diff --git a/lib/base/utility.cpp b/lib/base/utility.cpp
index ada3fbe89..b6cec477b 100644
--- a/lib/base/utility.cpp
+++ b/lib/base/utility.cpp
@@ -435,10 +435,6 @@ Utility::LoadIcingaLibrary(const String& library, bool module)
 String Utility::NewUUID(void)
 {
 	boost::uuids::uuid uuid = boost::uuids::random_generator()();
-
-	stringstream us;
-	us << uuid;
-
-	return us.str();
+	return boost::lexical_cast<String>(uuid);
 }