diff --git a/src/link.hpp b/src/link.hpp
index 6a46e02..b3e9bf2 100644
--- a/src/link.hpp
+++ b/src/link.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2013-2017 Regents of the University of California.
+ * Copyright (c) 2013-2018 Regents of the University of California.
  *
  * This file is part of ndn-cxx library (NDN C++ library with eXperimental eXtensions).
  *
@@ -35,11 +35,7 @@
   class Error : public Data::Error
   {
   public:
-    explicit
-    Error(const std::string& what)
-      : Data::Error(what)
-    {
-    }
+    using Data::Error::Error;
   };
 
   /** @brief Create an empty Link object