diff --git a/src/charset.cpp b/src/charset.cpp
index 2a39b03f..9c0a2621 100644
--- a/src/charset.cpp
+++ b/src/charset.cpp
@@ -67,6 +67,12 @@ charset::charset(const string& name)
 }
 
 
+charset::charset(const char* name)
+	: m_name(name)
+{
+}
+
+
 void charset::parse(const string& buffer, const string::size_type position,
 	const string::size_type end, string::size_type* newPosition)
 {
@@ -89,16 +95,6 @@ void charset::generate(utility::outputStream& os, const string::size_type /* max
 }
 
 
-struct X
-{
-	X(const char**);
-
-	operator const char**() { return x; }
-	operator char**() { return const_cast <char**>(x); }
-
-	const char** x;
-};
-
 void charset::convert(utility::inputStream& in, utility::outputStream& out,
 	const charset& source, const charset& dest)
 {
@@ -261,13 +257,6 @@ charset& charset::operator=(const charset& other)
 }
 
 
-charset& charset::operator=(const string& name)
-{
-	parse(name);
-	return (*this);
-}
-
-
 const bool charset::operator==(const charset& value) const
 {
 	return (utility::stringUtils::isStringEqualNoCase(m_name, value.m_name));
diff --git a/vmime/charset.hpp b/vmime/charset.hpp
index db614001..d0855cd2 100644
--- a/vmime/charset.hpp
+++ b/vmime/charset.hpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ public:
 
 	charset();
 	charset(const string& name);
+	charset(const char* name); // to allow creation from vmime::charsets constants
 
 public:
 
@@ -48,7 +49,6 @@ public:
 	const string& getName() const;
 
 	charset& operator=(const charset& other);
-	charset& operator=(const string& name);
 
 	const bool operator==(const charset& value) const;
 	const bool operator!=(const charset& value) const;