diff --git a/hoot-core/src/main/cpp/hoot/core/conflate/highway/HighwayRfClassifier.cpp b/hoot-core/src/main/cpp/hoot/core/conflate/highway/HighwayRfClassifier.cpp
index 11088e4..174a2fa 100644
--- a/hoot-core/src/main/cpp/hoot/core/conflate/highway/HighwayRfClassifier.cpp
+++ b/hoot-core/src/main/cpp/hoot/core/conflate/highway/HighwayRfClassifier.cpp
@@ -73,11 +73,6 @@ int HighwayRfClassifier::logWarnCount = 0;
HOOT_FACTORY_REGISTER(HighwayClassifier, HighwayRfClassifier)
-HighwayRfClassifier::HighwayRfClassifier()
-{
- // we do a lazy initialization
-}
-
MatchClassification HighwayRfClassifier::classify(const ConstOsmMapPtr& map,
ElementId eid1, ElementId eid2, const WaySublineMatchString& match)
{