diff --git a/src/columns/Column.cpp b/src/columns/Column.cpp
index 73d337d73..ce9b01ea7 100644
--- a/src/columns/Column.cpp
+++ b/src/columns/Column.cpp
@@ -266,12 +266,6 @@ bool Column::validate (std::string& input)
   return input.length () ? true : false;
 }
 
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-void Column::modify (Task& task, const std::string& value)
-{
-  task.set (_name, value);
-}
-
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // All integer values are right-justified.
 void Column::renderInteger (
diff --git a/src/columns/Column.h b/src/columns/Column.h
index 17fdf44bd..9acb3919f 100644
--- a/src/columns/Column.h
+++ b/src/columns/Column.h
@@ -63,8 +63,7 @@ public:
   virtual void renderHeader (std::vector <std::string>&, int, Color&);
   virtual void render (std::vector <std::string>&, const std::string&, int, Color&) {};
   virtual void render (std::vector <std::string>&, Task&, int, Color&)              {};
-
-  virtual void modify (Task&, const std::string&);
+  virtual void modify (Task&, const std::string&)                                   {};
 
 protected:
   void renderInteger     (std::vector <std::string>&, int, Color&, int);