diff --git a/src/lib/base/FunctionEventJob.cpp b/src/lib/base/FunctionEventJob.cpp
index d4fd7018f..a7ef96e5e 100644
--- a/src/lib/base/FunctionEventJob.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/base/FunctionEventJob.cpp
@@ -16,11 +16,6 @@ FunctionEventJob::FunctionEventJob(void (*func)(const Event &, void *), void *ar
   // do nothing
 }
 
-FunctionEventJob::~FunctionEventJob()
-{
-  // do nothing
-}
-
 void FunctionEventJob::run(const Event &event)
 {
   if (m_func != nullptr) {
diff --git a/src/lib/base/FunctionEventJob.h b/src/lib/base/FunctionEventJob.h
index bf3304bec..cd8b514fa 100644
--- a/src/lib/base/FunctionEventJob.h
+++ b/src/lib/base/FunctionEventJob.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class FunctionEventJob : public IEventJob
 public:
   //! run() invokes \c func(arg)
   FunctionEventJob(void (*func)(const Event &, void *), void *arg = nullptr);
-  ~FunctionEventJob() override;
+  ~FunctionEventJob() override = default;
 
   // IEventJob overrides
   void run(const Event &) override;