diff --git a/api/include/opentelemetry/nostd/shared_ptr.h b/api/include/opentelemetry/nostd/shared_ptr.h
index 88eeb32ef7..7afc30f9be 100644
--- a/api/include/opentelemetry/nostd/shared_ptr.h
+++ b/api/include/opentelemetry/nostd/shared_ptr.h
@@ -57,8 +57,7 @@ class shared_ptr
     void MoveTo(typename shared_ptr<U>::PlacementBuffer &buffer) noexcept
     {
       using other_shared_ptr_wrapper = typename shared_ptr<U>::shared_ptr_wrapper;
-      new (buffer.data)
-          other_shared_ptr_wrapper{std::move(std::static_pointer_cast<U>(this->ptr_))};
+      new (buffer.data) other_shared_ptr_wrapper{std::move(this->ptr_)};
     }
 
     virtual pointer Get() const noexcept { return ptr_.get(); }