diff --git a/include/errors/error.hpp b/include/errors/error.hpp
index 4b58ed5..b1212fa 100644
--- a/include/errors/error.hpp
+++ b/include/errors/error.hpp
@@ -18,12 +18,6 @@ class Error {
   Error(const std::shared_ptr<const std::string>& message_ptr);
 
  public:
-
-  /**
-   * @brief Constructs an empty error object.
-   */
-  Error();
-
   /**
    * @brief Returns the error message.
    *
diff --git a/src/error.cpp b/src/error.cpp
index 5003c86..f702810 100644
--- a/src/error.cpp
+++ b/src/error.cpp
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ namespace errors {
 
 Error::Error(const std::shared_ptr<const std::string>& message_ptr) : message_ptr(message_ptr) {}
 
-Error::Error() {}
-
 std::string_view Error::message() const {
   if (!message_ptr) return "no error";
   return *message_ptr;