diff --git a/include/libcamera/controls.h b/include/libcamera/controls.h
index dfe69916..6f0ebf4f 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/controls.h
+++ b/include/libcamera/controls.h
@@ -146,7 +146,10 @@ class Control : public ControlId
 public:
 	using type = T;
 
-	Control(unsigned int id, const char *name);
+	Control(unsigned int id, const char *name)
+		: ControlId(id, name, details::control_type<std::remove_cv_t<T>>::value)
+	{
+	}
 
 private:
 	Control(const Control &) = delete;
diff --git a/src/libcamera/controls.cpp b/src/libcamera/controls.cpp
index 5cc8ce21..76230a05 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/controls.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/controls.cpp
@@ -249,32 +249,6 @@ bool ControlValue::operator==(const ControlValue &other) const
  * \brief The Control template type T
  */
 
-#ifndef __DOXYGEN__
-template<>
-Control<void>::Control(unsigned int id, const char *name)
-	: ControlId(id, name, ControlTypeNone)
-{
-}
-
-template<>
-Control<bool>::Control(unsigned int id, const char *name)
-	: ControlId(id, name, ControlTypeBool)
-{
-}
-
-template<>
-Control<int32_t>::Control(unsigned int id, const char *name)
-	: ControlId(id, name, ControlTypeInteger32)
-{
-}
-
-template<>
-Control<int64_t>::Control(unsigned int id, const char *name)
-	: ControlId(id, name, ControlTypeInteger64)
-{
-}
-#endif /* __DOXYGEN__ */
-
 /**
  * \class ControlRange
  * \brief Describe the limits of valid values for a Control