diff --git a/src/de.rs b/src/de.rs
index abb7cda..223d492 100644
--- a/src/de.rs
+++ b/src/de.rs
@@ -122,8 +122,7 @@ enum ErrorKind {
     /// type.
     Custom,
 
-    /// TODO
-    ExpectedEnum,
+    /// A struct was expected but something else was found
     ExpectedString,
 
     #[doc(hidden)]
@@ -206,16 +205,15 @@ impl<'de, 'b> de::Deserializer<'de> for &'b mut Deserializer<'de> {
     ) -> Result<V::Value, Error>
         where V: de::Visitor<'de>
     {
-        if self.peek_char()? == '"' {
-            // Visit a unit variant.
-            match self.next()?.unwrap() {
-                Token::String { ref val, .. } => {
-                    visitor.visit_enum(val.clone().into_deserializer())
+        if let Some(next) = self.next()? {
+            match next {
+                Token::String { val, .. } => {
+                    visitor.visit_enum(val.into_deserializer())
                 },
                 _ => Err(Error::from_kind(ErrorKind::ExpectedString))
             }
         } else {
-            Err(Error::from_kind(ErrorKind::ExpectedEnum))
+            Err(Error::from_kind(ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof))
         }
     }
 
@@ -517,10 +515,24 @@ impl<'de> de::Deserializer<'de> for ValueDeserializer<'de> {
         visitor.visit_some(self)
     }
 
+    fn deserialize_enum<V>(
+        self,
+        _name: &'static str,
+        _variants: &'static [&'static str],
+        visitor: V
+    ) -> Result<V::Value, Error>
+        where V: de::Visitor<'de>
+    {
+        match self.value {
+            Value::String(val) => visitor.visit_enum(val.into_deserializer()),
+            _ => Err(Error::from_kind(ErrorKind::ExpectedString))
+        }
+    }
+
     forward_to_deserialize_any! {
         bool u8 u16 u32 u64 i8 i16 i32 i64 f32 f64 char str string seq
         bytes byte_buf map unit newtype_struct identifier
-        ignored_any unit_struct tuple_struct tuple enum
+        ignored_any unit_struct tuple_struct tuple
     }
 }
 
@@ -988,10 +1000,6 @@ impl<'a> Deserializer<'a> {
         self.tokens.peek().map_err(|e| self.token_error(e))
     }
 
-    fn peek_char(&mut self) -> Result<char, Error> {
-        self.input.chars().next().ok_or(Error::from_kind(ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof))
-    }
-
     fn eof(&self) -> Error {
         self.error(self.input.len(), ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof)
     }
@@ -1125,7 +1133,6 @@ impl fmt::Display for Error {
             ErrorKind::RedefineAsArray => "table redefined as array".fmt(f)?,
             ErrorKind::EmptyTableKey => "empty table key found".fmt(f)?,
             ErrorKind::Custom => self.inner.message.fmt(f)?,
-            ErrorKind::ExpectedEnum => "expected enum".fmt(f)?,
             ErrorKind::ExpectedString => "expected string".fmt(f)?,
             ErrorKind::__Nonexhaustive => panic!(),
         }
@@ -1169,7 +1176,6 @@ impl error::Error for Error {
             ErrorKind::RedefineAsArray => "table redefined as array",
             ErrorKind::EmptyTableKey => "empty table key found",
             ErrorKind::Custom => "a custom error",
-            ErrorKind::ExpectedEnum => "expected enum",
             ErrorKind::ExpectedString => "expected string",
             ErrorKind::__Nonexhaustive => panic!(),
         }
diff --git a/src/ser.rs b/src/ser.rs
index 2365b38..4896f8a 100644
--- a/src/ser.rs
+++ b/src/ser.rs
@@ -421,9 +421,9 @@ impl<'a, 'b> ser::Serializer for &'b mut Serializer<'a> {
     fn serialize_unit_variant(self,
                               _name: &'static str,
                               _variant_index: u32,
-                              _variant: &'static str)
+                              variant: &'static str)
                               -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
-        self.serialize_str(_variant)
+        self.serialize_str(variant)
     }
 
     fn serialize_newtype_struct<T: ?Sized>(self, _name: &'static str, value: &T)
diff --git a/src/value.rs b/src/value.rs
index ebb14fc..dcc3567 100644
--- a/src/value.rs
+++ b/src/value.rs
@@ -516,20 +516,11 @@ impl<'de> de::Deserializer<'de> for Value {
     where
         V: de::Visitor<'de>,
     {
-        let (variant, value) = match self {
-            Value::String(variant) => (variant, None),
-            _ => {
-                return Err(de::Error::invalid_type(de::Unexpected::UnitVariant, &"string only"),);
-            }
-        };
-
-        visitor.visit_enum(
-            EnumDeserializer {
-                variant: variant,
-                value: value,
-            },
-        )
-}
+        match self {
+            Value::String(variant) => visitor.visit_enum(variant.into_deserializer()),
+            _ => Err(de::Error::invalid_type(de::Unexpected::UnitVariant, &"string only")),
+        }
+    }
 
     // `None` is interpreted as a missing field so be sure to implement `Some`
     // as a present field.
@@ -545,65 +536,6 @@ impl<'de> de::Deserializer<'de> for Value {
         tuple ignored_any newtype_struct identifier
     }
 }
-struct EnumDeserializer {
-    variant: String,
-    value: Option<Value>,
-}
-
-impl<'de> de::EnumAccess<'de> for EnumDeserializer {
-    type Error = ::de::Error;
-    type Variant = VariantDeserializer;
-
-    fn variant_seed<V>(self, seed: V) -> Result<(V::Value, VariantDeserializer), Self::Error>
-    where
-        V: de::DeserializeSeed<'de>,
-    {
-        let variant = self.variant.into_deserializer();
-        let visitor = VariantDeserializer { value: self.value };
-        seed.deserialize(variant).map(|v| (v, visitor))
-    }
-}
-
-struct VariantDeserializer {
-    value: Option<Value>,
-}
-
-impl<'de> de::VariantAccess<'de> for VariantDeserializer {
-    type Error = ::de::Error;
-
-    fn unit_variant(self) -> Result<(), Self::Error> {
-        match self.value {
-            Some(value) => de::Deserialize::deserialize(value),
-            None => Ok(()),
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn newtype_variant_seed<T>(self, _: T) -> Result<T::Value, Self::Error>
-    where
-        T: de::DeserializeSeed<'de>,
-    {
-         Err(de::Error::invalid_type(de::Unexpected::UnitVariant, &"newtype variant"))
-    }
-
-    fn tuple_variant<V>(self, _len: usize, _: V) -> Result<V::Value, Self::Error>
-    where
-        V: de::Visitor<'de>,
-    {
-        Err(de::Error::invalid_type(de::Unexpected::UnitVariant, &"tuple variant"))
-    }
-
-    fn struct_variant<V>(
-        self,
-        _fields: &'static [&'static str],
-        _: V,
-    ) -> Result<V::Value, Self::Error>
-    where
-        V: de::Visitor<'de>,
-    {
-        Err(de::Error::invalid_type(de::Unexpected::UnitVariant, &"struct variant"))
-    }
-}
-
 
 struct SeqDeserializer {
     iter: vec::IntoIter<Value>,