diff --git a/include/boost/smart_ptr/enable_shared_from_raw.hpp b/include/boost/smart_ptr/enable_shared_from_raw.hpp
index 5cd3574..d1c47e7 100644
--- a/include/boost/smart_ptr/enable_shared_from_raw.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/smart_ptr/enable_shared_from_raw.hpp
@@ -144,8 +144,7 @@ template<typename T>
 boost::weak_ptr<T> weak_from_raw(T *p)
 {
     BOOST_ASSERT(p != 0);
-    boost::weak_ptr<T> result;
-    result._internal_aliasing_assign(p->enable_shared_from_raw::weak_from_this(), p);
+    boost::weak_ptr<T> result(p->enable_shared_from_raw::weak_from_this(), p);
     return result;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/boost/smart_ptr/weak_ptr.hpp b/include/boost/smart_ptr/weak_ptr.hpp
index ec451bd..5230f35 100644
--- a/include/boost/smart_ptr/weak_ptr.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/smart_ptr/weak_ptr.hpp
@@ -227,13 +227,6 @@ public:
         pn.swap(other.pn);
     }
 
-    template<typename Y>
-    void _internal_aliasing_assign(weak_ptr<Y> const & r, element_type * px2) BOOST_SP_NOEXCEPT
-    {
-        px = px2;
-        pn = r.pn;
-    }
-
     template<class Y> bool owner_before( weak_ptr<Y> const & rhs ) const BOOST_SP_NOEXCEPT
     {
         return pn < rhs.pn;