diff --git a/nav2_costmap_2d/include/nav2_costmap_2d/plugin_container_layer.hpp b/nav2_costmap_2d/include/nav2_costmap_2d/plugin_container_layer.hpp
index 661a77fede1..2b34d409a50 100644
--- a/nav2_costmap_2d/include/nav2_costmap_2d/plugin_container_layer.hpp
+++ b/nav2_costmap_2d/include/nav2_costmap_2d/plugin_container_layer.hpp
@@ -43,14 +43,6 @@ namespace nav2_costmap_2d
 class PluginContainerLayer : public CostmapLayer
 {
 public:
-  /**
-   * @brief A constructor
-   */
-  PluginContainerLayer();
-  /**
-   * @brief A destructor
-   */
-  virtual ~PluginContainerLayer();
   /**
    * @brief Initialization process of layer on startup
    */
diff --git a/nav2_costmap_2d/plugins/plugin_container_layer.cpp b/nav2_costmap_2d/plugins/plugin_container_layer.cpp
index 72819cd537a..f8e083e85c6 100644
--- a/nav2_costmap_2d/plugins/plugin_container_layer.cpp
+++ b/nav2_costmap_2d/plugins/plugin_container_layer.cpp
@@ -26,13 +26,6 @@ using std::vector;
 
 namespace nav2_costmap_2d
 {
-PluginContainerLayer::PluginContainerLayer()
-{
-}
-
-PluginContainerLayer::~PluginContainerLayer()
-{
-}
 
 void PluginContainerLayer::onInitialize()
 {