diff --git a/drivers/MbedCRC.cpp b/drivers/MbedCRC.cpp
index 317cc8a78c..e1613d8c54 100644
--- a/drivers/MbedCRC.cpp
+++ b/drivers/MbedCRC.cpp
@@ -24,13 +24,6 @@ namespace mbed {
 
 /* Default values for different types of polynomials
 */
-template <uint32_t polynomial, uint8_t width>
-MbedCRC<polynomial, width>::MbedCRC(uint32_t initial_xor, uint32_t final_xor, bool reflect_data, bool reflect_remainder):
-        _initial_value(initial_xor), _final_xor(final_xor), _reflect_data(reflect_data), _reflect_remainder(reflect_remainder), _crc_table(NULL)
-{
-    mbed_crc_ctor();
-}
-
 template<>
 MbedCRC<POLY_32BIT_ANSI, 32>::MbedCRC(uint32_t initial_xor, uint32_t final_xor, bool reflect_data, bool reflect_remainder):
         _initial_value(initial_xor), _final_xor(final_xor), _reflect_data(reflect_data), _reflect_remainder(reflect_remainder),
diff --git a/drivers/MbedCRC.h b/drivers/MbedCRC.h
index 3c2ad433d9..7f4f08e5e2 100644
--- a/drivers/MbedCRC.h
+++ b/drivers/MbedCRC.h
@@ -124,7 +124,12 @@ public:
      *             polynomials with different intial/final/reflect values
      *
      */
-    MbedCRC(uint32_t initial_xor, uint32_t final_xor, bool reflect_data, bool reflect_remainder);
+    MbedCRC(uint32_t initial_xor, uint32_t final_xor, bool reflect_data, bool reflect_remainder) :
+                    _initial_value(initial_xor), _final_xor(final_xor), _reflect_data(reflect_data),
+                    _reflect_remainder(reflect_remainder), _crc_table(NULL)
+    {
+        mbed_crc_ctor();
+    }
     MbedCRC();
     virtual ~MbedCRC()
     {