diff --git a/src/core/meshcop/meshcop_tlvs.hpp b/src/core/meshcop/meshcop_tlvs.hpp
index 084f84d8b..e35abf834 100644
--- a/src/core/meshcop/meshcop_tlvs.hpp
+++ b/src/core/meshcop/meshcop_tlvs.hpp
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ typedef SimpleTlvInfo<Tlv::kExtendedPanId, ExtendedPanId> ExtendedPanIdTlv;
  *
  */
 OT_TOOL_PACKED_BEGIN
-class NetworkNameTlv : public Tlv, public TlvInfo<Tlv::kNetworkName>
+class NetworkNameTlv : public Tlv, public StringTlvInfo<Tlv::kNetworkName, NetworkName::kMaxSize>
 {
 public:
     /**
diff --git a/src/core/thread/discover_scanner.cpp b/src/core/thread/discover_scanner.cpp
index 9cd997892..e264a7be8 100644
--- a/src/core/thread/discover_scanner.cpp
+++ b/src/core/thread/discover_scanner.cpp
@@ -311,7 +311,6 @@ void DiscoverScanner::HandleDiscoveryResponse(Mle::RxInfo &aRxInfo) const
     Error                         error = kErrorNone;
     MeshCoP::Tlv                  meshcopTlv;
     MeshCoP::DiscoveryResponseTlv discoveryResponse;
-    MeshCoP::NetworkNameTlv       networkName;
     ScanResult                    result;
     uint16_t                      offset;
     uint16_t                      end;
@@ -353,11 +352,7 @@ void DiscoverScanner::HandleDiscoveryResponse(Mle::RxInfo &aRxInfo) const
             break;
 
         case MeshCoP::Tlv::kNetworkName:
-            IgnoreError(aRxInfo.mMessage.Read(offset, networkName));
-            if (networkName.IsValid())
-            {
-                IgnoreError(AsCoreType(&result.mNetworkName).Set(networkName.GetNetworkName()));
-            }
+            SuccessOrExit(error = Tlv::Read<MeshCoP::NetworkNameTlv>(aRxInfo.mMessage, offset, result.mNetworkName.m8));
             break;
 
         case MeshCoP::Tlv::kSteeringData:
diff --git a/src/core/thread/mle_router.cpp b/src/core/thread/mle_router.cpp
index 9ee57cfa6..542cb370b 100644
--- a/src/core/thread/mle_router.cpp
+++ b/src/core/thread/mle_router.cpp
@@ -2700,7 +2700,6 @@ Error MleRouter::SendDiscoveryResponse(const Ip6::Address &aDestination, const M
     uint16_t                      startOffset;
     Tlv                           tlv;
     MeshCoP::DiscoveryResponseTlv discoveryResponseTlv;
-    MeshCoP::NetworkNameTlv       networkNameTlv;
     uint16_t                      delay;
 
     VerifyOrExit((message = NewMleMessage(kCommandDiscoveryResponse)) != nullptr, error = kErrorNoBufs);
@@ -2744,9 +2743,8 @@ Error MleRouter::SendDiscoveryResponse(const Ip6::Address &aDestination, const M
     SuccessOrExit(
         error = Tlv::Append<MeshCoP::ExtendedPanIdTlv>(*message, Get<MeshCoP::ExtendedPanIdManager>().GetExtPanId()));
 
-    networkNameTlv.Init();
-    networkNameTlv.SetNetworkName(Get<MeshCoP::NetworkNameManager>().GetNetworkName().GetAsData());
-    SuccessOrExit(error = networkNameTlv.AppendTo(*message));
+    SuccessOrExit(error = Tlv::Append<MeshCoP::NetworkNameTlv>(
+                      *message, Get<MeshCoP::NetworkNameManager>().GetNetworkName().GetAsCString()));
 
     SuccessOrExit(error = message->AppendSteeringDataTlv());