diff --git a/hoot-core/src/main/cpp/hoot/core/elements/Node.h b/hoot-core/src/main/cpp/hoot/core/elements/Node.h
index 700cef3..2ea042d 100644
--- a/hoot-core/src/main/cpp/hoot/core/elements/Node.h
+++ b/hoot-core/src/main/cpp/hoot/core/elements/Node.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public:
QString user = ElementData::USER_EMPTY, long uid = ElementData::UID_EMPTY,
bool visible = ElementData::VISIBLE_EMPTY);
- virtual ~Node() {}
+ virtual ~Node() = default;
/**
* Allocate a node as a shared pointer. At this time the allocated node will be allocated as
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ protected:
* parameters passed into the other constructors. However, the pool method requires a default
* constructor. To work around this, the pool objects are friends (above).
*/
- Node() {}
+ Node() = default;
NodeData _nodeData;