diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 69aa30e..259f3f2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -140,8 +140,6 @@ namespace cpptrace {
 
     struct stacktrace {
         std::vector<stacktrace_frame> frames;
-        explicit stacktrace();
-        explicit stacktrace(std::vector<stacktrace_frame>&& frames);
         static stacktrace current(std::uint_least32_t skip = 0); // here as a drop-in for std::stacktrace
         static stacktrace current(std::uint_least32_t skip, std::uint_least32_t max_depth);
         void print() const;
@@ -175,7 +173,6 @@ namespace cpptrace {
 
     struct object_trace {
         std::vector<object_frame> frames;
-        explicit object_trace(std::vector<object_frame>&& frames);
         static object_trace current(std::uint_least32_t skip = 0);
         static object_trace current(std::uint_least32_t skip, std::uint_least32_t max_depth);
         stacktrace resolve() const;
@@ -200,7 +197,6 @@ Note it is important executables and shared libraries in memory aren't somehow u
 namespace cpptrace {
     struct raw_trace {
         std::vector<uintptr_t> frames;
-        explicit raw_trace(std::vector<uintptr_t>&& frames);
         static raw_trace current(std::uint_least32_t skip = 0);
         static raw_trace current(std::uint_least32_t skip, std::uint_least32_t max_depth);
         object_trace resolve_object_trace() const;
diff --git a/include/cpptrace/cpptrace.hpp b/include/cpptrace/cpptrace.hpp
index 5016e76..4a7b857 100644
--- a/include/cpptrace/cpptrace.hpp
+++ b/include/cpptrace/cpptrace.hpp
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ namespace cpptrace {
 
     struct raw_trace {
         std::vector<uintptr_t> frames;
-        explicit raw_trace(std::vector<uintptr_t>&& frames_) : frames(frames_) {}
         CPPTRACE_API static raw_trace current(std::uint_least32_t skip = 0);
         CPPTRACE_API static raw_trace current(std::uint_least32_t skip, std::uint_least32_t max_depth);
         CPPTRACE_API object_trace resolve_object_trace() const;
@@ -56,7 +55,6 @@ namespace cpptrace {
 
     struct object_trace {
         std::vector<object_frame> frames;
-        explicit object_trace(std::vector<object_frame>&& frames_) : frames(frames_) {}
         CPPTRACE_API static object_trace current(std::uint_least32_t skip = 0);
         CPPTRACE_API static object_trace current(std::uint_least32_t skip, std::uint_least32_t max_depth);
         CPPTRACE_API stacktrace resolve() const;
@@ -95,8 +93,6 @@ namespace cpptrace {
 
     struct stacktrace {
         std::vector<stacktrace_frame> frames;
-        explicit stacktrace() {}
-        explicit stacktrace(std::vector<stacktrace_frame>&& frames_) : frames(frames_) {}
         CPPTRACE_API static stacktrace current(std::uint_least32_t skip = 0);
         CPPTRACE_API static stacktrace current(std::uint_least32_t skip, std::uint_least32_t max_depth);
         CPPTRACE_API void print() const;
@@ -166,7 +162,7 @@ namespace cpptrace {
                             e.what()
                         );
                     }
-                    return raw_trace({});
+                    return raw_trace{};
                 }
             } ()) {}
         explicit exception(std::uint_least32_t skip) noexcept : exception(skip + 1, UINT_LEAST32_MAX) {}
diff --git a/src/cpptrace.cpp b/src/cpptrace.cpp
index 51d2d1b..ccaac2f 100644
--- a/src/cpptrace.cpp
+++ b/src/cpptrace.cpp
@@ -39,12 +39,12 @@ namespace cpptrace {
     CPPTRACE_API
     object_trace raw_trace::resolve_object_trace() const {
         try {
-            return object_trace(detail::get_frames_object_info(frames));
+            return object_trace{detail::get_frames_object_info(frames)};
         } catch(...) { // NOSONAR
             if(!detail::should_absorb_trace_exceptions()) {
                 throw;
             }
-            return object_trace({});
+            return object_trace{};
         }
     }
 
@@ -55,12 +55,12 @@ namespace cpptrace {
             for(auto& frame : trace) {
                 frame.symbol = detail::demangle(frame.symbol);
             }
-            return stacktrace(std::move(trace));
+            return stacktrace{std::move(trace)};
         } catch(...) { // NOSONAR
             if(!detail::should_absorb_trace_exceptions()) {
                 throw;
             }
-            return stacktrace();
+            return stacktrace{};
         }
     }
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ namespace cpptrace {
     CPPTRACE_API
     stacktrace object_trace::resolve() const {
         try {
-            return stacktrace(detail::resolve_frames(frames));
+            return stacktrace{detail::resolve_frames(frames)};
         } catch(...) { // NOSONAR
             if(!detail::should_absorb_trace_exceptions()) {
                 throw;
@@ -240,48 +240,48 @@ namespace cpptrace {
     CPPTRACE_FORCE_NO_INLINE CPPTRACE_API
     raw_trace generate_raw_trace(std::uint_least32_t skip) {
         try {
-            return raw_trace(detail::capture_frames(skip + 1, UINT_LEAST32_MAX));
+            return raw_trace{detail::capture_frames(skip + 1, UINT_LEAST32_MAX)};
         } catch(...) { // NOSONAR
             if(!detail::should_absorb_trace_exceptions()) {
                 throw;
             }
-            return raw_trace({});
+            return raw_trace{};
         }
     }
 
     CPPTRACE_FORCE_NO_INLINE CPPTRACE_API
     raw_trace generate_raw_trace(std::uint_least32_t skip, std::uint_least32_t max_depth) {
         try {
-            return raw_trace(detail::capture_frames(skip + 1, max_depth));
+            return raw_trace{detail::capture_frames(skip + 1, max_depth)};
         } catch(...) { // NOSONAR
             if(!detail::should_absorb_trace_exceptions()) {
                 throw;
             }
-            return raw_trace({});
+            return raw_trace{};
         }
     }
 
     CPPTRACE_FORCE_NO_INLINE CPPTRACE_API
     object_trace generate_object_trace(std::uint_least32_t skip) {
         try {
-            return object_trace(detail::get_frames_object_info(detail::capture_frames(skip + 1, UINT_LEAST32_MAX)));
+            return object_trace{detail::get_frames_object_info(detail::capture_frames(skip + 1, UINT_LEAST32_MAX))};
         } catch(...) { // NOSONAR
             if(!detail::should_absorb_trace_exceptions()) {
                 throw;
             }
-            return object_trace({});
+            return object_trace{};
         }
     }
 
     CPPTRACE_FORCE_NO_INLINE CPPTRACE_API
     object_trace generate_object_trace(std::uint_least32_t skip, std::uint_least32_t max_depth) {
         try {
-            return object_trace(detail::get_frames_object_info(detail::capture_frames(skip + 1, max_depth)));
+            return object_trace{detail::get_frames_object_info(detail::capture_frames(skip + 1, max_depth))};
         } catch(...) { // NOSONAR
             if(!detail::should_absorb_trace_exceptions()) {
                 throw;
             }
-            return object_trace({});
+            return object_trace{};
         }
     }
 
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ namespace cpptrace {
             for(auto& frame : trace) {
                 frame.symbol = detail::demangle(frame.symbol);
             }
-            return stacktrace(std::move(trace));
+            return stacktrace{std::move(trace)};
         } catch(...) { // NOSONAR
             if(!detail::should_absorb_trace_exceptions()) {
                 throw;