diff --git a/src/helpers/_trim.scss b/src/helpers/_trim.scss
index 2e79237..baebe2d 100644
--- a/src/helpers/_trim.scss
+++ b/src/helpers/_trim.scss
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@
 ///
 
 @function str-trim($string) {
-  @if (str-slice($string, 1, 1) == ' ') {
-    @return str-trim(str-slice($string, 2));
-  } @else if (str-slice($string, str-length($string), -1) == ' ') {
-    @return str-trim(str-slice($string, 1, -2));
+  @if (string.slice($string, 1, 1) == ' ') {
+    @return str-trim(string.slice($string, 2));
+  } @else if (string.slice($string, string.length($string), -1) == ' ') {
+    @return str-trim(string.slice($string, 1, -2));
   } @else {
     @return $string;
   }