diff --git a/include/json/value.h b/include/json/value.h
index 8d049ad..2643782 100644
--- a/include/json/value.h
+++ b/include/json/value.h
@@ -880,15 +880,10 @@ public:
   pointer operator->() const { return &deref(); }
 };
 
+inline void swap(Value& a, Value& b) { a.swap(b); }
+
 } // namespace Json
 
-
-namespace std {
-/// Specialize std::swap() for Json::Value.
-template<>
-inline void swap(Json::Value& a, Json::Value& b) { a.swap(b); }
-}
-
 #pragma pack(pop)
 
 #if defined(JSONCPP_DISABLE_DLL_INTERFACE_WARNING)