diff --git a/include/sqlgen/internal/from_str.hpp b/include/sqlgen/internal/from_str.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 601fe48..0000000
--- a/include/sqlgen/internal/from_str.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef SQLGEN_INTERNAL_FROM_STR_HPP_
-#define SQLGEN_INTERNAL_FROM_STR_HPP_
-
-#include <optional>
-#include <string>
-#include <type_traits>
-
-#include "../Result.hpp"
-#include "../parsing/Parser.hpp"
-
-namespace sqlgen::internal {
-
-template <class T>
-Result<T> from_str(const std::optional<std::string>& _str) {
-  using Type = std::remove_cvref_t<T>;
-  return Parser<Type>::read(_str);
-}
-
-}  // namespace sqlgen::internal
-
-#endif
diff --git a/include/sqlgen/internal/from_str_vec.hpp b/include/sqlgen/internal/from_str_vec.hpp
index c9b3b4c..7a7d94b 100644
--- a/include/sqlgen/internal/from_str_vec.hpp
+++ b/include/sqlgen/internal/from_str_vec.hpp
@@ -1,25 +1,79 @@
 #ifndef SQLGEN_INTERNAL_FROM_STR_VEC_HPP_
 #define SQLGEN_INTERNAL_FROM_STR_VEC_HPP_
 
+#include <array>
 #include <optional>
 #include <rfl.hpp>
+#include <sstream>
 #include <string>
+#include <string_view>
 #include <type_traits>
+#include <utility>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include "../Result.hpp"
-#include "../parsing/ViewReader.hpp"
+#include "../parsing/Parser.hpp"
 
 namespace sqlgen::internal {
 
+template <class ViewType, size_t i>
+void assign_if_field_is_field_i(
+    const std::vector<std::optional<std::string>>& _row, const size_t _i,
+    ViewType* _view, std::optional<Error>* _err) noexcept {
+  using FieldType = rfl::tuple_element_t<i, typename ViewType::Fields>;
+  using OriginalType = typename FieldType::Type;
+  using T =
+      std::remove_cvref_t<std::remove_pointer_t<typename FieldType::Type>>;
+  constexpr auto name = FieldType::name();
+  if (_i == i) {
+    auto res = parsing::Parser<T>::read(_row[i]);
+    if (!res) {
+      std::stringstream stream;
+      stream << "Failed to parse field '" << std::string(name)
+             << "': " << res.error().what();
+      *_err = Error(stream.str());
+      return;
+    }
+    rfl::get<i>(*_view) = std::move(*res);
+  }
+}
+
+template <class ViewType, size_t... is>
+std::optional<Error> assign_to_field_i(
+    const std::vector<std::optional<std::string>>& _row, const size_t _i,
+    ViewType* _view, std::integer_sequence<size_t, is...>) noexcept {
+  std::optional<Error> err;
+  (assign_if_field_is_field_i<is>(_row, _i, _view, &err), ...);
+  return err;
+}
+
+template <class ViewType>
+std::pair<std::optional<Error>, size_t> read_into_view(
+    const std::vector<std::optional<std::string>>& _row,
+    ViewType* _view) noexcept {
+  constexpr size_t size = ViewType::size();
+  if (_row.size() != size) {
+    std::stringstream stream;
+    stream << "Expected exactly " << std::to_string(size) << " fields, but got "
+           << _row.size() << ".";
+    return std::make_pair(Error(stream.str()), 0);
+  }
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < size; ++i) {
+    const auto err = assign_to_field_i(
+        _row, i, _view, std::make_integer_sequence<size_t, size>());
+    if (err) {
+      return std::make_pair(err, i);
+    }
+  }
+  return std::make_pair(std::nullopt, size);
+}
+
 template <class T>
 Result<T> from_str_vec(
     const std::vector<std::optional<std::string>>& _str_vec) {
   T t;
   auto view = rfl::to_view(t);
-  auto view_reader =
-      parsing::ViewReader<std::remove_cvref_t<decltype(view)>>(&view);
-  const auto [err, num_fields_assigned] = view_reader.read(_str_vec);
+  const auto [err, num_fields_assigned] = read_into_view(_str_vec, &view);
   if (err) {
     return error(err->what());
   }
diff --git a/include/sqlgen/parsing/ViewReader.hpp b/include/sqlgen/parsing/ViewReader.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index d4eb039..0000000
--- a/include/sqlgen/parsing/ViewReader.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,84 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef SQLGEN_PARSING_VIEWREADER_HPP_
-#define SQLGEN_PARSING_VIEWREADER_HPP_
-
-#include <array>
-#include <optional>
-#include <rfl.hpp>
-#include <sstream>
-#include <string_view>
-#include <type_traits>
-#include <utility>
-#include <vector>
-
-#include "../Result.hpp"
-#include "Parser.hpp"
-
-namespace sqlgen::parsing {
-
-template <class ViewType>
-class ViewReader {
- private:
-  static constexpr size_t size_ = ViewType::size();
-
- public:
-  ViewReader(ViewType* _view) : view_(_view) {}
-
-  ~ViewReader() = default;
-
-  std::pair<std::optional<Error>, size_t> read(
-      const std::vector<std::optional<std::string>>& _row) noexcept {
-    if (_row.size() != size_) {
-      std::stringstream stream;
-      stream << "Expected exactly " << std::to_string(size_)
-             << " fields, but got " << _row.size() << ".";
-      return std::make_pair(Error(stream.str()), 0);
-    }
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < size_; ++i) {
-      const auto err = assign_to_field_i(
-          _row, i, &view_, std::make_integer_sequence<size_t, size_>());
-      if (err) {
-        return std::make_pair(err, i);
-      }
-    }
-    return std::make_pair(std::nullopt, size_);
-  }
-
- private:
-  template <size_t i>
-  static void assign_if_field_is_field_i(
-      const std::vector<std::optional<std::string>>& _row, const size_t _i,
-      ViewType* _view, std::optional<Error>* _err) noexcept {
-    using FieldType = rfl::tuple_element_t<i, typename ViewType::Fields>;
-    using OriginalType = typename FieldType::Type;
-    using T =
-        std::remove_cvref_t<std::remove_pointer_t<typename FieldType::Type>>;
-    constexpr auto name = FieldType::name();
-    if (_i == i) {
-      auto res = Parser<T>::read(_row[i]);
-      if (!res) {
-        std::stringstream stream;
-        stream << "Failed to parse field '" << std::string(name)
-               << "': " << res.error().what();
-        *_err = Error(stream.str());
-        return;
-      }
-      rfl::get<i>(*_view) = std::move(*res);
-    }
-  }
-
-  template <size_t... is>
-  static std::optional<Error> assign_to_field_i(
-      const std::vector<std::optional<std::string>>& _row, const size_t _i,
-      ViewType* _view, std::integer_sequence<size_t, is...>) noexcept {
-    std::optional<Error> err;
-    (assign_if_field_is_field_i<is>(_row, _i, _view, &err), ...);
-    return err;
-  }
-
- private:
-  ViewType* view_;
-};
-
-}  // namespace sqlgen::parsing
-
-#endif