diff --git a/hoot-core/src/main/cpp/hoot/core/conflate/merging/CollectionRelationMerger.cpp b/hoot-core/src/main/cpp/hoot/core/conflate/merging/CollectionRelationMerger.cpp
index 84488b2..77c1100 100644
--- a/hoot-core/src/main/cpp/hoot/core/conflate/merging/CollectionRelationMerger.cpp
+++ b/hoot-core/src/main/cpp/hoot/core/conflate/merging/CollectionRelationMerger.cpp
@@ -36,10 +36,6 @@
namespace hoot
{
-CollectionRelationMerger::CollectionRelationMerger()
-{
-}
-
void CollectionRelationMerger::merge(const ElementId& elementId1, const ElementId& elementId2)
{
if (elementId1.getType() != ElementType::Relation ||