diff --git a/include/bx/inline/string.inl b/include/bx/inline/string.inl
index c1e796d..b622142 100644
--- a/include/bx/inline/string.inl
+++ b/include/bx/inline/string.inl
@@ -75,21 +75,11 @@ namespace bx
 		return *this;
 	}
 
-	inline StringView::StringView(char* _ptr)
-	{
-		set(_ptr, INT32_MAX);
-	}
-
 	inline StringView::StringView(const char* _ptr)
 	{
 		set(_ptr, INT32_MAX);
 	}
 
-	inline StringView::StringView(char* _ptr, int32_t _len)
-	{
-		set(_ptr, _len);
-	}
-
 	inline StringView::StringView(const char* _ptr, int32_t _len)
 	{
 		set(_ptr, _len);
@@ -100,17 +90,6 @@ namespace bx
 		set(_ptr, _term);
 	}
 
-	template<typename Ty>
-	inline StringView::StringView(const Ty& _container)
-	{
-		set(_container);
-	}
-
-	inline void StringView::set(char* _ptr)
-	{
-		set(_ptr, INT32_MAX);
-	}
-
 	inline void StringView::set(const char* _ptr)
 	{
 		set(_ptr, INT32_MAX);
@@ -133,12 +112,6 @@ namespace bx
 		set(_ptr, int32_t(_term-_ptr) );
 	}
 
-	template<typename Ty>
-	inline void StringView::set(const Ty& _container)
-	{
-		set(_container.data(), int32_t(_container.length() ) );
-	}
-
 	inline void StringView::set(const StringView& _str, int32_t _start, int32_t _len)
 	{
 		const int32_t start = min(_start, _str.m_len);
diff --git a/include/bx/string.h b/include/bx/string.h
index d474dcf..3fd2a22 100644
--- a/include/bx/string.h
+++ b/include/bx/string.h
@@ -37,28 +37,15 @@ namespace bx
 		///
 		StringView& operator=(const StringView& _rhs);
 
-		///
-		StringView(char* _ptr);
-
 		///
 		StringView(const char* _ptr);
 
-		///
-		StringView(char* _ptr, int32_t _len);
-
 		///
 		StringView(const char* _ptr, int32_t _len);
 
 		///
 		StringView(const char* _ptr, const char* _term);
 
-		///
-		template<typename Ty>
-		explicit StringView(const Ty& _container);
-
-		///
-		void set(char* _ptr);
-
 		///
 		void set(const char* _ptr);
 
@@ -71,10 +58,6 @@ namespace bx
 		///
 		void set(const StringView& _str, int32_t _start = 0, int32_t _len = INT32_MAX);
 
-		///
-		template<typename Ty>
-		void set(const Ty& _container);
-
 		///
 		void clear();
 
diff --git a/tests/string_test.cpp b/tests/string_test.cpp
index db8ac0f..cbcb50e 100644
--- a/tests/string_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/string_test.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ TEST_CASE("stringPrintfTy", "")
 {
 	std::string test;
 	bx::stringPrintf(test, "printf into std::string.");
-	REQUIRE(0 == bx::strCmp(bx::StringView(test), "printf into std::string.") );
+	REQUIRE(0 == bx::strCmp(bx::StringView(test.data(), int32_t(test.length() ) ), "printf into std::string.") );
 }
 
 TEST_CASE("prettify", "")