diff --git a/gtsam/slam/KarcherMeanFactor-inl.h b/gtsam/slam/KarcherMeanFactor-inl.h
index c81a9adc5..00f741705 100644
--- a/gtsam/slam/KarcherMeanFactor-inl.h
+++ b/gtsam/slam/KarcherMeanFactor-inl.h
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ T FindKarcherMeanImpl(const vector<T, ALLOC>& rotations) {
   return result.at<T>(kKey);
 }
 
-template <class T,
-        typename = typename std::enable_if< std::is_same<gtsam::Rot3, T>::value >::type >
+template <class T>
 T FindKarcherMean(const std::vector<T>& rotations) {
   return FindKarcherMeanImpl(rotations);
 }