diff --git a/src/core/common/math/WInterval.h b/src/core/common/math/WInterval.h
index 2d3849dd4bbafc96fc44518013351c31812ef555..6ead683f14862d43f2dbd53a6b8ea80dd0ebcaca 100644
--- a/src/core/common/math/WInterval.h
+++ b/src/core/common/math/WInterval.h
@@ -69,13 +69,6 @@ public:
      */
     explicit WInterval( const StoreType& c );
 
-    /**
-     * Copy constructor.
-     *
-     * \param c the interval to copy
-     */
-    WInterval( const Type& c );  // NOLINT
-
     /**
      * Create a new interval instance using the given values.
      *
@@ -241,13 +234,6 @@ WInterval< T >::WInterval( const StoreType& c )
     m_interval.second = std::min( c.first, c.second );
 }
 
-template < typename T >
-WInterval< T >::WInterval( const Type& c ):
-    m_interval( c.m_interval )
-{
-    // nothing else to do
-}
-
 template < typename T >
 WInterval< T >::WInterval( const T& l, const T& u ):
     m_interval( std::min( l, u ), std::max( l, u ) )