diff --git a/src/core/ext/transport/cronet/transport/cronet_transport.c b/src/core/ext/transport/cronet/transport/cronet_transport.c
index 40ee5253659..fe98f48bbb0 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/transport/cronet/transport/cronet_transport.c
+++ b/src/core/ext/transport/cronet/transport/cronet_transport.c
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ static void maybe_flush_read(stream_obj *s) {
 }
 
 static grpc_error *make_error_with_desc(int error_code, const char *desc) {
-  grpc_error *error = GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_STATIC_STRING(desc);
+  grpc_error *error = GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_COPIED_STRING(desc);
   error = grpc_error_set_int(error, GRPC_ERROR_INT_GRPC_STATUS, error_code);
   return error;
 }
diff --git a/src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.c b/src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.c
index 910ba965363..0c110fd3cb8 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ static void add_error(const char *error_name, grpc_error **cumulative,
                       grpc_error *new) {
   if (new == GRPC_ERROR_NONE) return;
   if (*cumulative == GRPC_ERROR_NONE) {
-    *cumulative = GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_STATIC_STRING(error_name);
+    *cumulative = GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_COPIED_STRING(error_name);
   }
   *cumulative = grpc_error_add_child(*cumulative, new);
 }
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c
index 93a1e44670b..1924e76f13a 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ static bool append_error(grpc_error **composite, grpc_error *error,
                          const char *desc) {
   if (error == GRPC_ERROR_NONE) return true;
   if (*composite == GRPC_ERROR_NONE) {
-    *composite = GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_STATIC_STRING(desc);
+    *composite = GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_COPIED_STRING(desc);
   }
   *composite = grpc_error_add_child(*composite, error);
   return false;
diff --git a/src/core/lib/security/transport/server_auth_filter.c b/src/core/lib/security/transport/server_auth_filter.c
index 63ae46c41d5..cf35c56437d 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/security/transport/server_auth_filter.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/security/transport/server_auth_filter.c
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ static void on_md_processing_done(
     calld->transport_op->send_trailing_metadata = NULL;
     grpc_closure_sched(
         &exec_ctx, calld->on_done_recv,
-        grpc_error_set_int(GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_STATIC_STRING(error_details),
+        grpc_error_set_int(GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_COPIED_STRING(error_details),
                            GRPC_ERROR_INT_GRPC_STATUS, status));
   }
 
diff --git a/src/core/lib/surface/validate_metadata.c b/src/core/lib/surface/validate_metadata.c
index 9995510e48a..6e76c4efe70 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/surface/validate_metadata.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/surface/validate_metadata.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ static grpc_error *conforms_to(grpc_slice slice, const uint8_t *legal_bits,
     if ((legal_bits[byte] & (1 << bit)) == 0) {
       char *dump = grpc_dump_slice(slice, GPR_DUMP_HEX | GPR_DUMP_ASCII);
       grpc_error *error = grpc_error_set_str(
-          grpc_error_set_int(GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_STATIC_STRING(err_desc),
+          grpc_error_set_int(GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_COPIED_STRING(err_desc),
                              GRPC_ERROR_INT_OFFSET,
                              p - GRPC_SLICE_START_PTR(slice)),
           GRPC_ERROR_STR_RAW_BYTES, grpc_slice_from_copied_string(dump));
diff --git a/src/core/lib/transport/metadata_batch.c b/src/core/lib/transport/metadata_batch.c
index e04ce72e891..fa73244aa43 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/transport/metadata_batch.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/transport/metadata_batch.c
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ static void add_error(grpc_error **composite, grpc_error *error,
                       const char *composite_error_string) {
   if (error == GRPC_ERROR_NONE) return;
   if (*composite == GRPC_ERROR_NONE) {
-    *composite = GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_STATIC_STRING(composite_error_string);
+    *composite = GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_COPIED_STRING(composite_error_string);
   }
   *composite = grpc_error_add_child(*composite, error);
 }
diff --git a/test/core/iomgr/tcp_client_uv_test.c b/test/core/iomgr/tcp_client_uv_test.c
index 064119f11b9..92fc3934226 100644
--- a/test/core/iomgr/tcp_client_uv_test.c
+++ b/test/core/iomgr/tcp_client_uv_test.c
@@ -73,8 +73,9 @@ static void must_succeed(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *arg,
                          grpc_error *error) {
   GPR_ASSERT(g_connecting != NULL);
   GPR_ASSERT(error == GRPC_ERROR_NONE);
-  grpc_endpoint_shutdown(exec_ctx, g_connecting,
-                         GRPC_ERROR_CREATE("must_succeed called"));
+  grpc_endpoint_shutdown(
+      exec_ctx, g_connecting,
+      GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_STATIC_STRING("must_succeed called"));
   grpc_endpoint_destroy(exec_ctx, g_connecting);
   g_connecting = NULL;
   finish_connection();
diff --git a/test/core/iomgr/tcp_server_uv_test.c b/test/core/iomgr/tcp_server_uv_test.c
index 0fc74599ea5..1e039585c1e 100644
--- a/test/core/iomgr/tcp_server_uv_test.c
+++ b/test/core/iomgr/tcp_server_uv_test.c
@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@ static void server_weak_ref_set(server_weak_ref *weak_ref,
 static void on_connect(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *arg, grpc_endpoint *tcp,
                        grpc_pollset *pollset,
                        grpc_tcp_server_acceptor *acceptor) {
-  grpc_endpoint_shutdown(exec_ctx, tcp, GRPC_ERROR_CREATE("Connected"));
+  grpc_endpoint_shutdown(exec_ctx, tcp,
+                         GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_STATIC_STRING("Connected"));
   grpc_endpoint_destroy(exec_ctx, tcp);
 
   on_connect_result temp_result;