2 files changed, 2 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/exceptn.cpp b/src/lib/utils/exceptn.cpp
index 08fbd40e1..caae15a33 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/exceptn.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/utils/exceptn.cpp
@@ -48,10 +48,6 @@ PRNG_Unseeded::PRNG_Unseeded(const std::string& algo) :
    Invalid_State("PRNG not seeded: " + algo)
    {}
 
-Policy_Violation::Policy_Violation(const std::string& err) :
-   Invalid_State("Policy violation: " + err)
-   {}
-
 Algorithm_Not_Found::Algorithm_Not_Found(const std::string& name) :
    Lookup_Error("Could not find any algorithm named \"" + name + "\"")
    {}
diff --git a/src/lib/utils/exceptn.h b/src/lib/utils/exceptn.h
index 89b047e1a..4349290e9 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils/exceptn.h
+++ b/src/lib/utils/exceptn.h
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ class BOTAN_PUBLIC_API(2,0) PRNG_Unseeded final : public Invalid_State
 class BOTAN_DEPRECATED("deprecated") BOTAN_PUBLIC_API(2,0) Policy_Violation final : public Invalid_State
    {
    public:
-      explicit Policy_Violation(const std::string& err);
-      ~Policy_Violation() { /* avoid strange MSVC warning */ }
+      explicit Policy_Violation(const std::string& err) :
+         Invalid_State("Policy violation: " + err) {}
    };
 
 /**