diff --git a/libcxx/include/string b/libcxx/include/string
index 1042ee6bbad5..b9e044e82d42 100644
--- a/libcxx/include/string
+++ b/libcxx/include/string
@@ -1798,7 +1798,6 @@ basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Allocator>::basic_string(initializer_list<value_t
 #endif  // _LIBCPP_HAS_NO_GENERALIZED_INITIALIZERS
 
 template <class _CharT, class _Traits, class _Allocator>
-inline _LIBCPP_INLINE_VISIBILITY
 basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Allocator>::~basic_string()
 {
 #if _LIBCPP_DEBUG_LEVEL >= 2