diff --git a/include/fmt/core.h b/include/fmt/core.h
index 916562f2..36816d46 100644
--- a/include/fmt/core.h
+++ b/include/fmt/core.h
@@ -1184,14 +1184,10 @@ const long long format_arg_store<Context, Args...>::TYPES = get_types();
   can be omitted in which case it defaults to `~fmt::context`.
   \endrst
  */
-template <typename Context, typename ...Args>
+template <typename Context = format_context, typename ...Args>
 inline format_arg_store<Context, Args...>
   make_format_args(const Args &... args) { return {args...}; }
 
-template <typename ...Args>
-inline format_arg_store<format_context, Args...>
-  make_format_args(const Args &... args) { return {args...}; }
-
 /** Formatting arguments. */
 template <typename Context>
 class basic_format_args {