diff --git a/include/E57SimpleData.h b/include/E57SimpleData.h
index a466ff3..0e5873b 100644
--- a/include/E57SimpleData.h
+++ b/include/E57SimpleData.h
@@ -744,9 +744,6 @@ namespace e57
    using Data3DPointsData_d [[deprecated( "Will be removed in 4.0. Use Data3DPointsDouble." )]] =
       Data3DPointsData_t<double>;
 
-   extern template struct Data3DPointsData_t<float>;
-   extern template struct Data3DPointsData_t<double>;
-
    /// @brief Stores an image that is to be used only as a visual reference.
    struct E57_DLL VisualReferenceRepresentation
    {
diff --git a/src/E57SimpleData.cpp b/src/E57SimpleData.cpp
index 7bb73c3..7f949c6 100644
--- a/src/E57SimpleData.cpp
+++ b/src/E57SimpleData.cpp
@@ -247,11 +247,6 @@ namespace e57
       *this = Data3DPointsData_t<COORDTYPE>();
    }
 
-#if defined( _MSC_VER )
    template struct E57_DLL Data3DPointsData_t<float>;
    template struct E57_DLL Data3DPointsData_t<double>;
-#else
-   template struct Data3DPointsData_t<float>;
-   template struct Data3DPointsData_t<double>;
-#endif
 } // end namespace e57