diff --git a/libs/ardour/async_midi_port.cc b/libs/ardour/async_midi_port.cc
index f0a92b9594..d6d9a953aa 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/async_midi_port.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/async_midi_port.cc
@@ -37,10 +37,6 @@ using namespace ARDOUR;
 using namespace std;
 using namespace PBD;
 
-namespace Evoral {
-	template class EventRingBuffer<MIDI::timestamp_t>;
-}
-
 pthread_t AsyncMIDIPort::_process_thread;
 
 #define port_engine AudioEngine::instance()->port_engine()