diff --git a/include/boost/numeric/ublas/hermitian.hpp b/include/boost/numeric/ublas/hermitian.hpp
index de88a769..88dc0d5c 100644
--- a/include/boost/numeric/ublas/hermitian.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/numeric/ublas/hermitian.hpp
@@ -59,9 +59,6 @@ namespace boost { namespace numeric { namespace ublas {
         hermitian_matrix_element (matrix_type &m, size_type i, size_type j, value_type d):
             container_reference<matrix_type> (m), i_ (i), j_ (j), d_ (d), dirty_ (false) {}
         BOOST_UBLAS_INLINE
-        hermitian_matrix_element (const hermitian_matrix_element &p):
-            container_reference<matrix_type> (p), i_ (p.i_), d_ (p.d_), dirty_ (p.dirty_) {}
-        BOOST_UBLAS_INLINE
         ~hermitian_matrix_element () {
             if (dirty_)
                 (*this) ().insert_element (i_, j_, d_);