diff --git a/api/include/opentelemetry/context/runtime_context.h b/api/include/opentelemetry/context/runtime_context.h
index fbcf425c2c..74fa2151ea 100644
--- a/api/include/opentelemetry/context/runtime_context.h
+++ b/api/include/opentelemetry/context/runtime_context.h
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ class Token
 private:
   friend class RuntimeContextStorage;
 
-  Token() noexcept = default;
-
   // A constructor that sets the token's Context object to the
   // one that was passed in.
   Token(const Context &context) : context_(context) {}