diff --git a/include/tools/string.hxx b/include/tools/string.hxx
index 2203a7da2f3d..542e643a021c 100644
--- a/include/tools/string.hxx
+++ b/include/tools/string.hxx
@@ -190,8 +190,6 @@ public:
                             { return Assign( rStr ); }
     UniString&          operator =( const OUString& rStr )
                             { return Assign( rStr ); }
-    UniString&          operator =( const sal_Unicode* pCharStr )
-                            { return Assign( pCharStr ); }
     UniString&          operator =( sal_Unicode c )
                             { return Assign( c ); }
     inline UniString & operator =(char c) // ...but allow "= 'a'"