diff --git a/headers/os/locale/NumberFormat.h b/headers/os/locale/NumberFormat.h
index 3a123fa68f..dd8c5bcfc9 100644
--- a/headers/os/locale/NumberFormat.h
+++ b/headers/os/locale/NumberFormat.h
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ class BNumberFormatImpl;
 
 class BNumberFormat : public BFormat {
 public:
-								BNumberFormat(const BLocale* locale = NULL);
+								BNumberFormat();
+								BNumberFormat(const BLocale* locale);
 								~BNumberFormat();
 
 			ssize_t				Format(char* string, size_t maxSize,
@@ -44,7 +45,6 @@ public:
 			BString				GetSeparator(BNumberElement element);
 
 private:
-								BNumberFormat();
 								BNumberFormat(const BNumberFormat &other);
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/kits/locale/NumberFormat.cpp b/src/kits/locale/NumberFormat.cpp
index 635e37f54a..5b43059bc8 100644
--- a/src/kits/locale/NumberFormat.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/locale/NumberFormat.cpp
@@ -186,15 +186,15 @@ BNumberFormatImpl::ApplyFormatter(NumberFormat* formatter, BString& string,
 }
 
 
-BNumberFormat::BNumberFormat(const BLocale* locale)
-	: BFormat(locale)
+BNumberFormat::BNumberFormat()
+	: BFormat()
 {
 	fPrivateData = new BNumberFormatImpl();
 }
 
 
-BNumberFormat::BNumberFormat()
-	: BFormat()
+BNumberFormat::BNumberFormat(const BLocale* locale)
+	: BFormat(locale)
 {
 	fPrivateData = new BNumberFormatImpl();
 }