diff --git a/Random_numbers/include/CGAL/Random.h b/Random_numbers/include/CGAL/Random.h
index 798b26422b7..a64fd18cd3f 100644
--- a/Random_numbers/include/CGAL/Random.h
+++ b/Random_numbers/include/CGAL/Random.h
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ public:
   }
 
   // Overload to avoid a warning with VC++
-  template <>
   inline
   std::size_t
   uniform_smallint(std::size_t lower, std::size_t upper)