diff --git a/include/string_view.h b/include/string_view.h
index 164c3ac..5fefa72 100644
--- a/include/string_view.h
+++ b/include/string_view.h
@@ -57,17 +57,10 @@ using wzstring = wchar_t*;
 template <class CharT, size_t Extent = dynamic_range>
 using basic_string_view = array_view<CharT, Extent>;
 
-template<size_t Extent = dynamic_range>
-using string_view = basic_string_view<char, Extent>;
-
-template<size_t Extent = dynamic_range>
-using cstring_view = basic_string_view<const char, Extent>;
-
-template<size_t Extent = dynamic_range>
-using wstring_view = basic_string_view<wchar_t, Extent>;
-
-template<size_t Extent = dynamic_range>
-using cwstring_view = basic_string_view<const wchar_t, Extent>;
+using string_view = basic_string_view<char>;
+using cstring_view = basic_string_view<const char>;
+using wstring_view = basic_string_view<wchar_t>;
+using cwstring_view = basic_string_view<const wchar_t>;
 
 
 //
diff --git a/tests/string_view_tests.cpp b/tests/string_view_tests.cpp
index c382cf0..af3de9d 100644
--- a/tests/string_view_tests.cpp
+++ b/tests/string_view_tests.cpp
@@ -27,26 +27,26 @@ SUITE(string_view_tests)
 
     TEST(TestLiteralConstruction)
 	{
-        cwstring_view<> v = ensure_z(L"Hello");
+        cwstring_view v = ensure_z(L"Hello");
 
         CHECK(5 == v.length());
 
 #ifdef CONFIRM_COMPILATION_ERRORS
-        wstring_view<> v2 = ensure0(L"Hello");
+        wstring_view v2 = ensure0(L"Hello");
 #endif
 	}
 
     TEST(TestConstructFromStdString)
     {
         std::string s = "Hello there world";
-        cstring_view<> v = s;
+        cstring_view v = s;
         CHECK(v.length() == s.length());
     }
 
     TEST(TestConstructFromStdVector)
     {
         std::vector<char> vec('h', 5);
-        string_view<> v = vec;
+        string_view v = vec;
         CHECK(v.length() == vec.size());
     }
 
@@ -55,25 +55,25 @@ SUITE(string_view_tests)
         wchar_t stack_string[] = L"Hello";
 
         {
-            cwstring_view<> v = ensure_z(stack_string);
+            cwstring_view v = ensure_z(stack_string);
             CHECK(v.length() == 5);
             CHECK(v.used_length() == v.length());
         }
 
         {
-            cwstring_view<> v = stack_string;
+            cwstring_view v = stack_string;
             CHECK(v.length() == 6);
             CHECK(v.used_length() == v.length());
         }
 
         {
-            wstring_view<> v = ensure_z(stack_string);
+            wstring_view v = ensure_z(stack_string);
             CHECK(v.length() == 5);
             CHECK(v.used_length() == v.length());
         }
 
         {
-            wstring_view<> v = stack_string;
+            wstring_view v = stack_string;
             CHECK(v.length() == 6);
             CHECK(v.used_length() == v.length());
         }
@@ -82,18 +82,18 @@ SUITE(string_view_tests)
     TEST(TestConversionToConst)
     {
         char stack_string[] = "Hello";
-        string_view<> v = ensure_z(stack_string);
-        cstring_view<> v2 = v; 
+        string_view v = ensure_z(stack_string);
+        cstring_view v2 = v;
         CHECK(v.length() == v2.length());
     }
 
     TEST(TestConversionFromConst)
     {
         char stack_string[] = "Hello";
-        cstring_view<> v = ensure_z(stack_string);
+        cstring_view v = ensure_z(stack_string);
 #ifdef CONFIRM_COMPILATION_ERRORS
-        string_view<> v2 = v;
-        string_view<> v3 = "Hello";
+        string_view v2 = v;
+        string_view v3 = "Hello";
 #endif
     }
 }