diff --git a/src/columns/ColString.cpp b/src/columns/ColString.cpp
index f1aacdea2..581ce491a 100644
--- a/src/columns/ColString.cpp
+++ b/src/columns/ColString.cpp
@@ -50,11 +50,6 @@ ColumnString::ColumnString ()
   _hyphenate = context.config.getBoolean ("hyphenate");
 }
 
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-ColumnString::~ColumnString ()
-{
-}
-
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // ColumnString is unique - it copies the report name into the label.  This is
 // a kludgy reuse of an otherwise unused member.
diff --git a/src/columns/ColString.h b/src/columns/ColString.h
index df4eab82e..f228d38fc 100644
--- a/src/columns/ColString.h
+++ b/src/columns/ColString.h
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ class ColumnString : public Column
 {
 public:
   ColumnString ();
-  ~ColumnString ();
-
   void setReport (const std::string&);
   void measure (const std::string&, unsigned int&, unsigned int&);
   void render (std::vector <std::string>&, const std::string&, int, Color&);