diff --git a/src/Shared/Options/ConfigurationExtensions.cs b/src/Shared/Options/ConfigurationExtensions.cs
index 82e06158810..1d867e7167d 100644
--- a/src/Shared/Options/ConfigurationExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Shared/Options/ConfigurationExtensions.cs
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ public static bool TryGetValue<T>(
     public static IServiceCollection RegisterOptionsFactory<T>(
         this IServiceCollection services,
         Func<IConfiguration, T> optionsFactoryFunc)
-        where T : class, new()
+        where T : class
     {
         Debug.Assert(services != null, "services was null");
         Debug.Assert(optionsFactoryFunc != null, "optionsFactoryFunc was null");
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ public static IServiceCollection RegisterOptionsFactory<T>(
     public static IServiceCollection RegisterOptionsFactory<T>(
         this IServiceCollection services,
         Func<IServiceProvider, IConfiguration, string, T> optionsFactoryFunc)
-        where T : class, new()
+        where T : class
     {
         Debug.Assert(services != null, "services was null");
         Debug.Assert(optionsFactoryFunc != null, "optionsFactoryFunc was null");
diff --git a/src/Shared/Options/DelegatingOptionsFactory.cs b/src/Shared/Options/DelegatingOptionsFactory.cs
index 6d987c3dd4d..1abd015dcad 100644
--- a/src/Shared/Options/DelegatingOptionsFactory.cs
+++ b/src/Shared/Options/DelegatingOptionsFactory.cs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Extensions.Options
     /// <typeparam name="TOptions">The type of options being requested.</typeparam>
     internal sealed class DelegatingOptionsFactory<TOptions> :
         IOptionsFactory<TOptions>
-        where TOptions : class, new()
+        where TOptions : class
     {
         private readonly Func<IConfiguration, string, TOptions> optionsFactoryFunc;
         private readonly IConfiguration configuration;