diff --git a/source/stdcpp/list.d b/source/stdcpp/list.d
index b03d0da..c307716 100644
--- a/source/stdcpp/list.d
+++ b/source/stdcpp/list.d
@@ -333,10 +333,8 @@ extern(C++, class) struct list(Type, Allocator)
         ///
         ref list opAssign(ref const list other)
         {
-            import core.lifetime : emplace;
-
-            this = *(emplace(&this, other));
-            return this;
+            auto object = list!(Type)(other);
+            return object;
         }
         ///
         void assign(size_type count, ref const value_type value);