diff --git a/include/mapnik/value.hpp b/include/mapnik/value.hpp
index 823991b52..0c939498a 100644
--- a/include/mapnik/value.hpp
+++ b/include/mapnik/value.hpp
@@ -824,15 +824,24 @@ public:
     value () noexcept //-- comment out for VC++11
         : base_(value_null()) {}
 
-    template <typename T> value(T const& _val_)
-        : base_(_val_) {}
+    value(value_integer val)
+        : base_(val) {}
+
+    value(value_double val)
+        : base_(val) {}
+
+    value(value_bool val)
+        : base_(val) {}
+
+    value(value_null val)
+        : base_(val) {}
+
+    value(value_unicode_string const& val)
+        : base_(val) {}
 
     value (value const& other)
         : base_(other.base_) {}
 
-    value( value && other) noexcept
-        :  base_(std::move(other.base_)) {}
-
     value & operator=( value const& other)
     {
         if (this == &other)
@@ -841,6 +850,9 @@ public:
         return *this;
     }
 
+    value( value && other) noexcept
+        :  base_(std::move(other.base_)) {}
+
     bool operator==(value const& other) const
     {
         return boost::apply_visitor(impl::equals(),base_,other.base_);
diff --git a/plugins/input/postgis/postgis_featureset.cpp b/plugins/input/postgis/postgis_featureset.cpp
index c9c336f22..d23c8edba 100644
--- a/plugins/input/postgis/postgis_featureset.cpp
+++ b/plugins/input/postgis/postgis_featureset.cpp
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ feature_ptr postgis_featureset::next()
             // TODO - extend feature class to know
             // that its id is also an attribute to avoid
             // this duplication
-            feature->put<mapnik::value_integer>(name,std::move(val));
+            feature->put<mapnik::value_integer>(name,val);
             ++pos;
         }
         else