diff --git a/translator/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/j2objc/TranslationProcessor.java b/translator/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/j2objc/TranslationProcessor.java
index 15ff9e15f7..ffe4310bff 100644
--- a/translator/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/j2objc/TranslationProcessor.java
+++ b/translator/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/j2objc/TranslationProcessor.java
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
 import com.google.devtools.j2objc.ast.CompilationUnit;
 import com.google.devtools.j2objc.ast.PackageDeclaration;
 import com.google.devtools.j2objc.ast.TreeConverter;
-import com.google.devtools.j2objc.file.RegularInputFile;
 import com.google.devtools.j2objc.file.InputFile;
+import com.google.devtools.j2objc.file.RegularInputFile;
 import com.google.devtools.j2objc.gen.GenerationUnit;
 import com.google.devtools.j2objc.gen.ObjectiveCHeaderGenerator;
 import com.google.devtools.j2objc.gen.ObjectiveCImplementationGenerator;
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ public static void applyMutations(
     // After: Functionizer - Changes bindings on MethodDeclaration nodes.
     // Before: StaticVarRewriter, OperatorRewriter - Doesn't know how to handle
     //   the hasRetainedResult flag on ClassInstanceCreation nodes.
-    new JavaToIOSMethodTranslator(Options.getMethodMappings()).run(unit);
+    new JavaToIOSMethodTranslator().run(unit);
     ticker.tick("JavaToIOSMethodTranslator");
 
     new StaticVarRewriter().run(unit);
diff --git a/translator/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/j2objc/translate/JavaToIOSMethodTranslator.java b/translator/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/j2objc/translate/JavaToIOSMethodTranslator.java
index 24c218fcd6..7cf53be587 100644
--- a/translator/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/j2objc/translate/JavaToIOSMethodTranslator.java
+++ b/translator/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/j2objc/translate/JavaToIOSMethodTranslator.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package com.google.devtools.j2objc.translate;
 
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
 import com.google.devtools.j2objc.Options;
 import com.google.devtools.j2objc.ast.Block;
 import com.google.devtools.j2objc.ast.ClassInstanceCreation;
@@ -51,12 +52,37 @@
  */
 public class JavaToIOSMethodTranslator extends TreeVisitor {
 
-  private final ITypeBinding javaLangCloneable;
+  /**
+   * We convert all the String constructor invocations to factory method
+   * invocations because we want to avoid calling [NSString alloc].
+   * TODO(kstanger): This may not actually be necessary, investigate.
+   */
+  private static final Map<String, String> STRING_CONSTRUCTOR_TO_METHOD_MAPPINGS =
+      ImmutableMap.<String, String>builder()
+      .put("java.lang.String.String()V", "string")
+      .put("java.lang.String.String(Ljava/lang/String;)V", "stringWithString:")
+      .put("java.lang.String.String([B)V", "stringWithBytes:")
+      .put("java.lang.String.String([BLjava/lang/String;)V", "stringWithBytes:charsetName:")
+      .put("java.lang.String.String([BLjava/nio/charset/Charset;)V", "stringWithBytes:charset:")
+      .put("java.lang.String.String([BI)V", "stringWithBytes:hibyte:")
+      .put("java.lang.String.String([BII)V", "stringWithBytes:offset:length:")
+      .put("java.lang.String.String([BIII)V", "stringWithBytes:hibyte:offset:length:")
+      .put("java.lang.String.String([BIILjava/lang/String;)V",
+           "stringWithBytes:offset:length:charsetName:")
+      .put("java.lang.String.String([BIILjava/nio/charset/Charset;)V",
+           "stringWithBytes:offset:length:charset:")
+      .put("java.lang.String.String([C)V", "stringWithCharacters:")
+      .put("java.lang.String.String([CII)V", "stringWithCharacters:offset:length:")
+      .put("java.lang.String.String([III)V", "stringWithInts:offset:length:")
+      .put("java.lang.String.String(II[C)V", "stringWithOffset:length:characters:")
+      .put("java.lang.String.String(Ljava/lang/StringBuffer;)V", "stringWithJavaLangStringBuffer:")
+      .put("java.lang.String.String(Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;)V",
+           "stringWithJavaLangStringBuilder:")
+      .build();
 
-  private final Map<String, String> methodMappings;
+  private final ITypeBinding javaLangCloneable;
 
-  public JavaToIOSMethodTranslator(Map<String, String> methodMappings) {
-    this.methodMappings = NameTable.getMethodMappings();
+  public JavaToIOSMethodTranslator() {
     javaLangCloneable = Types.resolveJavaType("java.lang.Cloneable");
   }
 
@@ -92,7 +118,7 @@ public boolean visit(ClassInstanceCreation node) {
 
     IMethodBinding binding = node.getMethodBinding();
     String key = BindingUtil.getMethodKey(binding);
-    String selector = methodMappings.get(key);
+    String selector = STRING_CONSTRUCTOR_TO_METHOD_MAPPINGS.get(key);
     if (selector != null) {
       assert !node.hasRetainedResult();
       if (key.equals("java.lang.String.String(Ljava/lang/String;)V")) {
diff --git a/translator/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/j2objc/util/NameTable.java b/translator/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/j2objc/util/NameTable.java
index ca55975729..791cbc147a 100644
--- a/translator/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/j2objc/util/NameTable.java
+++ b/translator/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/j2objc/util/NameTable.java
@@ -435,12 +435,6 @@ public static String parameterKeyword(ITypeBinding type) {
     return "with" + capitalize(getParameterTypeKeyword(type));
   }
 
-  // Needed by JavaToIOSMethodTranslator to convert ClassInstanceCreation nodes
-  // to MethodInvocation nodes.
-  public static Map<String, String> getMethodMappings() {
-    return instance.methodMappings;
-  }
-
   // Matches the class name prefix or a parameter declarations of a method
   // signature. After removing these parts, the selector remains.
   private static final Pattern SIGNATURE_STRIPPER =
diff --git a/translator/src/main/resources/com/google/devtools/j2objc/JRE.mappings b/translator/src/main/resources/com/google/devtools/j2objc/JRE.mappings
index 277209d254..498e10225c 100644
--- a/translator/src/main/resources/com/google/devtools/j2objc/JRE.mappings
+++ b/translator/src/main/resources/com/google/devtools/j2objc/JRE.mappings
@@ -98,23 +98,6 @@ java.lang.Class.isPrimitive()Z = isPrimitive
 java.lang.Class.newInstance()Ljava/lang/Object; = newInstance
 
 # java.lang.String
-java.lang.String.String()V = string
-java.lang.String.String(Ljava/lang/String;)V = stringWithString:
-java.lang.String.String([B)V = stringWithBytes:
-java.lang.String.String([BLjava/lang/String;)V = stringWithBytes:charsetName:
-java.lang.String.String([BLjava/nio/charset/Charset;)V = stringWithBytes:charset:
-java.lang.String.String([BI)V = stringWithBytes:hibyte:
-java.lang.String.String([BII)V = stringWithBytes:offset:length:
-java.lang.String.String([BIII)V = stringWithBytes:hibyte:offset:length:
-java.lang.String.String([BIILjava/lang/String;)V = stringWithBytes:offset:length:charsetName:
-java.lang.String.String([BIILjava/nio/charset/Charset;)V = stringWithBytes:offset:length:charset:
-java.lang.String.String([C)V = stringWithCharacters:
-java.lang.String.String([CII)V = stringWithCharacters:offset:length:
-java.lang.String.String([III)V = stringWithInts:offset:length:
-java.lang.String.String(II[C)V = stringWithOffset:length:characters:
-java.lang.String.String(Ljava/lang/StringBuffer;)V = stringWithJavaLangStringBuffer:
-java.lang.String.String(Ljava/lang/StringBuilder;)V = stringWithJavaLangStringBuilder:
-
 java.lang.String.charAt(I)C = charAtWithInt:
 java.lang.String.codePointAt(I)I = codePointAt:
 java.lang.String.codePointBefore(I)I = codePointBefore: