diff --git a/lib/pure/collections/tables.nim b/lib/pure/collections/tables.nim
index 9fa8f52637..778ea5ca3b 100644
--- a/lib/pure/collections/tables.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/collections/tables.nim
@@ -118,7 +118,11 @@ template dataLen(t): untyped = len(t.data)
 
 include tableimpl
 
-proc clear*[A, B](t: var Table[A, B] | TableRef[A, B]) =
+proc clear*[A, B](t: var Table[A, B]) =
+  ## Resets the table so that it is empty.
+  clearImpl()
+
+proc clear*[A, B](t: TableRef[A, B]) =
   ## Resets the table so that it is empty.
   clearImpl()