diff --git a/hoot-core/src/main/cpp/hoot/core/conflate/merging/MergerBase.cpp b/hoot-core/src/main/cpp/hoot/core/conflate/merging/MergerBase.cpp
index d163d7e..24c070c 100644
--- a/hoot-core/src/main/cpp/hoot/core/conflate/merging/MergerBase.cpp
+++ b/hoot-core/src/main/cpp/hoot/core/conflate/merging/MergerBase.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
* This will properly maintain the copyright information. DigitalGlobe
* copyrights will be updated automatically.
*
- * @copyright Copyright (C) 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 DigitalGlobe (http://www.digitalglobe.com/)
+ * @copyright Copyright (C) 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 DigitalGlobe (http://www.digitalglobe.com/)
*/
#include "MergerBase.h"
@@ -31,14 +31,6 @@ using namespace std;
namespace hoot
{
-MergerBase::MergerBase()
-{
-}
-
-MergerBase::~MergerBase()
-{
-}
-
set<ElementId> MergerBase::getImpactedElementIds() const
{
set<ElementId> result;