diff --git a/src/mbgl/util/thread_local.hpp b/src/mbgl/util/thread_local.hpp
index e6afc599c..9fddbd5bb 100644
--- a/src/mbgl/util/thread_local.hpp
+++ b/src/mbgl/util/thread_local.hpp
@@ -14,11 +14,6 @@ namespace util {
 template <class T>
 class ThreadLocal : public noncopyable {
 public:
-    ThreadLocal(T* val) {
-        ThreadLocal();
-        set(val);
-    }
-
     ThreadLocal() {
         int ret = pthread_key_create(&key, [](void *ptr) {
             delete reinterpret_cast<T *>(ptr);