diff --git a/mkvparser/mkvparser.cc b/mkvparser/mkvparser.cc
index e7b76f7..9a52e52 100644
--- a/mkvparser/mkvparser.cc
+++ b/mkvparser/mkvparser.cc
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@
 inline bool isinf(double val) { return std::isinf(val); }
 #endif  // MSC_COMPAT
 
-IMkvReader::~IMkvReader() {}
-
 template <typename Type>
 Type* SafeArrayAlloc(unsigned long long num_elements,
                      unsigned long long element_size) {
diff --git a/mkvparser/mkvparser.h b/mkvparser/mkvparser.h
index 26c2b7e..e3ff85b 100644
--- a/mkvparser/mkvparser.h
+++ b/mkvparser/mkvparser.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   virtual int Length(long long* total, long long* available) = 0;
 
  protected:
-  virtual ~IMkvReader();
+  virtual ~IMkvReader() {}
 };
 
 template <typename Type>