diff --git a/instant-xml/src/lib.rs b/instant-xml/src/lib.rs
index 5c27b5f..a1ade13 100644
--- a/instant-xml/src/lib.rs
+++ b/instant-xml/src/lib.rs
@@ -30,11 +30,6 @@ pub enum FieldAttribute<'xml> {
 }
 
 pub trait FromXml<'xml>: Sized {
-    fn from_xml(input: &'xml str) -> Result<Self, Error> {
-        let mut deserializer = Deserializer::new(input);
-        Self::deserialize(&mut deserializer)
-    }
-
     fn deserialize(deserializer: &mut Deserializer<'xml>) -> Result<Self, Error>;
 
     // If the missing field is of type `Option<T>` then treat is as `None`,
@@ -46,6 +41,10 @@ pub trait FromXml<'xml>: Sized {
     const KIND: Kind;
 }
 
+pub fn from_str<'xml, T: FromXml<'xml>>(input: &'xml str) -> Result<T, Error> {
+    T::deserialize(&mut Deserializer::new(input))
+}
+
 pub enum Kind {
     Scalar,
     Element(Id<'static>),
diff --git a/instant-xml/tests/de-direct.rs b/instant-xml/tests/de-direct.rs
index 95297d6..b15c882 100644
--- a/instant-xml/tests/de-direct.rs
+++ b/instant-xml/tests/de-direct.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use similar_asserts::assert_eq;
 
-use instant_xml::{Error, FromXml};
+use instant_xml::{from_str, Error, FromXml};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Eq, PartialEq, FromXml)]
 #[xml(ns("URI"))]
@@ -13,28 +13,23 @@ struct StructDirectNamespace {
 fn direct_namespaces() {
     // Correct direct namespace
     assert_eq!(
-        StructDirectNamespace::from_xml(
+        from_str(
             "<StructDirectNamespace xmlns=\"URI\"><flag xmlns=\"BAZ\">true</flag></StructDirectNamespace>"
-        )
-        .unwrap(),
-        StructDirectNamespace { flag: true }
+        ),
+        Ok(StructDirectNamespace { flag: true })
     );
 
     // Wrong direct namespace
     assert_eq!(
-        StructDirectNamespace::from_xml(
+        from_str(
             "<StructDirectNamespace xmlns=\"URI\"><flag xmlns=\"WRONG\">true</flag></StructDirectNamespace>"
-        )
-        .unwrap_err(),
-        Error::MissingValue
+        ),
+        Err::<StructDirectNamespace, _>(Error::MissingValue)
     );
 
     // Wrong direct namespace - missing namespace
     assert_eq!(
-        StructDirectNamespace::from_xml(
-            "<StructDirectNamespace xmlns=\"URI\"><flag>true</flag></StructDirectNamespace>"
-        )
-        .unwrap_err(),
-        Error::MissingValue
+        from_str("<StructDirectNamespace xmlns=\"URI\"><flag>true</flag></StructDirectNamespace>"),
+        Err::<StructDirectNamespace, _>(Error::MissingValue)
     );
 }
diff --git a/instant-xml/tests/de-nested.rs b/instant-xml/tests/de-nested.rs
index 17e8f3a..5c7b08e 100644
--- a/instant-xml/tests/de-nested.rs
+++ b/instant-xml/tests/de-nested.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use similar_asserts::assert_eq;
 
-use instant_xml::FromXml;
+use instant_xml::{from_str, FromXml};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Eq, PartialEq, FromXml)]
 #[xml(ns("URI", bar = "BAZ"))]
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ struct StructWithCustomFieldFromXml {
 #[test]
 fn struct_with_custom_field_from_xml() {
     assert_eq!(
-        StructWithCustomFieldFromXml::from_xml("<StructWithCustomFieldFromXml flag_attribute=\"true\" xmlns=\"URI\" xmlns:bar=\"BAZ\" xmlns:foo=\"BAR\"><bar:flag>false</bar:flag><NestedDe><bar:flag>true</bar:flag></NestedDe></StructWithCustomFieldFromXml>").unwrap(),
+        from_str::<StructWithCustomFieldFromXml>("<StructWithCustomFieldFromXml flag_attribute=\"true\" xmlns=\"URI\" xmlns:bar=\"BAZ\" xmlns:foo=\"BAR\"><bar:flag>false</bar:flag><NestedDe><bar:flag>true</bar:flag></NestedDe></StructWithCustomFieldFromXml>").unwrap(),
         StructWithCustomFieldFromXml {
             flag: false,
             flag_attribute: true,
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ fn struct_with_custom_field_from_xml() {
     );
     // Different order
     assert_eq!(
-        StructWithCustomFieldFromXml::from_xml("<StructWithCustomFieldFromXml xmlns=\"URI\" xmlns:bar=\"BAZ\" xmlns:foo=\"BAR\" flag_attribute=\"true\"><NestedDe><bar:flag>true</bar:flag></NestedDe><bar:flag>false</bar:flag></StructWithCustomFieldFromXml>").unwrap(),
+        from_str::<StructWithCustomFieldFromXml>("<StructWithCustomFieldFromXml xmlns=\"URI\" xmlns:bar=\"BAZ\" xmlns:foo=\"BAR\" flag_attribute=\"true\"><NestedDe><bar:flag>true</bar:flag></NestedDe><bar:flag>false</bar:flag></StructWithCustomFieldFromXml>").unwrap(),
         StructWithCustomFieldFromXml {
             flag: false,
             flag_attribute: true,
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ fn struct_with_custom_field_from_xml() {
 
     // Different prefixes then in definition
     assert_eq!(
-        StructWithCustomFieldFromXml::from_xml("<StructWithCustomFieldFromXml flag_attribute=\"true\" xmlns=\"URI\" xmlns:grr=\"BAZ\" xmlns:foo=\"BAR\"><grr:flag>false</grr:flag><NestedDe><grr:flag>true</grr:flag></NestedDe></StructWithCustomFieldFromXml>").unwrap(),
+        from_str::<StructWithCustomFieldFromXml>("<StructWithCustomFieldFromXml flag_attribute=\"true\" xmlns=\"URI\" xmlns:grr=\"BAZ\" xmlns:foo=\"BAR\"><grr:flag>false</grr:flag><NestedDe><grr:flag>true</grr:flag></NestedDe></StructWithCustomFieldFromXml>").unwrap(),
         StructWithCustomFieldFromXml {
             flag: false,
             flag_attribute: true,
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ fn struct_with_custom_field_from_xml() {
     );
 
     assert_eq!(
-        NestedDe::from_xml(
+        from_str::<NestedDe>(
             "<NestedDe xmlns=\"URI\" xmlns:bar=\"BAZ\"><bar:flag>true</bar:flag></NestedDe>"
         )
         .unwrap(),
diff --git a/instant-xml/tests/de-ns.rs b/instant-xml/tests/de-ns.rs
index 9f447d8..7e39b6d 100644
--- a/instant-xml/tests/de-ns.rs
+++ b/instant-xml/tests/de-ns.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use similar_asserts::assert_eq;
 
-use instant_xml::{Error, FromXml};
+use instant_xml::{from_str, Error, FromXml};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Eq, PartialEq, FromXml)]
 struct NestedWrongNamespace {
@@ -30,52 +30,48 @@ struct StructWithWrongNestedNamespace {
 fn default_namespaces() {
     // Default namespace not-nested
     assert_eq!(
-        NestedDe::from_xml(
-            "<NestedDe xmlns=\"URI\" xmlns:bar=\"BAZ\"><bar:flag>true</bar:flag></NestedDe>"
-        )
-        .unwrap(),
-        NestedDe { flag: true }
+        from_str("<NestedDe xmlns=\"URI\" xmlns:bar=\"BAZ\"><bar:flag>true</bar:flag></NestedDe>"),
+        Ok(NestedDe { flag: true })
     );
 
     // Default namespace not-nested - wrong namespace
     assert_eq!(
-        NestedDe::from_xml(
+        from_str(
             "<NestedDe xmlns=\"WRONG\" xmlns:bar=\"BAZ\"><bar:flag>true</bar:flag></NestedDe>"
-        )
-        .unwrap_err(),
-        Error::WrongNamespace
+        ),
+        Err::<NestedDe, _>(Error::WrongNamespace)
     );
 
     // Correct child namespace
     assert_eq!(
-        StructWithCorrectNestedNamespace::from_xml("<StructWithCorrectNestedNamespace xmlns=\"URI\" xmlns:bar=\"BAZ\"><NestedDe xmlns=\"URI\" xmlns:bar=\"BAZ\"><bar:flag>true</bar:flag></NestedDe></StructWithCorrectNestedNamespace>").unwrap(),
-        StructWithCorrectNestedNamespace {
+        from_str("<StructWithCorrectNestedNamespace xmlns=\"URI\" xmlns:bar=\"BAZ\"><NestedDe xmlns=\"URI\" xmlns:bar=\"BAZ\"><bar:flag>true</bar:flag></NestedDe></StructWithCorrectNestedNamespace>"),
+        Ok(StructWithCorrectNestedNamespace {
             test: NestedDe { flag: true }
-        }
+        })
     );
 
     // Correct child namespace - without child redefinition
     assert_eq!(
-        StructWithCorrectNestedNamespace::from_xml("<StructWithCorrectNestedNamespace xmlns=\"URI\" xmlns:bar=\"BAZ\"><NestedDe><bar:flag>true</bar:flag></NestedDe></StructWithCorrectNestedNamespace>").unwrap(),
-        StructWithCorrectNestedNamespace {
+        from_str("<StructWithCorrectNestedNamespace xmlns=\"URI\" xmlns:bar=\"BAZ\"><NestedDe><bar:flag>true</bar:flag></NestedDe></StructWithCorrectNestedNamespace>"),
+        Ok(StructWithCorrectNestedNamespace {
             test: NestedDe { flag: true }
-        }
+        })
     );
 
     // Different child namespace
     assert_eq!(
-        StructWithWrongNestedNamespace::from_xml("<StructWithWrongNestedNamespace xmlns=\"URI\" xmlns:dar=\"BAZ\"><NestedWrongNamespace xmlns=\"\"><flag>true</flag></NestedWrongNamespace></StructWithWrongNestedNamespace>").unwrap(),
-        StructWithWrongNestedNamespace {
+        from_str("<StructWithWrongNestedNamespace xmlns=\"URI\" xmlns:dar=\"BAZ\"><NestedWrongNamespace xmlns=\"\"><flag>true</flag></NestedWrongNamespace></StructWithWrongNestedNamespace>"),
+        Ok(StructWithWrongNestedNamespace {
             test: NestedWrongNamespace {
                 flag: true
             }
-        }
+        })
     );
 
     // Wrong child namespace
     assert_eq!(
-        StructWithWrongNestedNamespace::from_xml("<StructWithWrongNestedNamespace xmlns=\"URI\" xmlns:dar=\"BAZ\"><NestedWrongNamespace><flag>true</flag></NestedWrongNamespace></StructWithWrongNestedNamespace>").unwrap_err(),
-        Error::MissingValue
+        from_str("<StructWithWrongNestedNamespace xmlns=\"URI\" xmlns:dar=\"BAZ\"><NestedWrongNamespace><flag>true</flag></NestedWrongNamespace></StructWithWrongNestedNamespace>"),
+        Err::<StructWithWrongNestedNamespace, _>(Error::MissingValue)
     );
 }
 
@@ -96,72 +92,65 @@ struct StructOtherNamespace {
 fn other_namespaces() {
     // Other namespace not-nested
     assert_eq!(
-        NestedOtherNamespace::from_xml(
+        from_str(
             "<NestedOtherNamespace xmlns=\"URI\" xmlns:bar=\"BAZ\"><bar:flag>true</bar:flag></NestedOtherNamespace>"
-        )
-        .unwrap(),
-        NestedOtherNamespace { flag: true }
+        ),
+        Ok(NestedOtherNamespace { flag: true })
     );
 
     // Other namespace not-nested - wrong defined namespace
     assert_eq!(
-        NestedOtherNamespace::from_xml(
+        from_str(
             "<NestedOtherNamespace xmlns=\"URI\" xmlns:bar=\"BAZ\"><wrong:flag>true</wrong:flag></NestedOtherNamespace>"
-        )
-        .unwrap_err(),
-        Error::WrongNamespace
+        ),
+        Err::<NestedOtherNamespace, _>(Error::WrongNamespace)
     );
 
     // Other namespace not-nested - wrong parser namespace
     assert_eq!(
-        NestedOtherNamespace::from_xml(
+        from_str(
             "<NestedOtherNamespace xmlns=\"URI\" xmlns:bar=\"WRONG\"><bar:flag>true</bar:flag></NestedOtherNamespace>"
-        )
-        .unwrap_err(),
-        Error::MissingValue
+        ),
+        Err::<NestedOtherNamespace, _>(Error::MissingValue)
     );
 
     // Other namespace not-nested - missing parser prefix
     assert_eq!(
-        NestedOtherNamespace::from_xml(
+        from_str(
             "<NestedOtherNamespace xmlns=\"URI\" xmlns:bar=\"BAR\"><flag>true</flag></NestedOtherNamespace>"
-        )
-        .unwrap_err(),
-        Error::MissingValue
+        ),
+        Err::<NestedOtherNamespace, _>(Error::MissingValue)
     );
 
     // Correct child other namespace
     assert_eq!(
-        StructOtherNamespace::from_xml(
+        from_str(
             "<StructOtherNamespace xmlns=\"URI\" xmlns:bar=\"BAZ\"><NestedOtherNamespace xmlns=\"URI\" xmlns:bar=\"BAZ\"><bar:flag>true</bar:flag></NestedOtherNamespace></StructOtherNamespace>"
-        )
-        .unwrap(),
-        StructOtherNamespace {
+        ),
+        Ok(StructOtherNamespace {
             test: NestedOtherNamespace {
                 flag: true,
             }
-        }
+        })
     );
 
     // Correct child other namespace - without child redefinition
     assert_eq!(
-        StructOtherNamespace::from_xml(
+        from_str(
             "<StructOtherNamespace xmlns=\"URI\" xmlns:bar=\"BAZ\"><NestedOtherNamespace><bar:flag>true</bar:flag></NestedOtherNamespace></StructOtherNamespace>"
-        )
-        .unwrap(),
-        StructOtherNamespace {
+        ),
+        Ok(StructOtherNamespace {
             test: NestedOtherNamespace {
                 flag: true,
             }
-        }
+        })
     );
 
     // Wrong child other namespace - without child redefinition
     assert_eq!(
-        StructOtherNamespace::from_xml(
+        from_str(
             "<StructOtherNamespace xmlns=\"URI\" xmlns:bar=\"BAZ\"><NestedOtherNamespace><wrong:flag>true</wrong:flag></NestedOtherNamespace></StructOtherNamespace>"
-        )
-        .unwrap_err(),
-        Error::WrongNamespace
+        ),
+        Err::<StructOtherNamespace, _>(Error::WrongNamespace)
     );
 }
diff --git a/instant-xml/tests/entities.rs b/instant-xml/tests/entities.rs
index 12589e6..c8e5a58 100644
--- a/instant-xml/tests/entities.rs
+++ b/instant-xml/tests/entities.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use std::borrow::Cow;
 
 use similar_asserts::assert_eq;
 
-use instant_xml::{Error, FromXml, ToXml};
+use instant_xml::{from_str, Error, FromXml, ToXml};
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, FromXml, ToXml)]
 #[xml(ns("URI"))]
@@ -15,28 +15,26 @@ struct StructSpecialEntities<'a> {
 #[test]
 fn escape_back() {
     assert_eq!(
-        StructSpecialEntities::from_xml(
+        from_str(
             "<StructSpecialEntities xmlns=\"URI\"><string>&lt;&gt;&amp;&quot;&apos;adsad&quot;</string><str>str</str><cow>str&amp;</cow></StructSpecialEntities>"
-        )
-        .unwrap(),
-        StructSpecialEntities {
+        ),
+        Ok(StructSpecialEntities {
             string: String::from("<>&\"'adsad\""),
             str: "str",
             cow: Cow::Owned("str&".to_string()),
-        }
+        })
     );
 
     // Wrong str char
     assert_eq!(
-        StructSpecialEntities::from_xml(
+        from_str(
             "<StructSpecialEntities xmlns=\"URI\"><string>&lt;&gt;&amp;&quot;&apos;adsad&quot;</string><str>str&amp;</str></StructSpecialEntities>"
-        )
-        .unwrap_err(),
-        Error::Other("Unsupported char: str&".to_string())
+        ),
+        Err::<StructSpecialEntities, _>(Error::Other("Unsupported char: str&".to_string()))
     );
 
     // Borrowed
-    let escape_back = StructSpecialEntities::from_xml(
+    let escape_back = from_str::<StructSpecialEntities>(
         "<StructSpecialEntities xmlns=\"URI\"><string>&lt;&gt;&amp;&quot;&apos;adsad&quot;</string><str>str</str><cow>str</cow></StructSpecialEntities>"
     )
     .unwrap();
@@ -46,7 +44,7 @@ fn escape_back() {
     }
 
     // Owned
-    let escape_back = StructSpecialEntities::from_xml(
+    let escape_back = from_str::<StructSpecialEntities>(
             "<StructSpecialEntities xmlns=\"URI\"><string>&lt;&gt;&amp;&quot;&apos;adsad&quot;</string><str>str</str><cow>str&amp;</cow></StructSpecialEntities>"
         )
         .unwrap();
diff --git a/instant-xml/tests/scalar.rs b/instant-xml/tests/scalar.rs
index 88d85e9..9b806a9 100644
--- a/instant-xml/tests/scalar.rs
+++ b/instant-xml/tests/scalar.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use std::borrow::Cow;
 
 use similar_asserts::assert_eq;
 
-use instant_xml::{FromXml, ToXml};
+use instant_xml::{from_str, FromXml, ToXml};
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, FromXml, ToXml)]
 #[xml(ns("URI"))]
@@ -30,11 +30,10 @@ struct StructDeserializerScalars<'a, 'b> {
 #[test]
 fn scalars() {
     assert_eq!(
-        StructDeserializerScalars::from_xml(
+        from_str(
             "<StructDeserializerScalars xmlns=\"URI\"><bool_type>true</bool_type><i8_type>1</i8_type><u32_type>42</u32_type><string_type>string</string_type><str_type_a>lifetime a</str_type_a><str_type_b>lifetime b</str_type_b><char_type>c</char_type><f32_type>1.20</f32_type><NestedLifetimes><flag>true</flag><str_type_a>asd</str_type_a></NestedLifetimes><cow>123</cow></StructDeserializerScalars>"
-        )
-        .unwrap(),
-        StructDeserializerScalars{
+        ),
+        Ok(StructDeserializerScalars{
             bool_type: true,
             i8_type: 1,
             u32_type: 42,
@@ -49,15 +48,15 @@ fn scalars() {
             },
             cow: Cow::from("123"),
             option: None,
-        }
+        })
     );
 
     // Option none
     assert_eq!(
-        StructDeserializerScalars::from_xml(
+        from_str(
             "<StructDeserializerScalars xmlns=\"URI\"><bool_type>true</bool_type><i8_type>1</i8_type><u32_type>42</u32_type><string_type>string</string_type><str_type_a>lifetime a</str_type_a><str_type_b>lifetime b</str_type_b><char_type>c</char_type><f32_type>1.2</f32_type><NestedLifetimes><flag>true</flag><str_type_a>asd</str_type_a></NestedLifetimes><cow>123</cow><option>asd</option></StructDeserializerScalars>"
-        ).unwrap(),
-        StructDeserializerScalars{
+        ),
+        Ok(StructDeserializerScalars{
             bool_type: true,
             i8_type: 1,
             u32_type: 42,
@@ -72,6 +71,6 @@ fn scalars() {
             },
             cow: Cow::from("123"),
             option: Some("asd"),
-        }
+        })
     );
 }