diff --git a/include/ngl/Vec4.h b/include/ngl/Vec4.h
index d3dd2baa..02b82937 100644
--- a/include/ngl/Vec4.h
+++ b/include/ngl/Vec4.h
@@ -261,12 +261,6 @@ class NGL_DLLEXPORT Vec4
   //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Vec4 &operator=(const Vec3 &_v) noexcept;
 
-  //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  /// @brief assignment operator set the current vector to rhs
-  /// @param[in] _v the vector to set
-  /// @returns a new vector
-  //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  Vec4 &operator=(Real _v) noexcept;
 
   //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   /// @brief negate the vector components
diff --git a/src/Vec4.cpp b/src/Vec4.cpp
index a9adb4b8..bb639938 100644
--- a/src/Vec4.cpp
+++ b/src/Vec4.cpp
@@ -238,14 +238,6 @@ Vec4 &Vec4::operator=(const Vec3 &_v) noexcept
   return *this;
 }
 
-Vec4 &Vec4::operator=(Real _v) noexcept
-{
-  m_x = _v;
-  m_y = _v;
-  m_z = _v;
-  m_w = 0.0f;
-  return *this;
-}
 
 Real Vec4::lengthSquared() const noexcept
 {
diff --git a/tests/Vec3Tests.cpp b/tests/Vec3Tests.cpp
index 7b2d19e9..570c20c2 100644
--- a/tests/Vec3Tests.cpp
+++ b/tests/Vec3Tests.cpp
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ TEST(Vec3, AssignOperator)
   EXPECT_FLOAT_EQ(test[0], copy[0]);
   EXPECT_FLOAT_EQ(test[1], copy[1]);
   EXPECT_FLOAT_EQ(test[2], copy[2]);
+
 }
 
 TEST(Vec3, fromGLM)