diff --git a/include/boost/geometry/extensions/index/rtree/rtree.hpp b/include/boost/geometry/extensions/index/rtree/rtree.hpp
index 0eb685547..f00c51b3c 100644
--- a/include/boost/geometry/extensions/index/rtree/rtree.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/geometry/extensions/index/rtree/rtree.hpp
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ template <
     typename Allocator = std::allocator<Value>
 >
 class rtree
-    : public boost::noncopyable
 {
 public:
     typedef Value value_type;