diff --git a/src/streams.h b/src/streams.h
index c12ba8777a..b20ef28a6d 100644
--- a/src/streams.h
+++ b/src/streams.h
@@ -358,14 +358,6 @@ public:
           nType{nTypeIn},
           nVersion{nVersionIn} {}
 
-    template <typename... Args>
-    CDataStream(int nTypeIn, int nVersionIn, Args&&... args)
-        : nType{nTypeIn},
-          nVersion{nVersionIn}
-    {
-        ::SerializeMany(*this, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
-    }
-
     int GetType() const          { return nType; }
     void SetVersion(int n)       { nVersion = n; }
     int GetVersion() const       { return nVersion; }
diff --git a/src/test/serialize_tests.cpp b/src/test/serialize_tests.cpp
index f583109e16..09f77d2b61 100644
--- a/src/test/serialize_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/serialize_tests.cpp
@@ -237,7 +237,8 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(class_methods)
     BOOST_CHECK(methodtest2 == methodtest3);
     BOOST_CHECK(methodtest3 == methodtest4);
 
-    CDataStream ss2(SER_DISK, PROTOCOL_VERSION, intval, boolval, stringval, charstrval, txval);
+    CDataStream ss2{SER_DISK, PROTOCOL_VERSION};
+    ss2 << intval << boolval << stringval << charstrval << txval;
     ss2 >> methodtest3;
     BOOST_CHECK(methodtest3 == methodtest4);
 }