diff --git a/src/geometry/quaternion_construction.rs b/src/geometry/quaternion_construction.rs
index 8bf62e58..6de21bd5 100644
--- a/src/geometry/quaternion_construction.rs
+++ b/src/geometry/quaternion_construction.rs
@@ -197,15 +197,6 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-impl<T: SimdRealField> Default for UnitQuaternion<T>
-where
-    T::Element: SimdRealField,
-{
-    fn default() -> Self {
-        Self::identity()
-    }
-}
-
 impl<T: SimdRealField> UnitQuaternion<T>
 where
     T::Element: SimdRealField,