diff --git a/include/libpmemobj++/experimental/inline_string.hpp b/include/libpmemobj++/experimental/inline_string.hpp
index 064325ff03..c78b50ad48 100644
--- a/include/libpmemobj++/experimental/inline_string.hpp
+++ b/include/libpmemobj++/experimental/inline_string.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
-/* Copyright 2020, Intel Corporation */
+/* Copyright 2020-2021, Intel Corporation */
 
 /**
  * @file
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ namespace experimental
  * This class serves similar purpose to pmem::obj::string, but
  * keeps the data within the same allocation as inline_string itself.
  *
+ * Unlike other containers, it can be used on pmem and dram. Modifiers (like
+ * assign()) can only be called if inline string is kept on pmem).
+ *
  * The data is always kept right after the inline_string structure.
  * It means that creating an object of inline_string must be done
  * as follows:
@@ -97,17 +100,12 @@ using inline_u32string = basic_inline_string<char32_t>;
 
 /**
  * Constructs inline string from a string_view.
- *
- * @throw pool_error if inline_string doesn't reside on pmem.
  */
 template <typename CharT, typename Traits>
 basic_inline_string<CharT, Traits>::basic_inline_string(
 	basic_string_view<CharT, Traits> v)
     : size_(v.size()), capacity_(v.size())
 {
-	if (nullptr == pmemobj_pool_by_ptr(this))
-		throw pmem::pool_error("Invalid pool handle.");
-
 	std::copy(v.data(), v.data() + static_cast<ptrdiff_t>(size_), data());
 
 	data()[static_cast<ptrdiff_t>(size_)] = '\0';
@@ -115,32 +113,22 @@ basic_inline_string<CharT, Traits>::basic_inline_string(
 
 /**
  * Constructs empty inline_string with specified capacity.
- *
- * @throw pool_error if inline_string doesn't reside on pmem.
  */
 template <typename CharT, typename Traits>
 basic_inline_string<CharT, Traits>::basic_inline_string(size_type capacity)
     : size_(0), capacity_(capacity)
 {
-	if (nullptr == pmemobj_pool_by_ptr(this))
-		throw pmem::pool_error("Invalid pool handle.");
-
 	data()[static_cast<ptrdiff_t>(size_)] = '\0';
 }
 
 /**
  * Copy constructor
- *
- * @throw pool_error if inline_string doesn't reside on pmem.
  */
 template <typename CharT, typename Traits>
 basic_inline_string<CharT, Traits>::basic_inline_string(
 	const basic_inline_string &rhs)
     : size_(rhs.size()), capacity_(rhs.capacity())
 {
-	if (nullptr == pmemobj_pool_by_ptr(this))
-		throw pmem::pool_error("Invalid pool handle.");
-
 	std::copy(rhs.data(), rhs.data() + static_cast<ptrdiff_t>(size_),
 		  data());
 
@@ -366,12 +354,17 @@ basic_inline_string<CharT, Traits>::snapshotted_data(size_t p, size_t n)
  * Transactionally assign content of basic_string_view.
  *
  * @throw std::out_of_range if rhs is larger than capacity.
+ * @throw pool_error if inline string is not on pmem.
  */
 template <typename CharT, typename Traits>
 basic_inline_string<CharT, Traits> &
 basic_inline_string<CharT, Traits>::assign(basic_string_view<CharT, Traits> rhs)
 {
-	auto pop = obj::pool_base(pmemobj_pool_by_ptr(this));
+	auto cpop = pmemobj_pool_by_ptr(this);
+	if (nullptr == cpop)
+		throw pmem::pool_error("Invalid pool handle.");
+
+	auto pop = pool_base(cpop);
 
 	if (rhs.size() > capacity())
 		throw std::out_of_range("inline_string capacity exceeded.");
diff --git a/tests/inline_string/inline_string.cpp b/tests/inline_string/inline_string.cpp
index c4ea079e26..ae94e19160 100644
--- a/tests/inline_string/inline_string.cpp
+++ b/tests/inline_string/inline_string.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
-/* Copyright 2016-2020, Intel Corporation */
+/* Copyright 2016-2021, Intel Corporation */
 
 #include "unittest.hpp"
 
@@ -247,59 +247,43 @@ test_inline_string(nvobj::pool<struct root<T>> &pop)
 	});
 }
 
+/* test if inline_string can be placed on dram */
 template <typename T>
 void
-test_ctor_exception_nopmem(nvobj::pool<struct root<T>> &pop)
+test_dram(nvobj::pool<struct root<T>> &pop)
 {
-	auto bs1 = std::basic_string<T>(4, static_cast<T>('a'));
-	nvobj::basic_string_view<T> bsv_test_string1(bs1.data(), bs1.length());
+	using string_type = nvobj::experimental::basic_inline_string<T>;
 
-	try {
-		std::string example_str("example");
-		std::basic_string<T> bs(example_str.begin(), example_str.end());
-		Object<T> o(
-			1, nvobj::basic_string_view<T>(bs.data(), bs.length()));
-		UT_ASSERT(0);
-	} catch (pmem::pool_error &) {
-	} catch (...) {
-		UT_ASSERT(0);
-	}
+	constexpr size_t string_size = 20;
+	typename std::aligned_storage<sizeof(string_type) +
+					      (string_size + 1) * sizeof(T),
+				      alignof(string_type)>::type buffer;
 
-	auto r = pop.root();
+	std::basic_string<T> s(string_size, T('a'));
 
-	const auto req_capacity = 100;
+	auto dram_location = reinterpret_cast<string_type *>(&buffer);
+	new (dram_location)
+		string_type(nvobj::basic_string_view<T>(s.data(), s.length()));
 
-	nvobj::transaction::run(pop, [&] {
-		nvobj::standard_alloc_policy<void> allocator;
-		r->o1 = static_cast<nvobj::persistent_ptr<Object<T>>>(
-			allocator.allocate(sizeof(Object<T>) +
-					   req_capacity * sizeof(T)));
+	UT_ASSERT(nvobj::basic_string_view<T>(s.data(), s.length()) ==
+		  nvobj::basic_string_view<T>(*dram_location));
 
-		new (r->o1.get()) Object<T>(1, bsv_test_string1);
+	dram_location->~string_type();
 
-		try {
-			Object<T> o(*r->o1);
-			UT_ASSERT(0);
-		} catch (pmem::pool_error &) {
-		} catch (...) {
-			UT_ASSERT(0);
-		}
-	});
-}
+	new (dram_location) string_type(string_size);
 
-template <typename T>
-void
-test_ctor_exception(void)
-{
+	UT_ASSERTeq(dram_location->capacity(), string_size);
+	UT_ASSERTeq(dram_location->size(), 0);
+
+	/* inline_string cannot be modified on dram. */
 	try {
-		int capacity = 10;
-		nvobjex::basic_inline_string<T>(
-			static_cast<nvobjex::inline_string::size_type>(
-				capacity));
-		UT_ASSERT(0);
+		s = std::basic_string<T>(string_size / 2, T('b'));
+		dram_location->assign(s.data());
+
+		ASSERT_UNREACHABLE;
 	} catch (pmem::pool_error &) {
 	} catch (...) {
-		UT_ASSERT(0);
+		ASSERT_UNREACHABLE;
 	}
 }
 }
@@ -324,8 +308,8 @@ test(int argc, char *argv[])
 	}
 
 	test_inline_string<T>(pop);
-	test_ctor_exception_nopmem<T>(pop);
-	test_ctor_exception<T>();
+	test_dram<T>(pop);
+
 	pop.close();
 }