diff --git a/include/SFML/Graphics/View.hpp b/include/SFML/Graphics/View.hpp
index f895bc4d6..77f056271 100644
--- a/include/SFML/Graphics/View.hpp
+++ b/include/SFML/Graphics/View.hpp
@@ -143,18 +143,6 @@ public:
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     void setScissor(const FloatRect& scissor);
 
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    /// \brief Reset the view to the given rectangle
-    ///
-    /// Note that this function resets the rotation angle to 0.
-    ///
-    /// \param rectangle Rectangle defining the zone to display
-    ///
-    /// \see setCenter, setSize, setRotation
-    ///
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    void reset(const FloatRect& rectangle);
-
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Get the center of the view
     ///
@@ -339,10 +327,9 @@ private:
 /// Usage example:
 /// \code
 /// sf::RenderWindow window;
-/// sf::View view;
 ///
 /// // Initialize the view to a rectangle located at (100, 100) and with a size of 400x200
-/// view.reset(sf::FloatRect({100, 100}, {400, 200}));
+/// sf::View view(sf::FloatRect({100, 100}, {400, 200}));
 ///
 /// // Rotate it by 45 degrees
 /// view.rotate(sf::degrees(45));
diff --git a/src/SFML/Graphics/RenderTarget.cpp b/src/SFML/Graphics/RenderTarget.cpp
index 654199711..b3c183e07 100644
--- a/src/SFML/Graphics/RenderTarget.cpp
+++ b/src/SFML/Graphics/RenderTarget.cpp
@@ -641,8 +641,8 @@ void RenderTarget::resetGLStates()
 void RenderTarget::initialize()
 {
     // Setup the default and current views
-    m_defaultView.reset(FloatRect({0, 0}, Vector2f(getSize())));
-    m_view = m_defaultView;
+    m_defaultView = View(FloatRect({0, 0}, Vector2f(getSize())));
+    m_view        = m_defaultView;
 
     // Set GL states only on first draw, so that we don't pollute user's states
     m_cache.glStatesSet = false;
diff --git a/src/SFML/Graphics/View.cpp b/src/SFML/Graphics/View.cpp
index d35c5d67e..b5e77ab01 100644
--- a/src/SFML/Graphics/View.cpp
+++ b/src/SFML/Graphics/View.cpp
@@ -34,9 +34,8 @@
 namespace sf
 {
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-View::View(const FloatRect& rectangle)
+View::View(const FloatRect& rectangle) : m_center(rectangle.getCenter()), m_size(rectangle.getSize())
 {
-    reset(rectangle);
 }
 
 
@@ -54,6 +53,7 @@ void View::setCenter(const Vector2f& center)
     m_invTransformUpdated = false;
 }
 
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void View::setSize(const Vector2f& size)
 {
@@ -95,18 +95,6 @@ void View::setScissor(const FloatRect& scissor)
 }
 
 
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-void View::reset(const FloatRect& rectangle)
-{
-    m_center   = rectangle.getCenter();
-    m_size     = rectangle.getSize();
-    m_rotation = Angle::Zero;
-
-    m_transformUpdated    = false;
-    m_invTransformUpdated = false;
-}
-
-
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 const Vector2f& View::getCenter() const
 {
diff --git a/test/Graphics/View.test.cpp b/test/Graphics/View.test.cpp
index 3cb829311..b81935b5a 100644
--- a/test/Graphics/View.test.cpp
+++ b/test/Graphics/View.test.cpp
@@ -107,24 +107,6 @@ TEST_CASE("[Graphics] sf::View")
         CHECK(view.getViewport() == sf::FloatRect({0, 0}, {1, 1}));
     }
 
-    SECTION("reset()")
-    {
-        sf::View view;
-        view.setCenter({3.14f, 4.2f});
-        view.setSize({600, 900});
-        view.setRotation(sf::degrees(15));
-        view.setViewport({{150, 250}, {500, 750}});
-        view.setScissor({{0.2f, 0.3f}, {0.4f, 0.5f}});
-        view.reset({{1, 2}, {3, 4}});
-        CHECK(view.getCenter() == sf::Vector2f(2.5f, 4));
-        CHECK(view.getSize() == sf::Vector2f(3, 4));
-        CHECK(view.getRotation() == sf::Angle::Zero);
-        CHECK(view.getViewport() == sf::FloatRect({150, 250}, {500, 750}));
-        CHECK(view.getScissor() == sf::FloatRect({0.2f, 0.3f}, {0.4f, 0.5f}));
-        CHECK(view.getTransform() == Approx(sf::Transform(0.666667f, 0, -1.66667f, 0, -0.5f, 2, 0, 0, 1)));
-        CHECK(view.getInverseTransform() == Approx(sf::Transform(1.5f, 0, 2.5f, 0, -2, 4, 0, 0, 1)));
-    }
-
     SECTION("move()")
     {
         sf::View view;