diff --git a/DataFormats/Common/interface/RefToBaseVector.h b/DataFormats/Common/interface/RefToBaseVector.h
index bbff5cd752549..3556ae8bfab4b 100644
--- a/DataFormats/Common/interface/RefToBaseVector.h
+++ b/DataFormats/Common/interface/RefToBaseVector.h
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ namespace edm {
     explicit RefToBaseVector(REFV const& );
     template<typename C>
     explicit RefToBaseVector(Handle<C> const& );
-    template<typename T1>
-    explicit RefToBaseVector(Handle<View<T1> > const& );
     RefToBaseVector(std::shared_ptr<reftobase::RefVectorHolderBase> p);
     RefToBaseVector& operator=(RefToBaseVector const& iRHS);
     void swap(RefToBaseVector& other);
@@ -280,7 +278,6 @@ namespace edm {
 
 #include "DataFormats/Common/interface/RefVector.h"
 #include "DataFormats/Common/interface/Handle.h"
-#include "DataFormats/Common/interface/View.h"
 
 namespace edm {
 
@@ -291,11 +288,5 @@ namespace edm {
 	    typename refhelper::FindTrait<C, T>::value> >(h.id())) {
   }
 
-  template<typename T>
-  template<typename T1>
-  RefToBaseVector<T>::RefToBaseVector(const Handle<View<T1> > & h ) :
-    holder_(h->refVector().holder_->cloneEmpty()) {
-  }
-
 }
 #endif