diff --git a/ui/UIButton.cpp b/ui/UIButton.cpp
index d724d14f..a309343d 100644
--- a/ui/UIButton.cpp
+++ b/ui/UIButton.cpp
@@ -135,10 +135,6 @@ int UIButton::m_ButtonFont;
 //		This is a simple 2 state button (push down or push up)
 //		Buttons have properties of gadgets, plus bitmap information per state.
 
-UIButton::UIButton() {}
-
-UIButton::~UIButton() {}
-
 //	if text = NULL, no text printed out.
 void UIButton::Create(UIWindow *parent, int id, UIItem *item, int x, int y, int w, int h, int flags) {
   if (item) {
diff --git a/ui/UICombo.cpp b/ui/UICombo.cpp
index 9c283222..a62c7ecc 100644
--- a/ui/UICombo.cpp
+++ b/ui/UICombo.cpp
@@ -45,10 +45,6 @@
 //		A listbox may contain text items, BUT only one will be visible
 //		Allows the user to scroll through them too.
 
-UIComboBox::UIComboBox() {}
-
-UIComboBox::~UIComboBox() {}
-
 //	creates a combo box
 void UIComboBox::Create(UIWindow *parent, int id, int x, int y, int w, int h, int flags) {
   m_ItemList = NULL;
diff --git a/ui/UIConsole.cpp b/ui/UIConsole.cpp
index 13e95cc8..bd0fe29b 100644
--- a/ui/UIConsole.cpp
+++ b/ui/UIConsole.cpp
@@ -70,10 +70,6 @@
 //	int m_ConsoleFont;							// standard font for text in console
 //	char *m_ConsoleBuffer;						// text buffer of console.
 
-UIConsoleGadget::UIConsoleGadget() {}
-
-UIConsoleGadget::~UIConsoleGadget() {}
-
 //	font = console font, NOT GADGET FONT.   This font is used to proportion window
 void UIConsoleGadget::Create(UIWindow *parent, int id, int x, int y, int font, int cols, int rows, int flags) {
   int cw, ch, w, h;
@@ -266,10 +262,6 @@ void UIConsoleGadget::Scroll() {
 //	int m_ConsoleFont;							// standard font for text in console
 //	char *m_ConsoleBuffer;						// text buffer of console.
 
-UIConsole::UIConsole() {}
-
-UIConsole::~UIConsole() {}
-
 //	font = console font, NOT GADGET FONT.   This font is used to proportion window
 void UIConsole::Create(int x, int y, int font, int cols, int rows) {
   UIWindow::Create(x, y, 10, 10);
diff --git a/ui/UIEdit.cpp b/ui/UIEdit.cpp
index d34ecfc6..85321b89 100644
--- a/ui/UIEdit.cpp
+++ b/ui/UIEdit.cpp
@@ -149,10 +149,6 @@ static UIEdit *UI_current_editbox = NULL;
 //	UIEdit
 //		A single line edit control.
 
-UIEdit::UIEdit() {}
-
-UIEdit::~UIEdit() {}
-
 void UIEdit::Create(UIWindow *parent, int id, int x, int y, int w, int h, int flags) {
   m_BufSize = 32;
   m_TextBuf = (char *)mem_malloc(m_BufSize + 1);
diff --git a/ui/UIGadget.cpp b/ui/UIGadget.cpp
index ff896785..82a54d14 100644
--- a/ui/UIGadget.cpp
+++ b/ui/UIGadget.cpp
@@ -127,10 +127,6 @@ int UIGadget::m_LastKey = 0;
 int UIGadget::m_LastKeyCount = 0;
 float UIGadget::m_LastKeyTime = 0.0f;
 
-UIGadget::UIGadget() : UIObject() {}
-
-UIGadget::~UIGadget() {}
-
 //	ALL Gadgets must have a parent.
 void UIGadget::Create(UIWindow *wnd, int id, int x, int y, int w, int h, int flags) {
   ASSERT(!IsCreated());
diff --git a/ui/UIGroup.cpp b/ui/UIGroup.cpp
index 83c6d856..1ca21c52 100644
--- a/ui/UIGroup.cpp
+++ b/ui/UIGroup.cpp
@@ -55,10 +55,6 @@
 //	UIGroup
 //		Draws a group box on to the window
 
-UIGroup::UIGroup() {}
-
-UIGroup::~UIGroup() {}
-
 void UIGroup::Create(UIWindow *parent, char *label, int x, int y, int w, int h, ddgr_color label_color,
                      ddgr_color box_color, int flags) {
   ASSERT(parent);
diff --git a/ui/UIHotspot.cpp b/ui/UIHotspot.cpp
index 00432ca3..80e7d1da 100644
--- a/ui/UIHotspot.cpp
+++ b/ui/UIHotspot.cpp
@@ -85,10 +85,6 @@
 //		This is simply a region within the parent window that when clicked on
 //		or key pressed, does something.
 
-UIHotspot::UIHotspot() {}
-
-UIHotspot::~UIHotspot() {}
-
 //	optional key, when pressed, triggers hotspot.
 void UIHotspot::Create(UIWindow *wnd, int id, int key, UIItem *itemoff, UIItem *itemon, int x, int y, int w, int h,
                        int flags) {
diff --git a/ui/UIListBox.cpp b/ui/UIListBox.cpp
index f78f189f..6db8e369 100644
--- a/ui/UIListBox.cpp
+++ b/ui/UIListBox.cpp
@@ -168,10 +168,6 @@
 
 //	Construction and destruction
 
-UIListBox::UIListBox() {}
-
-UIListBox::~UIListBox() {}
-
 void UIListBox::Create(UIWindow *parent, int id, int x, int y, int w, int h, int flags) {
   m_NumItems = 0;
   m_ItemList = NULL;
diff --git a/ui/UIObject.cpp b/ui/UIObject.cpp
index 30532f03..524a932c 100644
--- a/ui/UIObject.cpp
+++ b/ui/UIObject.cpp
@@ -42,10 +42,6 @@
 #include "log.h"
 #include "pserror.h"
 
-UIObject::UIObject() {}
-
-UIObject::~UIObject() {}
-
 //	obj = NULL, then this object has no parent: it is an independent entity.
 void UIObject::Create(int x, int y, int w, int h) {
   ASSERT(!m_Created);
diff --git a/ui/UISlider.cpp b/ui/UISlider.cpp
index 8b1b7a4d..0fb527a5 100644
--- a/ui/UISlider.cpp
+++ b/ui/UISlider.cpp
@@ -66,10 +66,6 @@
 
 //	Construction and destruction
 
-UISlider::UISlider() {}
-
-UISlider::~UISlider() {}
-
 #define SLIDER_BUTTON_WIDTH (switch_item->width() ? switch_item->width() : 16)
 #define SLIDER_BUTTON_HEIGHT (switch_item->height() ? switch_item->height() : 16)
 
diff --git a/ui/UIStatic.cpp b/ui/UIStatic.cpp
index 0162c697..65a22425 100644
--- a/ui/UIStatic.cpp
+++ b/ui/UIStatic.cpp
@@ -87,10 +87,6 @@ void UIText::OnFormat() {
   UIGadget::OnFormat();
 }
 
-UIStatic::UIStatic() {}
-
-UIStatic::~UIStatic() {}
-
 void UIStatic::Create(UIWindow *parent, UIItem *item, int x, int y, int w, int h, int flags) {
   m_Background = NULL;
   if (item)
diff --git a/ui/UIWindow.cpp b/ui/UIWindow.cpp
index f67611ae..e147916e 100644
--- a/ui/UIWindow.cpp
+++ b/ui/UIWindow.cpp
@@ -686,10 +686,6 @@ void UIWindow::ResetAcceleratorKey() { m_naccels = 0; }
 //	----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //	UITitledWindow class
 
-UITitledWindow::UITitledWindow() {}
-
-UITitledWindow::~UITitledWindow() {}
-
 void UITitledWindow::Create(UITextItem &title, int x, int y, int w, int h) {
   m_Title = title;
   m_BorderThickness = 2;
diff --git a/ui/ui.h b/ui/ui.h
index c7573532..b4a5158f 100644
--- a/ui/ui.h
+++ b/ui/ui.h
@@ -303,8 +303,7 @@ protected:
   int m_W = 0, m_H = 0; // Dimensions of the UIObject
 
 public:
-  UIObject();
-  virtual ~UIObject();
+  virtual ~UIObject() = default;
 
   void Create(int x, int y, int w, int h); // define the ui object.
   void Destroy() { m_Created = false; };
@@ -449,9 +448,6 @@ public:
   virtual void OnNotify(UIGadget *){}; // usually called by a child gadget of a gadget.
 
 public:
-  UIGadget();
-  virtual ~UIGadget();
-
   UIWindow *GetWindow() { // returns the parent window for a gadget.
     return m_Wnd;
   };
@@ -512,9 +508,6 @@ protected:
   virtual void OnDestroy();             // override: behavior when gadget is destroyed.
 
 public:
-  UIHotspot();
-  virtual ~UIHotspot();
-
   //	optional key, when pressed, triggers hotspot.
   void Create(UIWindow *wnd, int id, int key, UIItem *itemoff, UIItem *itemon, int x, int y, int w, int h,
               int flags = 0);
@@ -563,9 +556,6 @@ public:
   };
 
 public:
-  UIButton();
-  virtual ~UIButton();
-
   void Create(UIWindow *parent, int id, UIItem *title, int x, int y, int w, int h, int flags = 0);
 
   virtual tUIClass Class() const { // Overide this function to name the class
@@ -668,9 +658,6 @@ protected:
   UIItem *m_Title = nullptr;
 
 public:
-  UIStatic();
-  virtual ~UIStatic();
-
   void Create(UIWindow *parent, UIItem *item, int x, int y, int w, int h, int flags = 0);
   void SetBackground(UIPrimativeItem *prim);
   void SetTitle(UIItem *item);
@@ -718,8 +705,6 @@ protected:
 
 class UIGroup final : public UIStatic {
 public:
-  UIGroup();
-  ~UIGroup();
   void Create(UIWindow *parent, char *label, int x, int y, int w, int h, ddgr_color label_color = GR_WHITE,
               ddgr_color box_color = GR_WHITE, int flags = 0);
 
@@ -776,9 +761,6 @@ protected:
   virtual void OnDestroy(); // override: behavior when gadget is destroyed.
 
 public:
-  UIEdit();
-  virtual ~UIEdit();
-
   void Create(UIWindow *parent, int id, int x, int y, int w, int h, int flags = 0);
 
   //	settings
@@ -813,9 +795,6 @@ class UISlider : public UIGadget {
   UIItem *slider_item = nullptr; // slider item
 
 public:
-  UISlider();
-  virtual ~UISlider();
-
   void Create(UIWindow *parent, int id, int x, int y, int w, int h, int flags = 0);
 
   //	sets visual characteristics of slider.
@@ -884,9 +863,6 @@ protected:
   int m_CX, m_CY, m_CX2, m_CY2; // clipping text.
 
 public:
-  UIListBox();
-  virtual ~UIListBox();
-
   void Create(UIWindow *parent, int id, int x, int y, int w, int h, int flags = 0);
 
   virtual tUIClass Class() const { // Overide this function to name the class
@@ -951,9 +927,6 @@ public:
 
 class UIComboBox : public UIGadget {
 public:
-  UIComboBox();
-  virtual ~UIComboBox();
-
   void Create(UIWindow *parent, int id, int x, int y, int w, int h, int flags = 0);
 
 private:
@@ -1022,9 +995,6 @@ protected:
   virtual void OnDestroy();     // behavior when gadget is destroyed.
 
 public:
-  UIConsoleGadget();
-  virtual ~UIConsoleGadget();
-
   //	font = console font, NOT GADGET FONT.   This font is used to proportion window
   void Create(UIWindow *parent, int id, int x, int y, int font, int cols, int rows, int flags = UIF_BORDER);
 
@@ -1149,9 +1119,6 @@ class UITitledWindow final : public UIWindow {
   int m_BorderThickness; // border thickness.
 
 public:
-  UITitledWindow();
-  virtual ~UITitledWindow();
-
   void Create(UITextItem &title, int x, int y, int w, int h);
 
   //	class id
@@ -1187,9 +1154,6 @@ protected:
   virtual void OnDraw();
 
 public:
-  UIConsole();
-  virtual ~UIConsole();
-
   //	font = console font, NOT GADGET FONT.   This font is used to proportion window
   void Create(int x, int y, int font, int cols, int rows);
   void Destroy();
diff --git a/ui/uires.h b/ui/uires.h
index 8f6af0a1..bd5372ea 100644
--- a/ui/uires.h
+++ b/ui/uires.h
@@ -99,8 +99,7 @@ enum tUIDrawClass { uiDrawNormal, uiDrawAlphaSaturate, uiDrawFaded };
 
 class UIItem {
 public:
-  UIItem(){};
-  virtual ~UIItem(){};
+  virtual ~UIItem() = default;
 
   //	if returns false, then it didn't draw.
   virtual bool draw(int x, int y, tUIDrawClass draw_class = uiDrawNormal) { return false; };
@@ -235,7 +234,7 @@ public:
     m_IsChunked = false;
     m_Bitmap.handle = bm_handle;
   };
-  virtual ~UIBitmapItem(){};
+  virtual ~UIBitmapItem() = default;
 
   //	if returns false, then it didn't draw.
   virtual bool draw(int x, int y, tUIDrawClass draw_class = uiDrawNormal);