diff --git a/include/nlohmann/detail/input/binary_reader.hpp b/include/nlohmann/detail/input/binary_reader.hpp
index d0068c4f..0fa60965 100644
--- a/include/nlohmann/detail/input/binary_reader.hpp
+++ b/include/nlohmann/detail/input/binary_reader.hpp
@@ -24,6 +24,20 @@ namespace nlohmann
 {
 namespace detail
 {
+
+/*!
+@brief determine system byte order
+
+@return true if and only if system's byte order is little endian
+
+@note from https://stackoverflow.com/a/1001328/266378
+*/
+static bool little_endianess(int num = 1) noexcept
+{
+    return *reinterpret_cast<char*>(&num) == 1;
+}
+
+
 ///////////////////
 // binary reader //
 ///////////////////
@@ -117,18 +131,6 @@ class binary_reader
         return result;
     }
 
-    /*!
-    @brief determine system byte order
-
-    @return true if and only if system's byte order is little endian
-
-    @note from https://stackoverflow.com/a/1001328/266378
-    */
-    static constexpr bool little_endianess(int num = 1) noexcept
-    {
-        return *reinterpret_cast<char*>(&num) == 1;
-    }
-
   private:
     //////////
     // BSON //
diff --git a/include/nlohmann/detail/output/binary_writer.hpp b/include/nlohmann/detail/output/binary_writer.hpp
index 01cd104d..76a2b218 100644
--- a/include/nlohmann/detail/output/binary_writer.hpp
+++ b/include/nlohmann/detail/output/binary_writer.hpp
@@ -1326,7 +1326,7 @@ class binary_writer
 
   private:
     /// whether we can assume little endianess
-    const bool is_little_endian = binary_reader<BasicJsonType, input_buffer_adapter>::little_endianess();
+    const bool is_little_endian = little_endianess();
 
     /// the output
     output_adapter_t<CharType> oa = nullptr;
diff --git a/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp b/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
index be12b965..a587f954 100644
--- a/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
+++ b/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
@@ -5214,6 +5214,20 @@ namespace nlohmann
 {
 namespace detail
 {
+
+/*!
+@brief determine system byte order
+
+@return true if and only if system's byte order is little endian
+
+@note from https://stackoverflow.com/a/1001328/266378
+*/
+static bool little_endianess(int num = 1) noexcept
+{
+    return *reinterpret_cast<char*>(&num) == 1;
+}
+
+
 ///////////////////
 // binary reader //
 ///////////////////
@@ -5307,18 +5321,6 @@ class binary_reader
         return result;
     }
 
-    /*!
-    @brief determine system byte order
-
-    @return true if and only if system's byte order is little endian
-
-    @note from https://stackoverflow.com/a/1001328/266378
-    */
-    static constexpr bool little_endianess(int num = 1) noexcept
-    {
-        return *reinterpret_cast<char*>(&num) == 1;
-    }
-
   private:
     //////////
     // BSON //
@@ -12674,7 +12676,7 @@ class binary_writer
 
   private:
     /// whether we can assume little endianess
-    const bool is_little_endian = binary_reader<BasicJsonType, input_buffer_adapter>::little_endianess();
+    const bool is_little_endian = little_endianess();
 
     /// the output
     output_adapter_t<CharType> oa = nullptr;