diff --git a/include/mapnik/geometry.hpp b/include/mapnik/geometry.hpp
index f97e9e6c6..a562f7efe 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/geometry.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/geometry.hpp
@@ -145,14 +145,14 @@ template <typename T>
 struct geometry : geometry_base<T>
 {
     using coord_type = T;
+    // FIXMED
+
+    geometry(geometry_empty const&)
+        : geometry_base<T>() {} // empty
 
     geometry()
         : geometry_base<T>() {} // empty
 
-    template <typename G>
-    geometry(G && geom)
-        : geometry_base<T>(std::forward<G>(geom)) {}
-
 };
 
 template <typename T>