diff --git a/libcxx/include/memory b/libcxx/include/memory
--- a/libcxx/include/memory
+++ b/libcxx/include/memory
@@ -3307,8 +3307,6 @@
 _LIBCPP_HIDE_FROM_ABI
 shared_ptr<_Tp> allocate_shared(const _Alloc& __a, _Args&& ...__args)
 {
-    static_assert(is_constructible<_Tp, _Args...>::value,
-        "allocate_shared/make_shared: the type is not constructible from the provided arguments");
     using _ControlBlock = __shared_ptr_emplace<_Tp, _Alloc>;
     using _ControlBlockAllocator = typename __allocator_traits_rebind<_Alloc, _ControlBlock>::type;
     __allocation_guard<_ControlBlockAllocator> __guard(__a, 1);
diff --git a/libcxx/test/std/utilities/memory/util.smartptr/util.smartptr.shared/util.smartptr.shared.create/allocate_shared.protected.verify.cpp b/libcxx/test/std/utilities/memory/util.smartptr/util.smartptr.shared/util.smartptr.shared.create/allocate_shared.protected.verify.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/libcxx/test/std/utilities/memory/util.smartptr/util.smartptr.shared/util.smartptr.shared.create/allocate_shared.protected.verify.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
-//
-// Part of the LLVM Project, under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
-// See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
-//
-//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
-
-// GCC 5 does not evaluate static assertions dependent on a template parameter.
-// UNSUPPORTED: gcc-5
-
-// <memory>
-
-// shared_ptr
-
-// template<class T, class A, class... Args>
-//    shared_ptr<T> allocate_shared(const A& a, Args&&... args);
-
-#include <memory>
-
-#include "test_macros.h"
-
-struct S {
-protected:
-   S () {};  // ctor is protected
-};
-
-int main(int, char**) {
-    typedef std::allocator<S> A;
-    A a;
-    std::shared_ptr<S> p = std::allocate_shared<S, A>(a); // expected-error@memory:* {{static_assert failed due to requirement 'is_constructible<S>::value}}
-
-    return 0;
-}
diff --git a/libcxx/test/std/utilities/memory/util.smartptr/util.smartptr.shared/util.smartptr.shared.create/make_shared.protected.verify.cpp b/libcxx/test/std/utilities/memory/util.smartptr/util.smartptr.shared/util.smartptr.shared.create/make_shared.protected.verify.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/libcxx/test/std/utilities/memory/util.smartptr/util.smartptr.shared/util.smartptr.shared.create/make_shared.protected.verify.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
-//
-// Part of the LLVM Project, under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
-// See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
-//
-//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
-
-// GCC 5 does not evaluate static assertions dependent on a template parameter.
-// UNSUPPORTED: gcc-5
-
-// <memory>
-
-// shared_ptr
-
-// template<class T, class... Args> shared_ptr<T> make_shared(Args&&... args);
-
-#include <memory>
-
-#include "test_macros.h"
-
-struct S {
-protected:
-   S () {};  // ctor is protected
-};
-
-int main(int, char**) {
-  std::shared_ptr<S> p = std::make_shared<S>(); // expected-error@memory:* {{static_assert failed due to requirement 'is_constructible<S>::value}}
-
-  return 0;
-}