diff --git a/include/future b/include/future
index 1474ab0b0..25482c6ca 100644
--- a/include/future
+++ b/include/future
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ public:
     template <class F>
         explicit packaged_task(F&& f);
     template <class F, class Allocator>
-        explicit packaged_task(allocator_arg_t, const Allocator& a, F&& f);
+        packaged_task(allocator_arg_t, const Allocator& a, F&& f);
     ~packaged_task();
 
     // no copy
@@ -2042,7 +2042,7 @@ public:
                   >::type
               >
         _LIBCPP_INLINE_VISIBILITY
-        explicit packaged_task(allocator_arg_t, const _Allocator& __a, _Fp&& __f)
+        packaged_task(allocator_arg_t, const _Allocator& __a, _Fp&& __f)
              : __f_(allocator_arg, __a, _VSTD::forward<_Fp>(__f)),
                __p_(allocator_arg, __a) {}
     // ~packaged_task() = default;
diff --git a/test/std/thread/futures/futures.tas/futures.task.members/ctor2.fail.cpp b/test/std/thread/futures/futures.tas/futures.task.members/ctor2.fail.cpp
index e81adfa6d..e4df4ec22 100644
--- a/test/std/thread/futures/futures.tas/futures.task.members/ctor2.fail.cpp
+++ b/test/std/thread/futures/futures.tas/futures.task.members/ctor2.fail.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 // class packaged_task<R(ArgTypes...)>
 // template <class F, class Allocator>
-//   explicit packaged_task(allocator_arg_t, const Allocator& a, F&& f);
+//   packaged_task(allocator_arg_t, const Allocator& a, F&& f);
 // These constructors shall not participate in overload resolution if 
 //    decay<F>::type is the same type as std::packaged_task<R(ArgTypes...)>.