diff --git a/include/internal/benchmark/catch_constructor.hpp b/include/internal/benchmark/catch_constructor.hpp
index 4fc04042..976a1eeb 100644
--- a/include/internal/benchmark/catch_constructor.hpp
+++ b/include/internal/benchmark/catch_constructor.hpp
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ namespace Catch {
             template <typename T, bool Destruct>
             struct ObjectStorage
             {
-                using TStorage = typename std::aligned_storage<sizeof(T), std::alignment_of<T>::value>::type;
-
                 ObjectStorage() : data() {}
 
                 ObjectStorage(const ObjectStorage& other)
@@ -64,7 +62,7 @@ namespace Catch {
                 }
 
 
-                TStorage data;
+                struct { alignas(T) unsigned char data[sizeof(T)]; }  data;
             };
         }