diff --git a/src/sampling/sampledSurface/readers/ensight/ensightSurfaceReader.C b/src/sampling/sampledSurface/readers/ensight/ensightSurfaceReader.C
index 38a51d6141..de4bab4b8c 100644
--- a/src/sampling/sampledSurface/readers/ensight/ensightSurfaceReader.C
+++ b/src/sampling/sampledSurface/readers/ensight/ensightSurfaceReader.C
@@ -264,12 +264,6 @@ Foam::ensightSurfaceReader::ensightSurfaceReader(const fileName& fName)
 }
 
 
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Destructor  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
-
-Foam::ensightSurfaceReader::~ensightSurfaceReader()
-{}
-
-
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * Public Member Functions   * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 const Foam::meshedSurface& Foam::ensightSurfaceReader::geometry()
diff --git a/src/sampling/sampledSurface/readers/ensight/ensightSurfaceReader.H b/src/sampling/sampledSurface/readers/ensight/ensightSurfaceReader.H
index 04127d7a29..a5452c5c33 100644
--- a/src/sampling/sampledSurface/readers/ensight/ensightSurfaceReader.H
+++ b/src/sampling/sampledSurface/readers/ensight/ensightSurfaceReader.H
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ public:
 
 
     //- Destructor
-    virtual ~ensightSurfaceReader();
+    virtual ~ensightSurfaceReader() = default;
 
 
     // Member Functions
diff --git a/src/sampling/sampledSurface/readers/surfaceReader.C b/src/sampling/sampledSurface/readers/surfaceReader.C
index fb90c1d80f..1dc8294840 100644
--- a/src/sampling/sampledSurface/readers/surfaceReader.C
+++ b/src/sampling/sampledSurface/readers/surfaceReader.C
@@ -42,10 +42,4 @@ Foam::surfaceReader::surfaceReader(const fileName& fName)
 {}
 
 
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Destructor  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
-
-Foam::surfaceReader::~surfaceReader()
-{}
-
-
 // ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/src/sampling/sampledSurface/readers/surfaceReader.H b/src/sampling/sampledSurface/readers/surfaceReader.H
index 9b2b242e88..2ac97ff543 100644
--- a/src/sampling/sampledSurface/readers/surfaceReader.H
+++ b/src/sampling/sampledSurface/readers/surfaceReader.H
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public:
 
 
     //- Destructor
-    virtual ~surfaceReader();
+    virtual ~surfaceReader() = default;
 
 
     // Member Functions
diff --git a/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/boundaryData/boundaryDataSurfaceWriter.C b/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/boundaryData/boundaryDataSurfaceWriter.C
index aaf7aebd78..dd393180c2 100644
--- a/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/boundaryData/boundaryDataSurfaceWriter.C
+++ b/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/boundaryData/boundaryDataSurfaceWriter.C
@@ -33,19 +33,6 @@ namespace Foam
     makeSurfaceWriterType(boundaryDataSurfaceWriter);
 }
 
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Constructors  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
-
-Foam::boundaryDataSurfaceWriter::boundaryDataSurfaceWriter()
-:
-    surfaceWriter()
-{}
-
-
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Destructor  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
-
-Foam::boundaryDataSurfaceWriter::~boundaryDataSurfaceWriter()
-{}
-
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
diff --git a/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/boundaryData/boundaryDataSurfaceWriter.H b/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/boundaryData/boundaryDataSurfaceWriter.H
index 57da092b71..55434dc961 100644
--- a/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/boundaryData/boundaryDataSurfaceWriter.H
+++ b/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/boundaryData/boundaryDataSurfaceWriter.H
@@ -115,11 +115,11 @@ public:
     // Constructors
 
         //- Construct null
-        boundaryDataSurfaceWriter();
+        boundaryDataSurfaceWriter() = default;
 
 
     //- Destructor
-    virtual ~boundaryDataSurfaceWriter();
+    virtual ~boundaryDataSurfaceWriter() = default;
 
 
     // Member Functions
diff --git a/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/ensight/ensightSurfaceWriter.C b/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/ensight/ensightSurfaceWriter.C
index fd89f72f5a..be9711297f 100644
--- a/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/ensight/ensightSurfaceWriter.C
+++ b/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/ensight/ensightSurfaceWriter.C
@@ -61,12 +61,6 @@ Foam::ensightSurfaceWriter::ensightSurfaceWriter(const dictionary& options)
 }
 
 
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Destructor  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
-
-Foam::ensightSurfaceWriter::~ensightSurfaceWriter()
-{}
-
-
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 // Note that ensight does supports geometry in a separate file,
diff --git a/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/ensight/ensightSurfaceWriter.H b/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/ensight/ensightSurfaceWriter.H
index 58325c1a26..d192ad07d3 100644
--- a/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/ensight/ensightSurfaceWriter.H
+++ b/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/ensight/ensightSurfaceWriter.H
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public:
 
 
     //- Destructor
-    virtual ~ensightSurfaceWriter();
+    virtual ~ensightSurfaceWriter() = default;
 
 
     // Member Functions
diff --git a/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/foam/foamSurfaceWriter.C b/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/foam/foamSurfaceWriter.C
index 4a59a92347..eb69391748 100644
--- a/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/foam/foamSurfaceWriter.C
+++ b/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/foam/foamSurfaceWriter.C
@@ -35,20 +35,6 @@ namespace Foam
 }
 
 
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Constructors  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
-
-Foam::foamSurfaceWriter::foamSurfaceWriter()
-:
-    surfaceWriter()
-{}
-
-
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Destructor  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
-
-Foam::foamSurfaceWriter::~foamSurfaceWriter()
-{}
-
-
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 Foam::fileName Foam::foamSurfaceWriter::write
diff --git a/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/foam/foamSurfaceWriter.H b/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/foam/foamSurfaceWriter.H
index cc9bdc661e..21ef373203 100644
--- a/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/foam/foamSurfaceWriter.H
+++ b/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/foam/foamSurfaceWriter.H
@@ -75,11 +75,11 @@ public:
     // Constructors
 
         //- Construct null
-        foamSurfaceWriter();
+        foamSurfaceWriter() = default;
 
 
     //- Destructor
-    virtual ~foamSurfaceWriter();
+    virtual ~foamSurfaceWriter() = default;
 
 
     // Member Functions
diff --git a/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/proxy/proxySurfaceWriter.C b/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/proxy/proxySurfaceWriter.C
index 2ec4dae0a0..9a3a04e814 100644
--- a/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/proxy/proxySurfaceWriter.C
+++ b/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/proxy/proxySurfaceWriter.C
@@ -48,12 +48,6 @@ Foam::proxySurfaceWriter::proxySurfaceWriter(const word& ext)
 {}
 
 
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Destructor  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
-
-Foam::proxySurfaceWriter::~proxySurfaceWriter()
-{}
-
-
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 Foam::fileName Foam::proxySurfaceWriter::write
diff --git a/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/proxy/proxySurfaceWriter.H b/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/proxy/proxySurfaceWriter.H
index 62ba62705e..dd90bc86b7 100644
--- a/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/proxy/proxySurfaceWriter.H
+++ b/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/proxy/proxySurfaceWriter.H
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public:
 
 
     //- Destructor
-    virtual ~proxySurfaceWriter();
+    virtual ~proxySurfaceWriter() = default;
 
 
     // Member Functions
diff --git a/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/raw/rawSurfaceWriter.C b/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/raw/rawSurfaceWriter.C
index 364b0a4270..998819d3ea 100644
--- a/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/raw/rawSurfaceWriter.C
+++ b/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/raw/rawSurfaceWriter.C
@@ -222,12 +222,6 @@ Foam::rawSurfaceWriter::rawSurfaceWriter(const dictionary& options)
 }
 
 
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Destructor  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
-
-Foam::rawSurfaceWriter::~rawSurfaceWriter()
-{}
-
-
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 Foam::fileName Foam::rawSurfaceWriter::write
diff --git a/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/raw/rawSurfaceWriter.H b/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/raw/rawSurfaceWriter.H
index 986b588862..4a99df191f 100644
--- a/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/raw/rawSurfaceWriter.H
+++ b/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/raw/rawSurfaceWriter.H
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public:
 
 
     //- Destructor
-    virtual ~rawSurfaceWriter();
+    virtual ~rawSurfaceWriter() = default;
 
 
     // Member Functions
diff --git a/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/starcd/starcdSurfaceWriter.C b/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/starcd/starcdSurfaceWriter.C
index 3f79e3891c..98ed83f896 100644
--- a/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/starcd/starcdSurfaceWriter.C
+++ b/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/starcd/starcdSurfaceWriter.C
@@ -74,20 +74,6 @@ namespace Foam
 }
 
 
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Constructors  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
-
-Foam::starcdSurfaceWriter::starcdSurfaceWriter()
-:
-    surfaceWriter()
-{}
-
-
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Destructor  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
-
-Foam::starcdSurfaceWriter::~starcdSurfaceWriter()
-{}
-
-
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Member Functions  * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
 Foam::fileName Foam::starcdSurfaceWriter::write
diff --git a/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/starcd/starcdSurfaceWriter.H b/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/starcd/starcdSurfaceWriter.H
index d5a9d87552..4962d387bd 100644
--- a/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/starcd/starcdSurfaceWriter.H
+++ b/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/starcd/starcdSurfaceWriter.H
@@ -98,11 +98,11 @@ public:
     // Constructors
 
         //- Construct null
-        starcdSurfaceWriter();
+        starcdSurfaceWriter() = default;
 
 
     //- Destructor
-    virtual ~starcdSurfaceWriter();
+    virtual ~starcdSurfaceWriter() = default;
 
 
     // Member Functions
diff --git a/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/surfaceWriter.C b/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/surfaceWriter.C
index 801ef79215..46f0951784 100644
--- a/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/surfaceWriter.C
+++ b/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/surfaceWriter.C
@@ -97,16 +97,4 @@ Foam::surfaceWriter::New(const word& writeType, const dictionary& optDict)
 }
 
 
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Constructors  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
-
-Foam::surfaceWriter::surfaceWriter()
-{}
-
-
-// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Destructor  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
-
-Foam::surfaceWriter::~surfaceWriter()
-{}
-
-
 // ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/surfaceWriter.H b/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/surfaceWriter.H
index a640fb5a05..2b9b931523 100644
--- a/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/surfaceWriter.H
+++ b/src/sampling/sampledSurface/writers/surfaceWriter.H
@@ -97,11 +97,11 @@ public:
     // Constructors
 
         //- Construct null
-        surfaceWriter();
+        surfaceWriter() = default;
 
 
     //- Destructor
-    virtual ~surfaceWriter();
+    virtual ~surfaceWriter() = default;
 
 
     // Member Functions