diff --git a/api/sixtyfps-cpp/include/sixtyfps_brush.h b/api/sixtyfps-cpp/include/sixtyfps_brush.h
index 1719fb095..d82251470 100644
--- a/api/sixtyfps-cpp/include/sixtyfps_brush.h
+++ b/api/sixtyfps-cpp/include/sixtyfps_brush.h
@@ -54,11 +54,8 @@ class Brush
 {
 public:
     Brush() : data(Inner::NoBrush()) { }
-    explicit Brush(const Color &color) : data(Inner::SolidColor(color.inner)) { }
-    explicit Brush(const LinearGradientBrush &gradient)
-        : data(Inner::LinearGradient(gradient.inner))
-    {
-    }
+    Brush(const Color &color) : data(Inner::SolidColor(color.inner)) { }
+    Brush(const LinearGradientBrush &gradient) : data(Inner::LinearGradient(gradient.inner)) { }
 
     friend bool operator==(const Brush &a, const Brush &b) { return a.data == b.data; }
     friend bool operator!=(const Brush &a, const Brush &b) { return a.data != b.data; }
diff --git a/sixtyfps_compiler/generator/cpp.rs b/sixtyfps_compiler/generator/cpp.rs
index c4ff271f6..ff24fbfc6 100644
--- a/sixtyfps_compiler/generator/cpp.rs
+++ b/sixtyfps_compiler/generator/cpp.rs
@@ -1479,9 +1479,6 @@ fn compile_expression(
                 (Type::Float32, Type::Color) => {
                     format!("sixtyfps::Color::from_argb_encoded({})", f)
                 }
-                (Type::Color, Type::Brush) => {
-                    format!("sixtyfps::Brush({})", f)
-                }
                 (Type::Object { .. }, Type::Object{ fields, name: Some(n)}) => {
                     format!(
                         "[&](const auto &o){{ {struct_name} s; auto& [{field_members}] = s; {fields}; return s; }}({obj})",
@@ -1661,7 +1658,7 @@ fn compile_expression(
                 format!("sixtyfps::GradientStop{{ {}, {}, }}", color, position)
             });
             format!(
-                "[&] {{ const sixtyfps::GradientStop stops[] = {{ {} }}; return sixtyfps::Brush(sixtyfps::LinearGradientBrush({}, stops, {})); }}()",
+                "[&] {{ const sixtyfps::GradientStop stops[] = {{ {} }}; return sixtyfps::LinearGradientBrush({}, stops, {}); }}()",
                 stops_it.join(", "), angle, stops.len()
             )
         }