diff --git a/src/OPENMP/thr_omp.h b/src/OPENMP/thr_omp.h
index b28c7c8049..9528dc3dd2 100644
--- a/src/OPENMP/thr_omp.h
+++ b/src/OPENMP/thr_omp.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class ThrOMP {
 
  public:
   ThrOMP(LAMMPS *, int);
-  virtual ~ThrOMP() = default;
+  virtual ~ThrOMP() noexcept(false) {}
 
   double memory_usage_thr();
 
diff --git a/src/lmppython.h b/src/lmppython.h
index 8eb490f9dc..d961e1b046 100644
--- a/src/lmppython.h
+++ b/src/lmppython.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ namespace LAMMPS_NS {
 
 class PythonInterface {
  public:
-  virtual ~PythonInterface() = default;
+  virtual ~PythonInterface() noexcept(false) {}
   virtual void command(int, char **) = 0;
   virtual void invoke_function(int, char *) = 0;
   virtual int find(const char *) = 0;
diff --git a/src/pointers.h b/src/pointers.h
index 7e5d5dbeb0..e2ee2367f2 100644
--- a/src/pointers.h
+++ b/src/pointers.h
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class Pointers {
     atomKK(ptr->atomKK),
     memoryKK(ptr->memoryKK),
     python(ptr->python) {}
-  virtual ~Pointers() = default;
+  virtual ~Pointers() noexcept(false) {}
 
   // remove other default members