diff --git a/src/ELECTRODE/boundary_correction.h b/src/ELECTRODE/boundary_correction.h
index 0759f84d36..fe9bd7b20e 100644
--- a/src/ELECTRODE/boundary_correction.h
+++ b/src/ELECTRODE/boundary_correction.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ namespace LAMMPS_NS {
 class BoundaryCorrection : protected Pointers {
  public:
   BoundaryCorrection(LAMMPS *);
-  ~BoundaryCorrection() noexcept(false) override = default;
+  ~BoundaryCorrection() override = default;
 
   virtual void vector_corr(double *, int, int, bool) {};
   virtual void matrix_corr(bigint *, double **) {};