diff --git a/libcxx/include/string b/libcxx/include/string
--- a/libcxx/include/string
+++ b/libcxx/include/string
@@ -1894,6 +1894,25 @@
 #endif
 }
 
+template <class _CharT, class _Traits, class _Allocator>
+void basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Allocator>::__init_copy_ctor_external(
+    const value_type* __s, size_type __sz) {
+  pointer __p;
+  if (__sz < __min_cap) {
+    __p = __get_short_pointer();
+    __set_short_size(__sz);
+  } else {
+    if (__sz > max_size())
+      this->__throw_length_error();
+    size_t __cap = __recommend(__sz);
+    __p = __alloc_traits::allocate(__alloc(), __cap + 1);
+    __set_long_pointer(__p);
+    __set_long_cap(__cap + 1);
+    __set_long_size(__sz);
+  }
+  traits_type::copy(_VSTD::__to_address(__p), __s, __sz + 1);
+}
+
 #ifndef _LIBCPP_CXX03_LANG
 
 template <class _CharT, class _Traits, class _Allocator>
@@ -1914,25 +1933,6 @@
 #endif
 }
 
-template <class _CharT, class _Traits, class _Allocator>
-void basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Allocator>::__init_copy_ctor_external(
-    const value_type* __s, size_type __sz) {
-  pointer __p;
-  if (__sz < __min_cap) {
-    __p = __get_short_pointer();
-    __set_short_size(__sz);
-  } else {
-    if (__sz > max_size())
-      this->__throw_length_error();
-    size_t __cap = __recommend(__sz);
-    __p = __alloc_traits::allocate(__alloc(), __cap + 1);
-    __set_long_pointer(__p);
-    __set_long_cap(__cap + 1);
-    __set_long_size(__sz);
-  }
-  traits_type::copy(_VSTD::__to_address(__p), __s, __sz + 1);
-}
-
 template <class _CharT, class _Traits, class _Allocator>
 inline
 basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Allocator>::basic_string(basic_string&& __str, const allocator_type& __a)