diff --git a/include/SFML/System/String.inl b/include/SFML/System/String.inl
index b2f380460..c3e363364 100644
--- a/include/SFML/System/String.inl
+++ b/include/SFML/System/String.inl
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 template <typename T>
-static String String::fromUtf8(T begin, T end)
+String String::fromUtf8(T begin, T end)
 {
     String string;
     Utf8::toUtf32(begin, end, std::back_inserter(string.m_string));
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ static String String::fromUtf8(T begin, T end)
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 template <typename T>
-static String String::fromUtf16(T begin, T end)
+String String::fromUtf16(T begin, T end)
 {
     String string;
     Utf16::toUtf32(begin, end, std::back_inserter(string.m_string));
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ static String String::fromUtf16(T begin, T end)
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 template <typename T>
-static String String::fromUtf32(T begin, T end)
+String String::fromUtf32(T begin, T end)
 {
     String string;
     string.m_string.assign(begin, end);