diff --git a/src/tipc_address.cpp b/src/tipc_address.cpp
index ea06086d..e1d145c4 100644
--- a/src/tipc_address.cpp
+++ b/src/tipc_address.cpp
@@ -55,10 +55,6 @@ zmq::tipc_address_t::tipc_address_t (const sockaddr *sa, socklen_t sa_len)
     _random = false;
 }
 
-zmq::tipc_address_t::~tipc_address_t ()
-{
-}
-
 void zmq::tipc_address_t::set_random ()
 {
     _random = true;
diff --git a/src/tipc_address.hpp b/src/tipc_address.hpp
index 8d7cbdd7..47009eb9 100644
--- a/src/tipc_address.hpp
+++ b/src/tipc_address.hpp
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ class tipc_address_t
   public:
     tipc_address_t ();
     tipc_address_t (const sockaddr *sa, socklen_t sa_len);
-    ~tipc_address_t ();
 
     //  This function sets up the address "{type, lower, upper}" for TIPC transport
     int resolve (const char *name);
@@ -69,9 +68,6 @@ class tipc_address_t
   private:
     bool _random;
     struct sockaddr_tipc address;
-
-    tipc_address_t (const tipc_address_t &);
-    const tipc_address_t &operator= (const tipc_address_t &);
 };
 }