diff --git a/src/Hooks.cpp b/src/Hooks.cpp
index 748394696..e6eac205f 100644
--- a/src/Hooks.cpp
+++ b/src/Hooks.cpp
@@ -52,11 +52,6 @@ Hooks::Hooks ()
 {
 }
 
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-Hooks::~Hooks ()
-{
-}
-
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void Hooks::initialize ()
 {
diff --git a/src/Hooks.h b/src/Hooks.h
index bd55e20c2..969e89272 100644
--- a/src/Hooks.h
+++ b/src/Hooks.h
@@ -34,10 +34,9 @@
 class Hooks
 {
 public:
-  Hooks ();                         // Default constructor
-  ~Hooks ();                        // Destructor
-  Hooks (const Hooks&);             // Deliberately unimplemented
-  Hooks& operator= (const Hooks&);  // Deliberately unimplemented
+  Hooks ();
+  Hooks (const Hooks&) = delete;
+  Hooks& operator= (const Hooks&) = delete;
 
   void initialize ();
   bool enable (bool);