diff --git a/examples/directives/src/lib.rs b/examples/directives/src/lib.rs
index 737e37f4f..f9c34d03a 100644
--- a/examples/directives/src/lib.rs
+++ b/examples/directives/src/lib.rs
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ impl From<()> for Amount {
     }
 }
 
-// .into() will automatically be called on the parameter
 pub fn add_dot(el: Element, amount: Amount) {
     use leptos::wasm_bindgen::JsCast;
     let el = el.unchecked_into::<web_sys::HtmlElement>();
@@ -82,12 +81,17 @@ pub fn App() -> impl IntoView {
     let data = "Hello World!";
 
     view! {
-        <a href="#" use:copy_to_clipboard=data>"Copy \"" {data} "\" to clipboard"</a>
+        <a href="#" use:copy_to_clipboard=data>
+            "Copy \""
+            {data}
+            "\" to clipboard"
+        </a>
         // automatically applies the directive to every root element in `SomeComponent`
-        <SomeComponent use:highlight />
+        <SomeComponent use:highlight/>
         // no value will default to `().into()`
         <button use:add_dot>"Add a dot"</button>
-        // `5.into()` automatically called
-        <button use:add_dot=5>"Add 5 dots"</button>
+        // can manually call `.into()` to convert to the correct type
+        // (automatically calling `.into()` prevents using generics in directive functions)
+        <button use:add_dot=5.into()>"Add 5 dots"</button>
     }
 }
diff --git a/leptos_macro/src/view/mod.rs b/leptos_macro/src/view/mod.rs
index 62d7ffb40..6663cecf1 100644
--- a/leptos_macro/src/view/mod.rs
+++ b/leptos_macro/src/view/mod.rs
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ pub(crate) fn attribute_absolute(
                         } else if id == "use" {
                             let key = &parts[1];
                             let param = if let Some(value) = node.value() {
-                                quote!(::std::convert::Into::into(#value))
+                                quote!(#value)
                             } else {
                                 quote_spanned!(node.key.span()=> ().into())
                             };
@@ -1071,7 +1071,7 @@ pub(crate) fn directive_call_from_attribute_node(
     let handler = syn::Ident::new(directive_name, attr.key.span());
 
     let param = if let Some(value) = attr.value() {
-        quote!(::std::convert::Into::into(#value))
+        quote!(#value)
     } else {
         quote_spanned!(attr.key.span()=> ().into())
     };