diff --git a/src/bigint/convert.rs b/src/bigint/convert.rs
index 9c7ab55e..d0e28b67 100644
--- a/src/bigint/convert.rs
+++ b/src/bigint/convert.rs
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ impl Num for BigInt {
     /// Creates and initializes a [`BigInt`].
     #[inline]
     fn from_str_radix(mut s: &str, radix: u32) -> Result<BigInt, ParseBigIntError> {
-        let sign = if s.starts_with('-') {
-            let tail = &s[1..];
+        let sign = if let Some(tail) = s.strip_prefix('-') {
             if !tail.starts_with('+') {
                 s = tail
             }
diff --git a/src/biguint/convert.rs b/src/biguint/convert.rs
index a81778c8..3daf3dcb 100644
--- a/src/biguint/convert.rs
+++ b/src/biguint/convert.rs
@@ -221,8 +221,7 @@ impl Num for BigUint {
     fn from_str_radix(s: &str, radix: u32) -> Result<BigUint, ParseBigIntError> {
         assert!(2 <= radix && radix <= 36, "The radix must be within 2...36");
         let mut s = s;
-        if s.starts_with('+') {
-            let tail = &s[1..];
+        if let Some(tail) = s.strip_prefix('+') {
             if !tail.starts_with('+') {
                 s = tail
             }