diff --git a/builtin/core.wren b/builtin/core.wren
index 33e753c4..8fe04790 100644
--- a/builtin/core.wren
+++ b/builtin/core.wren
@@ -58,12 +58,7 @@ class Sequence {
   }
 }
 
-class String is Sequence {
-  import_(variable) {
-    loadModule_
-    return lookUpVariable_(variable)
-  }
-}
+class String is Sequence {}
 
 class List is Sequence {
   addAll(other) {
diff --git a/src/wren_compiler.c b/src/wren_compiler.c
index e9de2c06..4bbacada 100644
--- a/src/wren_compiler.c
+++ b/src/wren_compiler.c
@@ -2911,10 +2911,14 @@ static void import(Compiler* compiler)
                                    wrenNewString(compiler->parser->vm,
       compiler->parser->previous.start, compiler->parser->previous.length));
 
+  // Call "module".loadModule_
   emitShortArg(compiler, CODE_CONSTANT, moduleConstant);
-  emitShortArg(compiler, CODE_CONSTANT, variableConstant);
+  emitShortArg(compiler, CODE_CALL_0,
+               methodSymbol(compiler, "loadModule_", 11));
 
   // Call "module".import_("variable")
+  emitShortArg(compiler, CODE_CONSTANT, moduleConstant);
+  emitShortArg(compiler, CODE_CONSTANT, variableConstant);
   emitShortArg(compiler, CODE_CALL_1, methodSymbol(compiler, "import_ ", 8));
 
   // Store the result in the variable here.
diff --git a/src/wren_core.c b/src/wren_core.c
index fdbd2e6b..0a57d71a 100644
--- a/src/wren_core.c
+++ b/src/wren_core.c
@@ -101,12 +101,7 @@ static const char* libSource =
 "  }\n"
 "}\n"
 "\n"
-"class String is Sequence {\n"
-"  import_(variable) {\n"
-"    loadModule_\n"
-"    return lookUpVariable_(variable)\n"
-"  }\n"
-"}\n"
+"class String is Sequence {}\n"
 "\n"
 "class List is Sequence {\n"
 "  addAll(other) {\n"
@@ -1316,7 +1311,7 @@ DEF_NATIVE(string_loadModule)
   return PRIM_VALUE;
 }
 
-DEF_NATIVE(string_lookUpVariable)
+DEF_NATIVE(string_import)
 {
   uint32_t moduleEntry = wrenMapFind(vm->modules, args[0]);
   ASSERT(moduleEntry != UINT32_MAX, "Should only look up loaded modules.");
@@ -1560,7 +1555,7 @@ void wrenInitializeCore(WrenVM* vm)
   // TODO: Putting these on String is pretty strange. Find a better home for
   // them.
   NATIVE(vm->stringClass, "loadModule_", string_loadModule);
-  NATIVE(vm->stringClass, "lookUpVariable_ ", string_lookUpVariable);
+  NATIVE(vm->stringClass, "import_ ", string_import);
 
   // While bootstrapping the core types and running the core library, a number
   // string objects have been created, many of which were instantiated before