diff --git a/source/utf8/checked.h b/source/utf8/checked.h
index 3b00644..8c61569 100644
--- a/source/utf8/checked.h
+++ b/source/utf8/checked.h
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ namespace utf8
       octet_iterator range_start;
       octet_iterator range_end;
       public:
-      iterator () {};
+      iterator () {}
       explicit iterator (const octet_iterator& octet_it,
                          const octet_iterator& range_start,
                          const octet_iterator& range_end) :
diff --git a/source/utf8/unchecked.h b/source/utf8/unchecked.h
index b4547fa..cb24271 100644
--- a/source/utf8/unchecked.h
+++ b/source/utf8/unchecked.h
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ namespace utf8
           class iterator : public std::iterator <std::bidirectional_iterator_tag, uint32_t> { 
             octet_iterator it;
             public:
-            iterator () {};
+            iterator () {}
             explicit iterator (const octet_iterator& octet_it): it(octet_it) {}
             // the default "big three" are OK
             octet_iterator base () const { return it; }