) : StringMatcherBase( "equals", comparator ) {}
-
-        bool EqualsMatcher::match( std::string const& source ) const {
-            return m_comparator.adjustString( source ) == m_comparator.m_str;
-        }
-
-
-        ContainsMatcher::ContainsMatcher( CasedString const& comparator ) : StringMatcherBase( "contains", comparator ) {}
-
-        bool ContainsMatcher::match( std::string const& source ) const {
-            return contains( m_comparator.adjustString( source ), m_comparator.m_str );
-        }
-
-
-        StartsWithMatcher::StartsWithMatcher( CasedString const& comparator ) : StringMatcherBase( "starts with", comparator ) {}
-
-        bool StartsWithMatcher::match( std::string const& source ) const {
-            return startsWith( m_comparator.adjustString( source ), m_comparator.m_str );
-        }
-
-
-        EndsWithMatcher::EndsWithMatcher( CasedString const& comparator ) : StringMatcherBase( "ends with", comparator ) {}
-
-        bool EndsWithMatcher::match( std::string const& source ) const {
-            return endsWith( m_comparator.adjustString( source ), m_comparator.m_str );
-        }
-
-
-
-        RegexMatcher::RegexMatcher(std::string regex, CaseSensitive::Choice caseSensitivity): m_regex(std::move(regex)), m_caseSensitivity(caseSensitivity) {}
-
-        bool RegexMatcher::match(std::string const& matchee) const {
-            auto flags = std::regex::ECMAScript; // ECMAScript is the default syntax option anyway
-            if (m_caseSensitivity == CaseSensitive::Choice::No) {
-                flags |= std::regex::icase;
-            }
-            auto reg = std::regex(m_regex, flags);
-            return std::regex_match(matchee, reg);
-        }
-
-        std::string RegexMatcher::describe() const {
-            return "matches " + ::Catch::Detail::stringify(m_regex) + ((m_caseSensitivity == CaseSensitive::Choice::Yes)? " case sensitively" : " case insensitively");
-        }
-
-    } // namespace StdString
-
-
-    StdString::EqualsMatcher Equals( std::string const& str, CaseSensitive::Choice caseSensitivity ) {
-        return StdString::EqualsMatcher( StdString::CasedString( str, caseSensitivity) );
+    CasedString::CasedString( std::string const& str, CaseSensitive::Choice caseSensitivity )
+    :   m_caseSensitivity( caseSensitivity ),
+        m_str( adjustString( str ) )
+    {}
+    std::string CasedString::adjustString( std::string const& str ) const {
+        return m_caseSensitivity == CaseSensitive::No
+               ? toLower( str )
+               : str;
     }
-    StdString::ContainsMatcher Contains( std::string const& str, CaseSensitive::Choice caseSensitivity ) {
-        return StdString::ContainsMatcher( StdString::CasedString( str, caseSensitivity) );
-    }
-    StdString::EndsWithMatcher EndsWith( std::string const& str, CaseSensitive::Choice caseSensitivity ) {
-        return StdString::EndsWithMatcher( StdString::CasedString( str, caseSensitivity) );
-    }
-    StdString::StartsWithMatcher StartsWith( std::string const& str, CaseSensitive::Choice caseSensitivity ) {
-        return StdString::StartsWithMatcher( StdString::CasedString( str, caseSensitivity) );
+    std::string CasedString::caseSensitivitySuffix() const {
+        return m_caseSensitivity == CaseSensitive::No
+               ? " (case insensitive)"
+               : std::string();
     }
 
-    StdString::RegexMatcher Matches(std::string const& regex, CaseSensitive::Choice caseSensitivity) {
-        return StdString::RegexMatcher(regex, caseSensitivity);
+
+    StringMatcherBase::StringMatcherBase( std::string const& operation, CasedString const& comparator )
+    : m_comparator( comparator ),
+      m_operation( operation ) {
+    }
+
+    std::string StringMatcherBase::describe() const {
+        std::string description;
+        description.reserve(5 + m_operation.size() + m_comparator.m_str.size() +
+                                    m_comparator.caseSensitivitySuffix().size());
+        description += m_operation;
+        description += ": \"";
+        description += m_comparator.m_str;
+        description += "\"";
+        description += m_comparator.caseSensitivitySuffix();
+        return description;
+    }
+
+    StringEqualsMatcher::StringEqualsMatcher( CasedString const& comparator ) : StringMatcherBase( "equals", comparator ) {}
+
+    bool StringEqualsMatcher::match( std::string const& source ) const {
+        return m_comparator.adjustString( source ) == m_comparator.m_str;
+    }
+
+
+    StringContainsMatcher::StringContainsMatcher( CasedString const& comparator ) : StringMatcherBase( "contains", comparator ) {}
+
+    bool StringContainsMatcher::match( std::string const& source ) const {
+        return contains( m_comparator.adjustString( source ), m_comparator.m_str );
+    }
+
+
+    StartsWithMatcher::StartsWithMatcher( CasedString const& comparator ) : StringMatcherBase( "starts with", comparator ) {}
+
+    bool StartsWithMatcher::match( std::string const& source ) const {
+        return startsWith( m_comparator.adjustString( source ), m_comparator.m_str );
+    }
+
+
+    EndsWithMatcher::EndsWithMatcher( CasedString const& comparator ) : StringMatcherBase( "ends with", comparator ) {}
+
+    bool EndsWithMatcher::match( std::string const& source ) const {
+        return endsWith( m_comparator.adjustString( source ), m_comparator.m_str );
+    }
+
+
+
+    RegexMatcher::RegexMatcher(std::string regex, CaseSensitive::Choice caseSensitivity): m_regex(std::move(regex)), m_caseSensitivity(caseSensitivity) {}
+
+    bool RegexMatcher::match(std::string const& matchee) const {
+        auto flags = std::regex::ECMAScript; // ECMAScript is the default syntax option anyway
+        if (m_caseSensitivity == CaseSensitive::Choice::No) {
+            flags |= std::regex::icase;
+        }
+        auto reg = std::regex(m_regex, flags);
+        return std::regex_match(matchee, reg);
+    }
+
+    std::string RegexMatcher::describe() const {
+        return "matches " + ::Catch::Detail::stringify(m_regex) + ((m_caseSensitivity == CaseSensitive::Choice::Yes)? " case sensitively" : " case insensitively");
+    }
+
+
+    StringEqualsMatcher Equals( std::string const& str, CaseSensitive::Choice caseSensitivity ) {
+        return StringEqualsMatcher( CasedString( str, caseSensitivity) );
+    }
+    StringContainsMatcher Contains( std::string const& str, CaseSensitive::Choice caseSensitivity ) {
+        return StringContainsMatcher( CasedString( str, caseSensitivity) );
+    }
+    EndsWithMatcher EndsWith( std::string const& str, CaseSensitive::Choice caseSensitivity ) {
+        return EndsWithMatcher( CasedString( str, caseSensitivity) );
+    }
+    StartsWithMatcher StartsWith( std::string const& str, CaseSensitive::Choice caseSensitivity ) {
+        return StartsWithMatcher( CasedString( str, caseSensitivity) );
+    }
+
+    RegexMatcher Matches(std::string const& regex, CaseSensitive::Choice caseSensitivity) {
+        return RegexMatcher(regex, caseSensitivity);
     }
 
 } // namespace Matchers
diff --git a/src/catch2/matchers/catch_matchers_string.hpp b/src/catch2/matchers/catch_matchers_string.hpp
index 7f522b6f..83f8d076 100644
--- a/src/catch2/matchers/catch_matchers_string.hpp
+++ b/src/catch2/matchers/catch_matchers_string.hpp
@@ -15,64 +15,60 @@
 namespace Catch {
 namespace Matchers {
 
-    namespace StdString {
+    struct CasedString {
+        CasedString( std::string const& str, CaseSensitive::Choice caseSensitivity );
+        std::string adjustString( std::string const& str ) const;
+        std::string caseSensitivitySuffix() const;
 
-        struct CasedString
-        {
-            CasedString( std::string const& str, CaseSensitive::Choice caseSensitivity );
-            std::string adjustString( std::string const& str ) const;
-            std::string caseSensitivitySuffix() const;
+        CaseSensitive::Choice m_caseSensitivity;
+        std::string m_str;
+    };
 
-            CaseSensitive::Choice m_caseSensitivity;
-            std::string m_str;
-        };
+    struct StringMatcherBase : MatcherBase<std::string> {
+        StringMatcherBase( std::string const& operation, CasedString const& comparator );
+        std::string describe() const override;
 
-        struct StringMatcherBase : MatcherBase<std::string> {
-            StringMatcherBase( std::string const& operation, CasedString const& comparator );
-            std::string describe() const override;
+        CasedString m_comparator;
+        std::string m_operation;
+    };
 
-            CasedString m_comparator;
-            std::string m_operation;
-        };
+    struct StringEqualsMatcher final : StringMatcherBase {
+        StringEqualsMatcher( CasedString const& comparator );
+        bool match( std::string const& source ) const override;
+    };
+    struct StringContainsMatcher final : StringMatcherBase {
+        StringContainsMatcher( CasedString const& comparator );
+        bool match( std::string const& source ) const override;
+    };
+    struct StartsWithMatcher final : StringMatcherBase {
+        StartsWithMatcher( CasedString const& comparator );
+        bool match( std::string const& source ) const override;
+    };
+    struct EndsWithMatcher final : StringMatcherBase {
+        EndsWithMatcher( CasedString const& comparator );
+        bool match( std::string const& source ) const override;
+    };
 
-        struct EqualsMatcher final : StringMatcherBase {
-            EqualsMatcher( CasedString const& comparator );
-            bool match( std::string const& source ) const override;
-        };
-        struct ContainsMatcher final : StringMatcherBase {
-            ContainsMatcher( CasedString const& comparator );
-            bool match( std::string const& source ) const override;
-        };
-        struct StartsWithMatcher final : StringMatcherBase {
-            StartsWithMatcher( CasedString const& comparator );
-            bool match( std::string const& source ) const override;
-        };
-        struct EndsWithMatcher final : StringMatcherBase {
-            EndsWithMatcher( CasedString const& comparator );
-            bool match( std::string const& source ) const override;
-        };
+    struct RegexMatcher final : MatcherBase<std::string> {
+        RegexMatcher( std::string regex, CaseSensitive::Choice caseSensitivity );
+        bool match( std::string const& matchee ) const override;
+        std::string describe() const override;
 
-        struct RegexMatcher final : MatcherBase<std::string> {
-            RegexMatcher( std::string regex, CaseSensitive::Choice caseSensitivity );
-            bool match( std::string const& matchee ) const override;
-            std::string describe() const override;
+    private:
+        std::string m_regex;
+        CaseSensitive::Choice m_caseSensitivity;
+    };
 
-        private:
-            std::string m_regex;
-            CaseSensitive::Choice m_caseSensitivity;
-        };
-
-    } // namespace StdString
-
-
-    // The following functions create the actual matcher objects.
-    // This allows the types to be inferred
-
-    StdString::EqualsMatcher Equals( std::string const& str, CaseSensitive::Choice caseSensitivity = CaseSensitive::Yes );
-    StdString::ContainsMatcher Contains( std::string const& str, CaseSensitive::Choice caseSensitivity = CaseSensitive::Yes );
-    StdString::EndsWithMatcher EndsWith( std::string const& str, CaseSensitive::Choice caseSensitivity = CaseSensitive::Yes );
-    StdString::StartsWithMatcher StartsWith( std::string const& str, CaseSensitive::Choice caseSensitivity = CaseSensitive::Yes );
-    StdString::RegexMatcher Matches( std::string const& regex, CaseSensitive::Choice caseSensitivity = CaseSensitive::Yes );
+    //! Creates matcher that accepts strings that are exactly equal to `str`
+    StringEqualsMatcher Equals( std::string const& str, CaseSensitive::Choice caseSensitivity = CaseSensitive::Yes );
+    //! Creates matcher that accepts strings that contain `str`
+    StringContainsMatcher Contains( std::string const& str, CaseSensitive::Choice caseSensitivity = CaseSensitive::Yes );
+    //! Creates matcher that accepts strings that _end_ with `str`
+    EndsWithMatcher EndsWith( std::string const& str, CaseSensitive::Choice caseSensitivity = CaseSensitive::Yes );
+    //! Creates matcher that accepts strings that _start_ with `str`
+    StartsWithMatcher StartsWith( std::string const& str, CaseSensitive::Choice caseSensitivity = CaseSensitive::Yes );
+    //! Creates matcher that accepts strings matching `regex`
+    RegexMatcher Matches( std::string const& regex, CaseSensitive::Choice caseSensitivity = CaseSensitive::Yes );
 
 } // namespace Matchers
 } // namespace Catch