diff --git a/plugins/input/postgis/postgis.cpp b/plugins/input/postgis/postgis.cpp
index 2b8eb5297..0bdc22a5b 100644
--- a/plugins/input/postgis/postgis.cpp
+++ b/plugins/input/postgis/postgis.cpp
@@ -322,22 +322,20 @@ void postgis_datasource::bind() const
     is_bound_ = true;
 }
 
-std::string const postgis_datasource::name_="postgis";
-
 std::string postgis_datasource::name()
 {
-   return name_;
+    return "postgis";
 }
 
 int postgis_datasource::type() const
 {
-   return type_;
+    return type_;
 }
 
 layer_descriptor postgis_datasource::get_descriptor() const
 {
-   if (!is_bound_) bind();   
-   return desc_;
+    if (!is_bound_) bind();
+    return desc_;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/plugins/input/postgis/postgis.hpp b/plugins/input/postgis/postgis.hpp
index 67207a35e..2bed96143 100644
--- a/plugins/input/postgis/postgis.hpp
+++ b/plugins/input/postgis/postgis.hpp
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ class postgis_datasource : public datasource
       mutable layer_descriptor desc_;
       ConnectionCreator<Connection> creator_;
       bool multiple_geometries_;
-      static const std::string name_;
       const std::string bbox_token_;
       const std::string scale_denom_token_;
       bool persist_connection_;