diff --git a/websocketpp/endpoint.hpp b/websocketpp/endpoint.hpp
index c124b1d9a..e118f0de4 100644
--- a/websocketpp/endpoint.hpp
+++ b/websocketpp/endpoint.hpp
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class endpoint : public config::transport_type, public config::endpoint_base {
 
 
     /// Destructor
-    ~endpoint<connection,config>() {}
+    ~endpoint() {} //for CPP 20
 
     #ifdef _WEBSOCKETPP_DEFAULT_DELETE_FUNCTIONS_
         // no copy constructor because endpoints are not copyable