diff --git a/userspace/libsinsp/container.cpp b/userspace/libsinsp/container.cpp
index 25b30f15ba..8de29d44bc 100644
--- a/userspace/libsinsp/container.cpp
+++ b/userspace/libsinsp/container.cpp
@@ -53,10 +53,6 @@ sinsp_container_manager::sinsp_container_manager(sinsp* inspector, bool static_c
 {
 }
 
-sinsp_container_manager::~sinsp_container_manager()
-{
-}
-
 bool sinsp_container_manager::remove_inactive_containers()
 {
 	bool res = false;
diff --git a/userspace/libsinsp/container.h b/userspace/libsinsp/container.h
index 0a002e33d3..4cb7253c17 100644
--- a/userspace/libsinsp/container.h
+++ b/userspace/libsinsp/container.h
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class sinsp_container_manager :
 	                        const std::string static_name = "",
 	                        const std::string static_image = "");
 
-	virtual ~sinsp_container_manager();
+	virtual ~sinsp_container_manager() = default;
 
 	/**
 	 * @brief Get the whole container map (read-only)
diff --git a/userspace/libsinsp/event.h b/userspace/libsinsp/event.h
index 9372da594e..7780c29a38 100644
--- a/userspace/libsinsp/event.h
+++ b/userspace/libsinsp/event.h
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ class SINSP_PUBLIC sinsp_evt : public gen_event
 
 	sinsp_evt();
 	sinsp_evt(sinsp* inspector);
-	~sinsp_evt();
+	virtual ~sinsp_evt();
 
 	/*!
 	  \brief Set the inspector.
diff --git a/userspace/libsinsp/eventformatter.cpp b/userspace/libsinsp/eventformatter.cpp
index fca65b72bb..1fa2a278f7 100644
--- a/userspace/libsinsp/eventformatter.cpp
+++ b/userspace/libsinsp/eventformatter.cpp
@@ -346,10 +346,6 @@ sinsp_evt_formatter_factory::sinsp_evt_formatter_factory(sinsp *inspector, filte
 {
 }
 
-sinsp_evt_formatter_factory::~sinsp_evt_formatter_factory()
-{
-}
-
 void sinsp_evt_formatter_factory::set_output_format(gen_event_formatter::output_format of)
 {
 	m_formatters.clear();
diff --git a/userspace/libsinsp/eventformatter.h b/userspace/libsinsp/eventformatter.h
index d0aee88d4f..a599df064f 100644
--- a/userspace/libsinsp/eventformatter.h
+++ b/userspace/libsinsp/eventformatter.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class SINSP_PUBLIC sinsp_evt_formatter : public gen_event_formatter
 
 	void set_format(gen_event_formatter::output_format of, const std::string& fmt) override;
 
-	~sinsp_evt_formatter();
+	virtual ~sinsp_evt_formatter();
 
 	/*!
 	  \brief Resolve all the formatted tokens and return them in a key/value
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class sinsp_evt_formatter_factory : public gen_event_formatter_factory
 {
 public:
 	sinsp_evt_formatter_factory(sinsp *inspector, filter_check_list &available_checks);
-	virtual ~sinsp_evt_formatter_factory();
+	virtual ~sinsp_evt_formatter_factory() = default;
 
 	void set_output_format(gen_event_formatter::output_format of) override;
 
diff --git a/userspace/libsinsp/filter.cpp b/userspace/libsinsp/filter.cpp
index 44ad9601f6..66d451442e 100644
--- a/userspace/libsinsp/filter.cpp
+++ b/userspace/libsinsp/filter.cpp
@@ -40,10 +40,6 @@ sinsp_filter::sinsp_filter(sinsp *inspector)
 	m_inspector = inspector;
 }
 
-sinsp_filter::~sinsp_filter()
-{
-}
-
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // sinsp_filter_compiler implementation
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -389,10 +385,6 @@ sinsp_filter_factory::sinsp_filter_factory(sinsp *inspector,
 {
 }
 
-sinsp_filter_factory::~sinsp_filter_factory()
-{
-}
-
 gen_event_filter *sinsp_filter_factory::new_filter()
 {
 	return new sinsp_filter(m_inspector);
diff --git a/userspace/libsinsp/filter.h b/userspace/libsinsp/filter.h
index acefd96604..65187098b4 100644
--- a/userspace/libsinsp/filter.h
+++ b/userspace/libsinsp/filter.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class SINSP_PUBLIC sinsp_filter : public gen_event_filter
 {
 public:
 	sinsp_filter(sinsp* inspector);
-	~sinsp_filter();
+	virtual ~sinsp_filter() = default;
 
 private:
 	sinsp* m_inspector;
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ class sinsp_filter_factory : public gen_event_filter_factory
 public:
 	sinsp_filter_factory(sinsp *inspector, filter_check_list &available_checks);
 
-	virtual ~sinsp_filter_factory();
+	virtual ~sinsp_filter_factory() = default;
 
 	gen_event_filter* new_filter() override;
 	gen_event_filter_check* new_filtercheck(const char* fldname) override;
diff --git a/userspace/libsinsp/filter_check_list.cpp b/userspace/libsinsp/filter_check_list.cpp
index f4f9c2bac6..9440cbcbb1 100644
--- a/userspace/libsinsp/filter_check_list.cpp
+++ b/userspace/libsinsp/filter_check_list.cpp
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ using namespace std;
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // sinsp_filter_check_list implementation
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-filter_check_list::filter_check_list()
-{
-}
 
 filter_check_list::~filter_check_list()
 {
@@ -127,6 +124,3 @@ sinsp_filter_check_list::sinsp_filter_check_list()
 	add_filter_check(new sinsp_filter_check_evtin());
 }
 
-sinsp_filter_check_list::~sinsp_filter_check_list()
-{
-}
diff --git a/userspace/libsinsp/filter_check_list.h b/userspace/libsinsp/filter_check_list.h
index 4d2fb5eeba..2ea736bf5b 100644
--- a/userspace/libsinsp/filter_check_list.h
+++ b/userspace/libsinsp/filter_check_list.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class sinsp;
 class filter_check_list
 {
 public:
-	filter_check_list();
+	filter_check_list() = default;
 	virtual ~filter_check_list();
 	void add_filter_check(sinsp_filter_check* filter_check);
 	void get_all_fields(std::vector<const filter_check_info*>& list);
@@ -48,6 +48,6 @@ class sinsp_filter_check_list : public filter_check_list
 {
 public:
 	sinsp_filter_check_list();
-	virtual ~sinsp_filter_check_list();
+	virtual ~sinsp_filter_check_list() = default;
 };
 
diff --git a/userspace/libsinsp/gen_filter.cpp b/userspace/libsinsp/gen_filter.cpp
index 8245c81b33..d9f30e74b3 100644
--- a/userspace/libsinsp/gen_filter.cpp
+++ b/userspace/libsinsp/gen_filter.cpp
@@ -25,22 +25,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 #include "sinsp.h"
 #include "sinsp_int.h"
 
-gen_event::gen_event()
-{
-}
-
-gen_event::~gen_event()
-{
-}
-
-gen_event_filter_check::gen_event_filter_check()
-{
-}
-
-gen_event_filter_check::~gen_event_filter_check()
-{
-}
-
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // gen_event_filter_expression implementation
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -459,18 +443,3 @@ std::string gen_event_filter_factory::filter_fieldclass_info::as_string(bool ver
 	return os.str();
 }
 
-gen_event_formatter::gen_event_formatter()
-{
-}
-
-gen_event_formatter::~gen_event_formatter()
-{
-}
-
-gen_event_formatter_factory::gen_event_formatter_factory()
-{
-}
-
-gen_event_formatter_factory::~gen_event_formatter_factory()
-{
-}
diff --git a/userspace/libsinsp/gen_filter.h b/userspace/libsinsp/gen_filter.h
index 9e6e98f461..c079ba1e3d 100644
--- a/userspace/libsinsp/gen_filter.h
+++ b/userspace/libsinsp/gen_filter.h
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ enum evt_src
 class gen_event
 {
 public:
-	gen_event();
-	virtual ~gen_event();
+	gen_event() = default;
+	virtual ~gen_event() = default;
 
 	// Every event must expose a timestamp
 	virtual uint64_t get_ts() const = 0;
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ typedef struct extract_value {
 class gen_event_filter_check
 {
 public:
-	gen_event_filter_check();
-	virtual ~gen_event_filter_check();
+	gen_event_filter_check() = default;
+	virtual ~gen_event_filter_check() = default;
 
 	boolop m_boolop;
 	cmpop m_cmpop;
@@ -275,8 +275,8 @@ class gen_event_formatter
 		OF_JSON   = 1
 	};
 
-	gen_event_formatter();
-	virtual ~gen_event_formatter();
+	gen_event_formatter() = default;
+	virtual ~gen_event_formatter() = default;
 
 	virtual void set_format(output_format of, const std::string &format) = 0;
 
@@ -300,8 +300,8 @@ class gen_event_formatter
 class gen_event_formatter_factory
 {
 public:
-	gen_event_formatter_factory();
-	virtual ~gen_event_formatter_factory();
+	gen_event_formatter_factory() = default;
+	virtual ~gen_event_formatter_factory() = default;
 
 	// This should be called before any calls to
 	// create_formatter(), and changes the output format of new
diff --git a/userspace/libsinsp/prefix_search.cpp b/userspace/libsinsp/prefix_search.cpp
index 97c441c8ff..84da3f84fc 100644
--- a/userspace/libsinsp/prefix_search.cpp
+++ b/userspace/libsinsp/prefix_search.cpp
@@ -22,14 +22,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 using namespace std;
 
-path_prefix_search::path_prefix_search()
-{
-}
-
-path_prefix_search::~path_prefix_search()
-{
-}
-
 void path_prefix_search::add_search_path(const char *path)
 {
 	bool dummy = true;
diff --git a/userspace/libsinsp/prefix_search.h b/userspace/libsinsp/prefix_search.h
index f36ac46e75..e29a2969b0 100644
--- a/userspace/libsinsp/prefix_search.h
+++ b/userspace/libsinsp/prefix_search.h
@@ -440,8 +440,8 @@ std::string path_prefix_map<Value>::as_string(const std::string &prefix, bool in
 class path_prefix_search : public path_prefix_map<bool>
 {
 public:
-	path_prefix_search();
-	~path_prefix_search();
+	path_prefix_search() = default;
+	virtual ~path_prefix_search() = default;
 
 	void add_search_path(const char *path);
 	void add_search_path(const filter_value_t &path);
diff --git a/userspace/libsinsp/sinsp.h b/userspace/libsinsp/sinsp.h
index c8b00e23f9..edef43728f 100644
--- a/userspace/libsinsp/sinsp.h
+++ b/userspace/libsinsp/sinsp.h
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ class SINSP_PUBLIC sinsp : public capture_stats_source
 		  const std::string &static_name = "",
 		  const std::string &static_image = "");
 
-	~sinsp() override;
+	virtual ~sinsp() override;
 
 
 	/* Wrappers to open a specific engine. */
diff --git a/userspace/libsinsp/sinsp_filtercheck_event.h b/userspace/libsinsp/sinsp_filtercheck_event.h
index c8a6d14346..8188e77d43 100644
--- a/userspace/libsinsp/sinsp_filtercheck_event.h
+++ b/userspace/libsinsp/sinsp_filtercheck_event.h
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class sinsp_filter_check_event : public sinsp_filter_check
 	};
 
 	sinsp_filter_check_event();
-	~sinsp_filter_check_event();
+	virtual ~sinsp_filter_check_event();
 
 	sinsp_filter_check* allocate_new() override;
 	int32_t parse_field_name(const char* str, bool alloc_state, bool needed_for_filtering) override;
diff --git a/userspace/libsinsp/sinsp_filtercheck_evtin.cpp b/userspace/libsinsp/sinsp_filtercheck_evtin.cpp
index 2e21cfb8d6..e469a7a761 100644
--- a/userspace/libsinsp/sinsp_filtercheck_evtin.cpp
+++ b/userspace/libsinsp/sinsp_filtercheck_evtin.cpp
@@ -71,10 +71,6 @@ sinsp_filter_check_evtin::sinsp_filter_check_evtin()
 	m_info.m_nfields = sizeof(sinsp_filter_check_evtin_fields) / sizeof(sinsp_filter_check_evtin_fields[0]);
 }
 
-sinsp_filter_check_evtin::~sinsp_filter_check_evtin()
-{
-}
-
 int32_t sinsp_filter_check_evtin::extract_arg(string fldname, string val)
 {
 	uint32_t parsed_len = 0;
diff --git a/userspace/libsinsp/sinsp_filtercheck_evtin.h b/userspace/libsinsp/sinsp_filtercheck_evtin.h
index 192ab47b6a..66c98df39a 100644
--- a/userspace/libsinsp/sinsp_filtercheck_evtin.h
+++ b/userspace/libsinsp/sinsp_filtercheck_evtin.h
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class sinsp_filter_check_evtin : public sinsp_filter_check
 	};
 
 	sinsp_filter_check_evtin();
-	~sinsp_filter_check_evtin();
+	virtual ~sinsp_filter_check_evtin() = default;
 
 	sinsp_filter_check* allocate_new() override;
 	int32_t parse_field_name(const char* str, bool alloc_state, bool needed_for_filtering) override;
diff --git a/userspace/libsinsp/sinsp_filtercheck_gen_event.cpp b/userspace/libsinsp/sinsp_filtercheck_gen_event.cpp
index e59a8cfe7c..eb212c33be 100644
--- a/userspace/libsinsp/sinsp_filtercheck_gen_event.cpp
+++ b/userspace/libsinsp/sinsp_filtercheck_gen_event.cpp
@@ -75,10 +75,6 @@ sinsp_filter_check_gen_event::sinsp_filter_check_gen_event()
 	m_u64val = 0;
 }
 
-sinsp_filter_check_gen_event::~sinsp_filter_check_gen_event()
-{
-}
-
 sinsp_filter_check* sinsp_filter_check_gen_event::allocate_new()
 {
 	return (sinsp_filter_check*) new sinsp_filter_check_gen_event();
diff --git a/userspace/libsinsp/sinsp_filtercheck_gen_event.h b/userspace/libsinsp/sinsp_filtercheck_gen_event.h
index f3fb38b9c9..de7eec0649 100644
--- a/userspace/libsinsp/sinsp_filtercheck_gen_event.h
+++ b/userspace/libsinsp/sinsp_filtercheck_gen_event.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class sinsp_filter_check_gen_event : public sinsp_filter_check
 	};
 
 	sinsp_filter_check_gen_event();
-	~sinsp_filter_check_gen_event();
+	virtual ~sinsp_filter_check_gen_event() = default;
 
 	sinsp_filter_check* allocate_new() override;
 	uint8_t* extract(sinsp_evt*, OUT uint32_t* len, bool sanitize_strings = true) override;
diff --git a/userspace/libsinsp/sinsp_filtercheck_tracer.cpp b/userspace/libsinsp/sinsp_filtercheck_tracer.cpp
index a8ecf86b33..94a89357d8 100644
--- a/userspace/libsinsp/sinsp_filtercheck_tracer.cpp
+++ b/userspace/libsinsp/sinsp_filtercheck_tracer.cpp
@@ -68,10 +68,6 @@ sinsp_filter_check_tracer::sinsp_filter_check_tracer()
 	m_cargname = NULL;
 }
 
-sinsp_filter_check_tracer::~sinsp_filter_check_tracer()
-{
-}
-
 sinsp_filter_check* sinsp_filter_check_tracer::allocate_new()
 {
 	return (sinsp_filter_check*) new sinsp_filter_check_tracer();
diff --git a/userspace/libsinsp/sinsp_filtercheck_tracer.h b/userspace/libsinsp/sinsp_filtercheck_tracer.h
index db76ef0f11..1f31ff613f 100644
--- a/userspace/libsinsp/sinsp_filtercheck_tracer.h
+++ b/userspace/libsinsp/sinsp_filtercheck_tracer.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class sinsp_filter_check_tracer : public sinsp_filter_check
 	};
 
 	sinsp_filter_check_tracer();
-	~sinsp_filter_check_tracer();
+	virtual ~sinsp_filter_check_tracer() = default;
 
 	sinsp_filter_check* allocate_new() override;
 	int32_t parse_field_name(const char* str, bool alloc_state, bool needed_for_filtering) override;
diff --git a/userspace/libsinsp/token_bucket.cpp b/userspace/libsinsp/token_bucket.cpp
index 8cb865b253..e4e2a4539a 100644
--- a/userspace/libsinsp/token_bucket.cpp
+++ b/userspace/libsinsp/token_bucket.cpp
@@ -35,10 +35,6 @@ token_bucket::token_bucket(std::function<uint64_t()> timer)
 	init(1, 1);
 }
 
-token_bucket::~token_bucket()
-{
-}
-
 void token_bucket::init(double rate, double max_tokens, uint64_t now)
 {
 	m_rate = rate;
diff --git a/userspace/libsinsp/token_bucket.h b/userspace/libsinsp/token_bucket.h
index 4a922091d5..fcdfed6b1c 100644
--- a/userspace/libsinsp/token_bucket.h
+++ b/userspace/libsinsp/token_bucket.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class token_bucket
 public:
 	token_bucket();
 	token_bucket(std::function<uint64_t()> timer);
-	virtual ~token_bucket();
+	virtual ~token_bucket() = default;
 
 	//
 	// Initialize the token bucket and start accumulating tokens