diff --git a/uri.hpp b/uri.hpp
index 6407484c..8503f1ee 100644
--- a/uri.hpp
+++ b/uri.hpp
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ namespace cruft {
     // any given protocol). eg, the "tel" is unlikely to have port numbers.
     class uri {
     public:
-        explicit uri (std::string &&);
-        explicit uri (const std::string&);
-        explicit uri (const char *);
-        explicit uri (cruft::view<const char *>);
+        uri (std::string &&);
+        uri (const std::string&);
+        uri (const char *);
+        uri (view<const char *>);
 
         class parse_error : public std::runtime_error
         { using runtime_error::runtime_error; };