diff --git a/src/columns/Column.cpp b/src/columns/Column.cpp
index cbdc0c2a2..393a0ce7c 100644
--- a/src/columns/Column.cpp
+++ b/src/columns/Column.cpp
@@ -253,34 +253,6 @@ bool Column::validate (std::string& input)
   return input.length () ? true : false;
 }
 
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-// No L10N.
-void Column::measure (const std::string&, unsigned int&, unsigned int&)
-{
-  throw std::string ("Virtual method Column::measure not overridden.");
-}
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-// No L10N.
-void Column::measure (Task&, unsigned int&, unsigned int&)
-{
-  throw std::string ("Virtual method Column::measure not overridden.");
-}
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-// No L10N.
-void Column::render (std::vector <std::string>&, const std::string&, int, Color&)
-{
-  throw std::string ("Virtual method Column::render not overridden.");
-}
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-// No L10N.
-void Column::render (std::vector <std::string>&, Task&, int, Color&)
-{
-  throw std::string ("Virtual method Column::render not overridden.");
-}
-
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // No L10N.
 bool Column::can_modify ()
@@ -289,10 +261,3 @@ bool Column::can_modify ()
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-// No L10N.
-std::string Column::modify (std::string& value)
-{
-  throw std::string ("Virtual method Column::modify not overridden.");
-}
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/src/columns/Column.h b/src/columns/Column.h
index 342d9b1d9..12c1e0c18 100644
--- a/src/columns/Column.h
+++ b/src/columns/Column.h
@@ -58,13 +58,13 @@ public:
   virtual void setReport (const std::string& value) { _report = value; }
 
   virtual bool validate (std::string&);
-  virtual void measure (const std::string&, unsigned int&, unsigned int&);
-  virtual void measure (Task&, unsigned int&, unsigned int&);
+  virtual void measure (const std::string&, unsigned int&, unsigned int&)           {};
+  virtual void measure (Task&, unsigned int&, unsigned int&)                        {};
   virtual void renderHeader (std::vector <std::string>&, int, Color&);
-  virtual void render (std::vector <std::string>&, const std::string&, int, Color&);
-  virtual void render (std::vector <std::string>&, Task&, int, Color&);
+  virtual void render (std::vector <std::string>&, const std::string&, int, Color&) {};
+  virtual void render (std::vector <std::string>&, Task&, int, Color&)              {};
   virtual bool can_modify ();
-  virtual std::string modify (std::string&);
+  virtual std::string modify (std::string& input)                                   { return input; };
 
 protected:
   std::string _name;