diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cpphoverhandler.cpp b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cpphoverhandler.cpp
index ce916614170..8cbe8d08913 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cpphoverhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cpphoverhandler.cpp
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@ using namespace TextEditor;
 namespace CppEditor {
 namespace Internal {
 
-CppHoverHandler::CppHoverHandler()
-{}
-
 void CppHoverHandler::identifyMatch(TextEditorWidget *editorWidget, int pos)
 {
     if (!editorWidget->extraSelectionTooltip(pos).isEmpty()) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cpphoverhandler.h b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cpphoverhandler.h
index a23d11e1e79..eeda39a93d1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cpphoverhandler.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cpphoverhandler.h
@@ -33,12 +33,9 @@ namespace Internal {
 
 class CppHoverHandler : public TextEditor::BaseHoverHandler
 {
-public:
-    CppHoverHandler();
-
 private:
-    virtual void identifyMatch(TextEditor::TextEditorWidget *editorWidget, int pos);
-    virtual void decorateToolTip();
+    void identifyMatch(TextEditor::TextEditorWidget *editorWidget, int pos) override;
+    void decorateToolTip() override;
 };
 
 } // namespace Internal