diff --git a/include/spdlog/sinks/stdout_sinks-inl.h b/include/spdlog/sinks/stdout_sinks-inl.h
index 3c55ce66..e9fccd37 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/sinks/stdout_sinks-inl.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/sinks/stdout_sinks-inl.h
@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#ifndef SPDLOG_HEADER_ONLY
-#include "spdlog/sinks/stdout_sinks.h"
-#endif
-
 #include "spdlog/details/console_globals.h"
 #include <memory>
 
diff --git a/include/spdlog/sinks/stdout_sinks.h b/include/spdlog/sinks/stdout_sinks.h
index 04d2fa42..18971107 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/sinks/stdout_sinks.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/sinks/stdout_sinks.h
@@ -71,6 +71,5 @@ std::shared_ptr<logger> stderr_logger_st(const std::string &logger_name);
 
 } // namespace spdlog
 
-#ifdef SPDLOG_HEADER_ONLY
 #include "stdout_sinks-inl.h"
-#endif
+
diff --git a/src/spdlog.cpp b/src/spdlog.cpp
index 63328d80..c41b4c33 100644
--- a/src/spdlog.cpp
+++ b/src/spdlog.cpp
@@ -80,30 +80,6 @@ template std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> spdlog::stdout_color_st<spdlog::async_f
 template std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> spdlog::stderr_color_mt<spdlog::async_factory>(const std::string &logger_name, color_mode mode);
 template std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> spdlog::stderr_color_st<spdlog::async_factory>(const std::string &logger_name, color_mode mode);
 
-//
-// stdout/stderr sinks
-//
-#include "spdlog/sinks/stdout_sinks-inl.h"
-
-template class spdlog::sinks::stdout_sink_base<spdlog::details::console_mutex>;
-template class spdlog::sinks::stdout_sink_base<spdlog::details::console_nullmutex>;
-
-template class spdlog::sinks::stdout_sink<spdlog::details::console_mutex>;
-template class spdlog::sinks::stdout_sink<spdlog::details::console_nullmutex>;
-
-template class spdlog::sinks::stderr_sink<spdlog::details::console_mutex>;
-template class spdlog::sinks::stderr_sink<spdlog::details::console_nullmutex>;
-
-// factory methods for stdout/stderr loggers
-template std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> spdlog::stdout_logger_mt<spdlog::synchronous_factory>(const std::string &logger_name);
-template std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> spdlog::stdout_logger_st<spdlog::synchronous_factory>(const std::string &logger_name);
-template std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> spdlog::stdout_logger_mt<spdlog::async_factory>(const std::string &logger_name);
-template std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> spdlog::stdout_logger_st<spdlog::async_factory>(const std::string &logger_name);
-
-template std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> spdlog::stderr_logger_mt<spdlog::synchronous_factory>(const std::string &logger_name);
-template std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> spdlog::stderr_logger_st<spdlog::synchronous_factory>(const std::string &logger_name);
-template std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> spdlog::stderr_logger_mt<spdlog::async_factory>(const std::string &logger_name);
-template std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> spdlog::stderr_logger_st<spdlog::async_factory>(const std::string &logger_name);
 
 // Slightly modified version of fmt lib's format.cc source file.
 // Copyright (c) 2012 - 2016, Victor Zverovich