diff --git a/range_tombstone.hh b/range_tombstone.hh
index 0ee19f5647..6386fcdbcb 100644
--- a/range_tombstone.hh
+++ b/range_tombstone.hh
@@ -66,10 +66,6 @@ public:
     range_tombstone(range_tombstone&& rt) noexcept
             : range_tombstone(std::move(rt.start), rt.start_kind, std::move(rt.end), rt.end_kind, std::move(rt.tomb)) {
     }
-    struct without_link { };
-    range_tombstone(range_tombstone&& rt, without_link) noexcept
-            : range_tombstone(std::move(rt.start), rt.start_kind, std::move(rt.end), rt.end_kind, std::move(rt.tomb)) {
-    }
     range_tombstone(const range_tombstone& rt)
             : range_tombstone(rt.start, rt.start_kind, rt.end, rt.end_kind, rt.tomb)
     { }
@@ -115,7 +111,7 @@ public:
         }
     };
     friend void swap(range_tombstone& rt1, range_tombstone& rt2) noexcept {
-        range_tombstone tmp(std::move(rt2), without_link());
+        range_tombstone tmp = std::move(rt2);
         rt2 = std::move(rt1);
         rt1 = std::move(tmp);
     }