diff --git a/egui/benches/benchmark.rs b/egui/benches/benchmark.rs
index 4304b84b..c295e020 100644
--- a/egui/benches/benchmark.rs
+++ b/egui/benches/benchmark.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pub fn criterion_benchmark(c: &mut Criterion) {
         c.bench_function("demo_app", |b| {
             b.iter(|| {
                 let mut ui = ctx.begin_frame(raw_input.clone());
-                demo_app.ui(&mut ui, "");
+                demo_app.ui(&mut ui, &Default::default());
                 ctx.end_frame()
             })
         });
diff --git a/egui/src/lib.rs b/egui/src/lib.rs
index 1f0fd72c..b015f05b 100644
--- a/egui/src/lib.rs
+++ b/egui/src/lib.rs
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ pub fn text_egui_e2e() {
     const NUM_FRAMES: usize = 5;
     for _ in 0..NUM_FRAMES {
         let mut ui = ctx.begin_frame(raw_input.clone());
-        demo_app.ui(&mut ui, "");
+        demo_app.ui(&mut ui, &Default::default());
         let (_output, paint_jobs) = ctx.end_frame();
         assert!(!paint_jobs.is_empty());
     }