diff --git a/crates/bevy_reflect/src/struct_trait.rs b/crates/bevy_reflect/src/struct_trait.rs
index 4f2f25bbd74be..896b1a031bd12 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_reflect/src/struct_trait.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_reflect/src/struct_trait.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use crate::{
     TypePath, TypePathTable,
 };
 use bevy_reflect_derive::impl_type_path;
-use bevy_utils::{Entry, HashMap};
+use bevy_utils::HashMap;
 use std::fmt::{Debug, Formatter};
 use std::{
     any::{Any, TypeId},
@@ -300,29 +300,23 @@ impl DynamicStruct {
     /// Inserts a field named `name` with value `value` into the struct.
     ///
     /// If the field already exists, it is overwritten.
-    pub fn insert_boxed(&mut self, name: &str, value: Box<dyn Reflect>) {
-        let name = Cow::Owned(name.to_string());
-        match self.field_indices.entry(name) {
-            Entry::Occupied(entry) => {
-                self.fields[*entry.get()] = value;
-            }
-            Entry::Vacant(entry) => {
-                self.fields.push(value);
-                self.field_names.push(entry.key().clone());
-                entry.insert(self.fields.len() - 1);
-            }
+    pub fn insert_boxed<'a>(&mut self, name: impl Into<Cow<'a, str>>, value: Box<dyn Reflect>) {
+        let name: Cow<str> = name.into();
+        if let Some(index) = self.field_indices.get(&name) {
+            self.fields[*index] = value;
+        } else {
+            self.fields.push(value);
+            self.field_indices
+                .insert(Cow::Owned(name.clone().into_owned()), self.fields.len() - 1);
+            self.field_names.push(Cow::Owned(name.into_owned()));
         }
     }
 
     /// Inserts a field named `name` with the typed value `value` into the struct.
     ///
     /// If the field already exists, it is overwritten.
-    pub fn insert<T: Reflect>(&mut self, name: &str, value: T) {
-        if let Some(index) = self.field_indices.get(name) {
-            self.fields[*index] = Box::new(value);
-        } else {
-            self.insert_boxed(name, Box::new(value));
-        }
+    pub fn insert<'a, T: Reflect>(&mut self, name: impl Into<Cow<'a, str>>, value: T) {
+        self.insert_boxed(name, Box::new(value));
     }
 
     /// Gets the index of the field with the given name.