diff --git a/src/ipc_connecter.cpp b/src/ipc_connecter.cpp
index 85a93181..99fafef7 100644
--- a/src/ipc_connecter.cpp
+++ b/src/ipc_connecter.cpp
@@ -62,13 +62,6 @@ zmq::ipc_connecter_t::ipc_connecter_t (class io_thread_t *io_thread_,
     zmq_assert (_addr->protocol == protocol_name::ipc);
 }
 
-zmq::ipc_connecter_t::~ipc_connecter_t ()
-{
-    zmq_assert (!_reconnect_timer_started);
-    zmq_assert (_handle == static_cast<handle_t> (NULL));
-    zmq_assert (_s == retired_fd);
-}
-
 void zmq::ipc_connecter_t::process_plug ()
 {
     if (_delayed_start)
diff --git a/src/ipc_connecter.hpp b/src/ipc_connecter.hpp
index b454f548..5f975bd7 100644
--- a/src/ipc_connecter.hpp
+++ b/src/ipc_connecter.hpp
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ class ipc_connecter_t : public stream_connecter_base_t
                      const options_t &options_,
                      address_t *addr_,
                      bool delayed_start_);
-    ~ipc_connecter_t ();
 
   private:
     //  ID of the timer used to delay the reconnection.
diff --git a/src/stream_connecter_base.cpp b/src/stream_connecter_base.cpp
index f6a20c20..525ba89b 100644
--- a/src/stream_connecter_base.cpp
+++ b/src/stream_connecter_base.cpp
@@ -55,3 +55,10 @@ zmq::stream_connecter_base_t::stream_connecter_base_t (
     // or does not matter, change such that endpoint in initialized using an
     // initializer, and make endpoint const
 }
+
+zmq::stream_connecter_base_t::~stream_connecter_base_t ()
+{
+    zmq_assert (!_reconnect_timer_started);
+    zmq_assert (!_handle);
+    zmq_assert (_s == retired_fd);
+}
diff --git a/src/stream_connecter_base.hpp b/src/stream_connecter_base.hpp
index d97e5b38..9de99b90 100644
--- a/src/stream_connecter_base.hpp
+++ b/src/stream_connecter_base.hpp
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ class stream_connecter_base_t : public own_t, public io_object_t
                              address_t *addr_,
                              bool delayed_start_);
 
+    ~stream_connecter_base_t ();
+
+
   protected:
     //  Address to connect to. Owned by session_base_t.
     //  It is non-const since some parts may change during opening.
diff --git a/src/tcp_connecter.cpp b/src/tcp_connecter.cpp
index f65fcf96..029ecf5b 100644
--- a/src/tcp_connecter.cpp
+++ b/src/tcp_connecter.cpp
@@ -79,9 +79,6 @@ zmq::tcp_connecter_t::tcp_connecter_t (class io_thread_t *io_thread_,
 zmq::tcp_connecter_t::~tcp_connecter_t ()
 {
     zmq_assert (!_connect_timer_started);
-    zmq_assert (!_reconnect_timer_started);
-    zmq_assert (!_handle);
-    zmq_assert (_s == retired_fd);
 }
 
 void zmq::tcp_connecter_t::process_plug ()
diff --git a/src/tipc_connecter.cpp b/src/tipc_connecter.cpp
index 764e9336..0f20a878 100644
--- a/src/tipc_connecter.cpp
+++ b/src/tipc_connecter.cpp
@@ -64,13 +64,6 @@ zmq::tipc_connecter_t::tipc_connecter_t (class io_thread_t *io_thread_,
     zmq_assert (_addr->protocol == "tipc");
 }
 
-zmq::tipc_connecter_t::~tipc_connecter_t ()
-{
-    zmq_assert (!_reconnect_timer_started);
-    zmq_assert (_handle == static_cast<handle_t> (NULL));
-    zmq_assert (_s == retired_fd);
-}
-
 void zmq::tipc_connecter_t::process_plug ()
 {
     if (_delayed_start)
diff --git a/src/tipc_connecter.hpp b/src/tipc_connecter.hpp
index cf150629..bff14193 100644
--- a/src/tipc_connecter.hpp
+++ b/src/tipc_connecter.hpp
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ class tipc_connecter_t : public stream_connecter_base_t
                       const options_t &options_,
                       address_t *addr_,
                       bool delayed_start_);
-    ~tipc_connecter_t ();
 
   private:
     //  ID of the timer used to delay the reconnection.