diff --git a/include/ircd/json/member.h b/include/ircd/json/member.h
index 71e3246a6..411eaeaa7 100644
--- a/include/ircd/json/member.h
+++ b/include/ircd/json/member.h
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ struct ircd::json::member
 {
 	member(const string_view &key, value &&);
 	template<class V> member(const string_view &key, V&&);
-	template<class V, size_t N> member(const char (&)[N], V&&);
 	explicit member(const string_view &k);
 	explicit member(const object::member &m);
 	member() = default;
@@ -66,16 +65,6 @@ ircd::json::member::member(const string_view &key,
 }
 {}
 
-template<class V,
-         size_t N>
-ircd::json::member::member(const char (&key)[N],
-                           V&& v)
-:std::pair<value, value>
-{
-	{ key, json::STRING }, std::forward<V>(v)
-}
-{}
-
 template<class V>
 ircd::json::member::member(const string_view &key,
                            V&& v)