diff --git a/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-internal.h b/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-internal.h
index 90c962b0..6bad8780 100644
--- a/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-internal.h
+++ b/googletest/include/gtest/internal/gtest-internal.h
@@ -844,7 +844,7 @@ struct GTEST_API_ ConstCharPtr {
 
 // Helper for declaring std::string within 'if' statement
 // in pre C++17 build environment.
-struct GTEST_API_ TrueWithString {
+struct TrueWithString {
   TrueWithString() = default;
   explicit TrueWithString(const char* str) : value(str) {}
   explicit TrueWithString(const std::string& str) : value(str) {}