diff --git a/Cantera/src/base/ctexceptions.h b/Cantera/src/base/ctexceptions.h
index 1c29cbd36..1a7d9c0f4 100644
--- a/Cantera/src/base/ctexceptions.h
+++ b/Cantera/src/base/ctexceptions.h
@@ -90,14 +90,14 @@ namespace Cantera {
         CanteraError(std::string procedure, std::string msg);
 
         //! Destructor for base class does nothing
-        virtual ~CanteraError() throw() {}
+        virtual ~CanteraError() throw();
     protected:
         //! Empty base constructor is made protected so that it may be used only by 
         //! inherited classes.
         /*!
          *  We want to discourage throwing an error containing no information.
          */
-        CanteraError() {}
+        CanteraError();
     };
 
     //! Array size error.
diff --git a/Cantera/src/base/misc.cpp b/Cantera/src/base/misc.cpp
index 8750abe59..ef1ef6507 100644
--- a/Cantera/src/base/misc.cpp
+++ b/Cantera/src/base/misc.cpp
@@ -1509,6 +1509,15 @@ protected:
     CanteraError::CanteraError(std::string proc, std::string msg) {
         app()->addError(proc, msg);
     }
+
+    CanteraError::CanteraError()
+    {
+    }
+
+    CanteraError::~CanteraError() throw()
+    {
+    }
+
     
     ArraySizeError::ArraySizeError(std::string proc, int sz, int reqd) :
         CanteraError(proc, "Array size ("+int2str(sz)+