diff --git a/include/conversion.h b/include/conversion.h
index 3fe5abd..f449816 100644
--- a/include/conversion.h
+++ b/include/conversion.h
@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@ namespace YAML
 	
 	template <>
 	bool Converter<_Null>::Convert(const std::string& input, _Null& output);
-	
-	template <>
-	bool Converter<std::wstring>::Convert(const std::string& input, std::wstring& output);
 }
 
 #endif // CONVERSION_H_62B23520_7C8E_11DE_8A39_0800200C9A66
diff --git a/src/conversion.cpp b/src/conversion.cpp
index fa199bb..1240e27 100644
--- a/src/conversion.cpp
+++ b/src/conversion.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #include "conversion.h"
 #include <algorithm>
-#include <cstdlib>
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Specializations for converting a string to specific types
@@ -88,19 +87,5 @@ namespace YAML
 	{
 		return input.empty() || input == "~" || input == "null" || input == "Null" || input == "NULL";
 	}
-
-	template <>
-	bool Converter<std::wstring>::Convert(const std::string& input, std::wstring& output)
-	{
-		output.clear();
-		output.resize(std::mbstowcs(NULL, input.data(), input.size()));
-		std::mbstowcs(
-			(wchar_t *) output.data(),
-			input.data(),
-			input.size()
-		);
-		
-		return true;
-	}
 }