diff --git a/include/dwarfs/writer/writer_progress.h b/include/dwarfs/writer/writer_progress.h
index 7312c43c..9b45040a 100644
--- a/include/dwarfs/writer/writer_progress.h
+++ b/include/dwarfs/writer/writer_progress.h
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ class writer_progress {
   using update_function_type = std::function<void(writer_progress&, bool)>;
 
   writer_progress();
-  explicit writer_progress(update_function_type func);
   writer_progress(update_function_type func,
                   std::chrono::microseconds interval);
 
diff --git a/src/writer/writer_progress.cpp b/src/writer/writer_progress.cpp
index 59a81ea5..b7ce8cbe 100644
--- a/src/writer/writer_progress.cpp
+++ b/src/writer/writer_progress.cpp
@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@ namespace dwarfs::writer {
 writer_progress::writer_progress()
     : prog_{std::make_unique<internal::progress>()} {}
 
-writer_progress::writer_progress(update_function_type func)
-    : writer_progress(std::move(func), std::chrono::seconds(1)) {}
-
 writer_progress::writer_progress(update_function_type func,
                                  std::chrono::microseconds interval)
     : prog_{std::make_unique<internal::progress>()}