diff --git a/src/columns/ColTypeString.cpp b/src/columns/ColTypeString.cpp
index 1dff2f44d..be61f30c1 100644
--- a/src/columns/ColTypeString.cpp
+++ b/src/columns/ColTypeString.cpp
@@ -33,11 +33,6 @@ ColumnTypeString::ColumnTypeString ()
   _type = "string";
 }
 
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-ColumnTypeString::~ColumnTypeString ()
-{
-}
-
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Set the minimum and maximum widths for the value.
 void ColumnTypeString::measure (Task& task, unsigned int& minimum, unsigned int& maximum)
diff --git a/src/columns/ColTypeString.h b/src/columns/ColTypeString.h
index c2f2834b0..6eb2d2903 100644
--- a/src/columns/ColTypeString.h
+++ b/src/columns/ColTypeString.h
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ class ColumnTypeString : public Column
 {
 public:
   ColumnTypeString ();
-  virtual ~ColumnTypeString ();
-
   virtual void measure (Task&, unsigned int&, unsigned int&);
   virtual void render (std::vector <std::string>&, Task&, int, Color&);
 };